Close sites icon close

Country sites

Search for the country site.

Country profile

Country website

World Refugee Day 2024

Date: 20 June 2024

World Refugee Day 2024

Date
Each year on 20 June, the world celebrates the strength and courage of people who have been forced to flee their home country to escape conflict or persecution.
Location
Global
Public event
Google iCal Yahoo! Outlook.com Office365
On the right, a picture of two young girls smiling and sitting at their desks in a classroom. On the left, a blue ribbon with the inscription "With Refugees". Text under the ribbon reads: "For a world where refugees are welcome".
© UNHCR

What is World Refugee Day?

World Refugee Day is an international day designated by the United Nations to honour refugees around the globe. It falls each year on 20 June and shines a light on the rights, needs and dreams of those forced to flee.

Join us this World Refugee Day and show solidarity with people forced to flee. 

Get involved in World Refugee Day 2024

Find out how countries around the globe are celebrating World Refugee Day 2024 by selecting a country from the drop-down:
This year, World Refugee Day focuses on solidarity with refugees – for a world where refugees are welcomed. 

Refugees need our solidarity now more than ever. Solidarity means keeping our doors open, celebrating their strengths and achievements, and reflecting on the challenges they face. 

Solidarity with people forced to flee also means finding solutions to their plight – ending conflicts so they can return home in safety, ensuring they have opportunities to thrive in the communities that have welcomed them, and providing countries with the resources they need to include and support refugees. 

How can you show solidarity with refugees?

An icon of two hands shaking in the shape of a heart.
Give

Support young refugees to pursue higher education by donating to our Aiming Higher campaign. 

Icon of a megaphone
Advocate

Join us on social media to help amplify the voices of refugees this World Refugee Day. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok or Twitter.

An icon of a graph
Learn

Discover the latest stats and trends in forced displacement globally and learn how refugees and displaced people are being impacted by the climate crisis and taking action in their communities by taking this quiz.

 

Three stories of solidarity #WithRefugees

"We Were Here" is a Webby Award-winning documentary series produced by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and YouTube. 

In support of World Refugee Day, these three short films challenge stereotypes about refugees by focusing on what unites us rather than what sets us apart. Refugees in Jordan, Germany, and Uganda collaborated with top YouTube Creators to share their powerful stories. 

Image from a music video; three women are looking at the camera and singing
These Ukrainian sisters are creating sounds you can’t ignore
Bethlehem, Siona, and Miriam, whose band was on the verge of stardom when war broke out in Ukraine, spend time in the studio with UK-based music producer Jax Jones.
Watch the video
A Congolese man looks at the camera
Meeting The Mushroom King
Bemeriki Busamwa, a refugee in Uganda from the Democratic Republic of Congo, shares his passion for teaching communities how to grow their own food with Welsh vegan chef Gaz Oakley.
Watch the video
A Syrian man and a UNHCR staff member work together to build a toy
This Syrian toymaker builds the most beautiful contraptions
Mohamed, a Syrian refugee and toymaker, welcomes Swedish inventor Simore Giertz into his workshop in Azraq Refugee Camp in Jordan.
Watch the video

History and purpose of World Refugee Day

World Refugee Day shines a light on the rights, needs and dreams of refugees, helping to mobilize political will and resources so refugees can not only survive but also thrive. 

Learn more about the purpose of World Refugee Day

Related events

More events