Welcome to the World Refugee Day 2022 Live Blog, where we'll be bringing you stories and events from around the world celebrating refugees and the countries and communities that have taken them in.
Every World Refugee Day, 20 June, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, joins millions of others around the world in honoring those who have fled conflict, violence and persecution in search of safety. With the number of forcibly displaced people around the world now standing at more than 100 million, the theme of this year's event – the right to seek safety – is more critical than ever.
Today and every day, we believe that everyone has the right to seek safety – whoever they are, wherever they come from, and whenever they are forced to flee.
By keeping our doors and hearts open to refugees, we can offer them a chance to use their energy and talents in meaningful ways that ultimately benefit us all.
Check back here throughout the day for updates.
Geneva, Switzerland/New York, USA
The right to seek asylum is not up for negotiation. Watch UNHCR's moving World Refugee Day video to hear from refugees first-hand what it's like to be forced to leave everything behind in search of safety.
Seeking asylum is a human right. It's non-negotiable. #WorldRefugeeDay pic.twitter.com/s6Su4lEV8y
— UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency (@Refugees) June 19, 2022
Warsaw, Poland
Poland is hosting more than 1.1 million refugees from Ukraine, and among them is Vic, a student from Nigeria who was studying in Ukraine when the conflict began. Now living in Warsaw, Vic led a dance session for people of all ages as part of a World Refugee Day event organised by UNHCR and local NGO Strefa WolnoSlowa.
Vic, a refugee from Nigeria who was studying in Ukraine when the war forced him to flee to Poland, leads a dance session in Warsaw. © UNHCR/Rafal Kostrzynski
Juba, South Sudan
Refugees and UNHCR staff celebrated World Refugee Day in South Sudan with a football match at the training ground of national soccer team “The Bright Stars”. A UNHCR team featuring UN staff and displaced players from Sudan and Ethiopia faced off against a refugee team from Rwanda, Sudan and Burundi. With the teams tied at one all after normal time, the match was decided on penalties with the UNHCR team claiming victory after the winning goal was scored by a refugee midfeilder from Sudan. Here's the team claiming the silverware...
#WorldRefugeeDay ⚽️ match in Juba 🇸🇸 - Who won? #solidarity #humanity #everyone #WithRefugees pic.twitter.com/tJPK6owg31
— Tim Gaynor (@timejgaynor) June 16, 2022
"world" - Google News
June 20, 2022 at 04:09AM
https://ift.tt/QIEG1LX
Live blog 2022: World Refugee Day events held as displacement tops 100 million - UNHCR
"world" - Google News
https://ift.tt/eQaZpbH
https://ift.tt/28ZmGRk
Bagikan Berita Ini
0 Response to "Live blog 2022: World Refugee Day events held as displacement tops 100 million - UNHCR"
Post a Comment