World Refugee Day

Background:
World Refugee Day is an international day designated by the United Nations to honor refugees around the globe. It falls each year on June 20 and celebrates the strength and courage of people who have been forced to flee their home country to escape conflict or persecution. World Refugee Day is an occasion to build empathy and understanding for their plight and to recognize their resilience in rebuilding their lives.

One in every 113 people in the world is a refugee and has to leave home, so all of us need to pay attention to this issue. Let the idea of ​​world brotherhood and Vudaiva Kutumbakam come to every country of the world and reduce the number of wars and natural disasters so that the refugee problem will be solved by itself.

World Refugee Day 2024: Solidarity with refugees
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.

Meaning: Wherever. Whenever.
Everyone has the right to seek safety and their freedom.

Whoever they are, people forced to flee should be treated with dignity. Anyone can seek protection, regardless of who they are or what they believe. It is non-negotiable: seeking safety is a human right.

Wherever they come from, people forced to flee should be welcomed. Refugees come from all over the globe. To get out of harm’s way, they might take a plane, a boat, or travel on foot. What remains universal is the right to seek safety.

Whenever people are forced to flee, they have a right to be protected. Whatever the threat – war, violence, persecution – everyone deserves protection. Everyone has a right to be safe.

What does seeking safety mean?

1. Right to seek asylum

2. Safe access

3. No pushbacks

4. No discrimination

5. Humane treatment

What happens today?
Each year, World Refugee Day is marked by a variety of events in many countries around the globe in support of refugees. These activities are led by or involve refugees themselves, government officials, host communities, companies, celebrities, school children, and the general public.

-Suyog Dhakal