Afghan-Canadian refugee artist designs World Refugee Day Twitter emoji
NEW YORK – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and Twitter have teamed up with a refugee to design an emoji honouring the millions of people forced to flee war and persecution. UNHCR and Twitter commissioned Afghan-Canadian artist Hangama Amiri to create the emoji for World...
World Refugee Day
World Refugee Day June 20, 2022 Whoever. Wherever. Whenever. Everyone has the right to seek safety. This year, the focus of World Refugee Day is the right for everyone to seek safety. Join us this year on World Refugee Day and support refugees worldwide in their right...
Live blog: This World Refugee Day, everyone can make a difference
As COVID-19 has shown, solidarity is more important than ever. Join UNHCR today in celebrating refugees’ courage and resilience worldwide. By UNHCR staff From concerts to cooking workshops, slam poetry to synchronized swimming, millions of people are are taking part...
2020 World Refugee Day Statement by UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi
Everyone Can Make a Difference. Every Action Counts. We are marking this year’s World Refugee Day against a backdrop of a dramatic global crisis. Not only are record numbers of people forced to flee their homes, but the world is grappling with COVID-19, a disease that...
UNHCR and Twitter launch 2020 World Refugee Day emoji created by Ivorian artist O’Plérou
Geneva – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has partnered with Twitter and 22-year-old Ivorian artist O’Plérou for the launch of the 2020 World Refugee Day emoji. The emoji, two hands linked together in the shape of a heart, symbolizes solidarity and diversity. World...