Refugee Week
Week
Refugee
Refugee Week
was first held in
the United
Kingdom in
1998 to address
the negative
views of
refugees and
asylum seekers
held by the
general public.
The aim of
Refugee Week
is to promote a
better
understanding
of why people
seek asylum
and to foster
understanding
between
communities.
World Refugee
World
Refugee
Day
Day, which was set
takes place
up in 2001 by the
annually across the
United
worldNations,
on the 20th
takes place
June.
annually across
the world on the
20th June.
A refugee is a
person who has
been forced to
leave their
country for
some reason.
World Refugee Day
takes place
annually across the
world on the 20th
June.
Most refugees leave their homes and countries in order to
escape war, persecution, famine or natural disaster.
World Refugee Day
takes place
annually across the
world on the 20th
June.
Many
countries
around the
world have
civil wars and
millions of
people have
lost their
homes and
their lives are
in danger.
World Refugee Day
takes place
annually across the
world on the 20th
June.
In Syria, millions of people have left to escape the violence,
conflict and persecution due to the civil war taking place there.
World Refugee Day
takes place
annually across the
world on the 20th
June.
This has caused one of
World
Refugee Day
the worst
humanitarian
takes
place
crises of our
time.
Moreannually
than halfacross
the the
th
world
on
the
20
country’s population
June.
are in need of urgent
humanitarian aid –
food, water, shelter
and protection.
The Syrian
crisis has led
to many
people
becoming
stranded in
terrible
conditions on
the borders
of countries.
World Refugee Day
takes place
annually across the
world on the 20th
June.
World Refugee Day
takes place
There are thousands
of
annually across the
unaccompanied
th
world
on
the
20
children, whose parents
June.
and families have
been
killed.
A person who has
left their country
as a political
refugee to seek
protection and
resettlement in
another country is
called an asylum
seeker.
World Refugee Day
takes place
annually across the
world on the 20th
June.
Many
refugees
World
Refugee
Day
make
perilous
takes place
journeys
by sea
annually
across
the
world
on the
20th
to seek
refuge
inJune.
Europe.
Thousands have
drowned at sea.
Many asylum
World
Refugee
seekers
haveDay
takes
place
witnessed
annually
across
the
terrible
world on the 20th
atrocities and
June.
suffer
emotional
trauma.
Asylum seekers are often put into detention centres in prison-like
conditions. Many are detained for months and some for years.
World Refugee Day
takes place
annually across the
world on the 20th
June.
Many European
countries have
putRefugee
greater Day
World
controls
on their
takes place
annually
the
bordersacross
to stop
th
world
on
the
20
refugees getting
June.
into their
country.
Here, barbed wire
is used to prevent
migrants from
entering Hungary.
Some countries
are hostile to
refugees and
asylum seekers
and either refuse
to let them in or
do so reluctantly.
Asylum seekers
and refugees are
not made to feel
welcome.
World Refugee Day
takes place
annually across the
world on the 20th
June.
Fortunately
there
World
Refugee
Day
takes
place
are some
annually
across the
countries
th
world
on
the
20
welcome refugees
June.
and help
them to
rebuild their
futures.
What three things
Worldyou
Refugee
would
miss Day
takes place
the most if you
annually across the
had
to leave
the20th
world
on the
place andJune.
country
you live in
because of war or
persecution?
What five things
would you take
World Refugee Day
with you if you
takes place
had to leave
annually
acrossyour
the
home
world
onsuddenly
the 20th
like aJune.
refugee?
Remember that
you have to be
able to carry
them.
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