The date of World Refugee Day is June 20. The day is dedicated to raising concerns of the refugee crisis around the world.
Refugees are someone who left his or her homeland and country due to "a well-founded fear of persecution," according to the United Nations' definition of refugees "because of his/her ethnicity, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion."
According to the World Economic Forum, one out of every 113 people on the planet is now a refugee. Around the world, someone is displaced every three seconds, compelled from their homes by war, war, and persecution.
People are refugees within their own country, with 40.3 million being people displaced within their own country.
People who have migrated to another country of 22.5 million are people who have left the country for another country.
According to the UN Refugee Agency, the most notable sources of refugees are Syria, Afghanistan, and Sudan.
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Look for online and offline campaigns being run around the country to help the refugees and attract the world's attention to their conditions.
#WorldRefugeeDay is a hashtag that can be used on social media to raise concerns and request for assistance and assistance.
History
The United Nations decided on December 4, 2000, that June 20, 2001, would be commemorated as the first annual World Refugee Day.
