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World Refugee Day: Get to know the individual behind the word refugee
UNHCR Canada has launched in Ottawa and Toronto a public campaign encouraging the public to get to know the individual or family behind the word “refugee”. The campaign is part of a UNHCR global awareness outreach to mark World Refugee Day 20 June this year. For the...Helena Christensen gets to know Maribeth for World Refugee Day 2015
Helena Christensen wants you to get to know Maribeth’s story, as part of World Refugee Day 2015. Helena Christensen is a supporter of the UN Refugee Agency, and recently visited Colombia to meet displaced people from their homes. “Maribeth is a loving mum....![UNHCR launches its 2015 World Refugee Day Campaign](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/06032015-Khaled-Muzoon-1080x675.jpg)
UNHCR launches its 2015 World Refugee Day Campaign
Geneva, 02.06.2015 Global celebrities record films highlighting our common links with people forced to flee. Global The UN refugee agency UNHCR will launch its annual World Refugee Day Campaign on Tuesday with the release of several films featuring celebrity...![World Cities Day 2023: Global cities embrace refugees to boost economic growth and social inclusion](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/rf1289987-keyner-suarez-1080x675.webp)
World Cities Day 2023: Global cities embrace refugees to boost economic growth and social inclusion
GENEVA – In just over a month, mayors of cities around the world will attend the Global Refugee Forum – the world’s largest international gathering on refugee issues – to pledge to deliver economic and social inclusion plans that enable refugees to rebuild their lives...![Kristin Davis gets to know Fiona. #WorldRefugeeDay: Tailor. Farmer. Niece.](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Kristin-DAVIS-WRD-Global-Website-Header-Photo-1080x675.jpg)
Kristin Davis gets to know Fiona. #WorldRefugeeDay: Tailor. Farmer. Niece.
Actress Kristin Davis travelled with UNHCR to Uganda to meet refugees from South Sudan. She travelled to Rhino Base Camp settlement, Nguara in northern Uganda. Kristin met Fiona Taba, an 18 year-old woman who is a talented tailor and dreams of being a fashion...![#WorldRefugeeDay: Student. Brother. Poet.](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/06092015-HanyWRD-1080x675.jpg)
#WorldRefugeeDay: Student. Brother. Poet.
“I left my home because of the war.” Hany, 21 years old: “Two years ago, I arrived with my family in Lebanon because of the war in my country. All I brought with me from Syria was my high school diploma and memories of happiness, friends, fun times, our...![#WorldRefugeeDay: Interpreter. Sister. Fashionista.](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Pabi-cropped-1080x675.jpg)
#WorldRefugeeDay: Interpreter. Sister. Fashionista.
Pabi, 24 years old: “For the past two years, I have been working as a Deaf Asian interpreter. I am so proud of what I have been able to accomplish for myself since coming to Canada. As a Deaf interpreter, I make an effort to provide great sign language translation to...![At Paris Olympics opening, UNHCR’s Grandi hails refugee athletes as a beacon of hope and peace](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/RF1366002-1080x675.webp)
At Paris Olympics opening, UNHCR’s Grandi hails refugee athletes as a beacon of hope and peace
PARIS – At the opening of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, urged the world to follow the example of the refugee teams that are competing, as they promote peaceful co-existence and mutual respect. UNHCR, the UN...![New UNHCR household survey unveils alarming suffering for refugees and hosts in South Sudan](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/RF1316800-1080x675.webp)