World Refugee Day
The UN refugee agency and its supporters around the world pay tribute this week to
the courage and resilience of millions of people forced to flee their homes by
conflict and persecution.
World Refugee Day (WRD), which falls every June 20, is also a big opportunity for
the UNHCR to spread awareness about refugees and other displaced people and to
raise funds for our major operations and emergencies in places like Afghanistan,
Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Iraq, Sudan, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
Headquarters and field staff have been planning for World Refugee Day for months
and have prepared a wide range of activities focusing on this year’s theme of
“Real People, Real Needs” and including light shows, film screenings, photography
exhibitions, lectures, panel discussions, food bazaars, fashion shows, cultural
performances, concerts and sports contests. There will also be quizzes, drawing
and essay-writing competitions, tree planting, seminars, workshops, speeches,
public awareness campaigns and poetry recitals.
To find out about World Refugee day events in your area go to
http://www.unhcr.ca/wrd
The High Commissioner Antonio Guterres has a special World Refugee Day message.
Watch the video at http://www.unhcr.ca/wrd
Goodwill Amabassador Angelina Jolie tells us ?please don?t turn away?.
Watch the video at http://www.unhcr.ca/wrd
The Canadian Government has shown it?s unfailing support for refugees
and uprooted people. To read more about Canada?s generous contribution
to UNHCR go to In other news at www.unhcr.ca
Now more than ever our emergency response teams need your help.
To become a member go to http://www.unhcr.ca/ert
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