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Learn About World Refugee Day


hi I’m Rebecca Britain and welcome to

hi I’m Rebecca Britain and welcome to watchmojo.com June twentieth is world

watchmojo.com June twentieth is world

watchmojo.com June twentieth is world refugee day a day to celebrate this

refugee day a day to celebrate this

refugee day a day to celebrate this forgotten population first celebrated

forgotten population first celebrated

forgotten population first celebrated June twentieth two thousand and one

June twentieth two thousand and one

June twentieth two thousand and one world refugee day was created so the

world refugee day was created so the

world refugee day was created so the public could take time to think about

public could take time to think about

public could take time to think about and honor the world’s refugees the day

and honor the world’s refugees the day

and honor the world’s refugees the day is meant to break down stereotypes and

is meant to break down stereotypes and

is meant to break down stereotypes and bring positive media attention to this

bring positive media attention to this

bring positive media attention to this global issue a refugee is someone who

global issue a refugee is someone who

global issue a refugee is someone who has fled their home country to escape

has fled their home country to escape

has fled their home country to escape persecution the threat of imprisonment

persecution the threat of imprisonment

persecution the threat of imprisonment or even threats to their lives these

or even threats to their lives these

or even threats to their lives these people have not left their countries for

people have not left their countries for

people have not left their countries for economic gain or prosperity but simply

economic gain or prosperity but simply

economic gain or prosperity but simply to evade an unsolvable situation they

to evade an unsolvable situation they

to evade an unsolvable situation they require a safe place to recover from

require a safe place to recover from

require a safe place to recover from their trauma and begin to rebuild their

their trauma and begin to rebuild their

their trauma and begin to rebuild their lives it is important to remember that

lives it is important to remember that

lives it is important to remember that anyone could become a refugee at any

anyone could become a refugee at any

anyone could become a refugee at any time according to National Geographic

time according to National Geographic

time according to National Geographic there are at least 35 million uprooted

there are at least 35 million uprooted

there are at least 35 million uprooted people across the world that is more

people across the world that is more

people across the world that is more refugees than the entire population of

refugees than the entire population of

refugees than the entire population of Canada world refugee day was created to

Canada world refugee day was created to

Canada world refugee day was created to coincide with Africa refugee Day 2001

coincide with Africa refugee Day 2001

coincide with Africa refugee Day 2001 marked the 50th anniversary of the

marked the 50th anniversary of the

marked the 50th anniversary of the convention relating to the status of

convention relating to the status of

convention relating to the status of refugees and for this reason the UN

refugees and for this reason the UN

refugees and for this reason the UN General Assembly decided that year to

General Assembly decided that year to

General Assembly decided that year to begin an international refugee day the

begin an international refugee day the

begin an international refugee day the message for 2008 is that of protection

message for 2008 is that of protection

message for 2008 is that of protection and rebuilding with many unexpected

and rebuilding with many unexpected

and rebuilding with many unexpected natural disasters millions of people are

natural disasters millions of people are

natural disasters millions of people are being forced from their homes show your

being forced from their homes show your

being forced from their homes show your support by uploading a picture of

support by uploading a picture of

support by uploading a picture of yourself doing the protecting hand

yourself doing the protecting hand

yourself doing the protecting hand symbol this sign represents a tent the

symbol this sign represents a tent the

symbol this sign represents a tent the most basic form of shelter

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