Live blog 2024: Show your solidarity this World Refugee Day
By UNHCR Staff Welcome to the World Refugee Day 2024 live blog, highlighting stories and events from around the globe celebrating the strength and courage of people forced to flee their homes The focus for this year is “solidarity with refugees”, whether through...
Refugees are experts at creating hope and better futures, given the chance
To mark World Refugee Day, US-based refugee leader Dauda Sesay describes how inclusion and empowerment hold the key to helping refugees find a sense of hope away from home. Dauda Sesay | 19 June 2023 The news that there are now 110 million displaced people worldwide...
Film world shows solidarity with refugees at Oscars and beyond
More than 40 nominees and presenters at this year’s major film awards wore UNHCR’s #WithRefugees blue ribbon, culminating in strong support at 2023 Oscars ceremony. By UNHCR Staff | 16 March 2023 Academy Award winners and nominees were among a host of stars showing...