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 thrive. While it is important to ...

This year, the International Rescue Committee’s (IRC) global theme for World Refugee Day is “Refugee Changemakers,” highlighting the remarkable—and every day—ways that refugees influence art, food, ...

Background. World Refugee Day is an international day designated by the United Nations to honour refugees around the globe. It falls each year on June 20 and celebrates the strength and courage of ...

Americans are still celebrating World Refugee Day, but there are far fewer of them since President Trump shut down refugee resettlement for all but white South African Afrikaners.

On World Refugee Day, let’s celebrate our stories and let our voices be heard. Let us not only be recognized for what we have been through or overcome, but for who we are and what we are becoming.

World Refugee Day takes place every year on the 20th of June, an international day dedicated to refugees around the world who have been forced to flee their home countries to escape conflict and ...

On World Refugee Day, the UN Refugee (UNHCR) reported that 123 million people worldwide were forcibly displaced by the end of ...

Friday, 20 June, marks International Refugee Day, but celebrations across the US have been muted since the Trump administration’s 20 January refugee ban remains firmly in place.. Since the ban ...

Tuesday is World Refugee Day. ... Lifting Hands International's director of Utah operations, helps load a shipping container with items collected in Utah to be sent to Syrian refugees in Jordan.

An afternoon of unity, culture, and belonging in Lackawanna County.It's the ninth annual World Refugee Day celebration at Nay Aug Park in Scranton. This family-friendly event hosted numerous ...

World Refugee Day is an international day to honour refugees. The event falls each year on June 20 and celebrates people forced to flee their home country to escape conflict or persecution.