World Refugee Day 2024 in Europe
World Refugee Day 2024 in Europe
What is World Refugee Day?
World Refugee Day is an international day designated by the United Nations to honour refugees around the globe. It falls each year on 20 June and shines a light on the rights, needs and dreams of those forced to flee.
Join us this World Refugee Day and show solidarity with people forced to flee.
World Refugee Day 2024 events and initiatives in Europe
Some examples of the many World Refugee Day related events and initiatives across the region:
LOCATION: Digital Park, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
LOCATION: Bernardina courtyard, Vilnius, Lithuania
PLACE: De Hoorneboeg, Hilversum, The Netherlands
LOCATION: Primate's Square, Tyršovo embankment, Bratislava, Slovakia
LOCATION: Kulturhuset, Foajé 3, Stockholm, Sweden
LOCATION: Sportster Stadium, Baku, Azerbaijan
LOCATION: Telliskivi Loomelinnak, Tallinn, Estonia
LOCATION: CaixaForum in Madrid, Barcelona and Valencia
LOCATION: Market Street, Manchester, UK
LOCATION: Alunelul Park, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
LOCATION: National Stadium of Montenegro
LOCATION: Center for Visual Arts and Research (CVAR) in Nicosia, Cyprus
LOCATION: Various locations, Athens and Lesvos
LOCATION: Museum of Kyiv History, Bohdan Khmelnytskyi street 7, Kyiv, Ukraine
LOCATION: Aula Magna “Mario Arcelli” Campus Luiss Guido Carli, Viale Pola 12, Rome, Italy
LOCATION: Park Ribnjak, Zagreb, Croatia
Refugees need our solidarity now more than ever. Solidarity means keeping our doors open, celebrating their strengths and achievements, and reflecting on the challenges they face.
Solidarity with people forced to flee also means finding solutions to their plight – ending conflicts so they can return home in safety, ensuring they have opportunities to thrive in the communities that have welcomed them, and providing countries with the resources they need to include and support refugees.
How can you show solidarity with refugees?
Donate to our Aiming Higher campaign to help gifted young refugee students to pursue a university degree or other higher education.
Today, 43.7 million refugees are displaced worldwide. Learn more about the current stats, facts and trends in forced displacement globally.
Three stories of solidarity #WithRefugees
"We Were Here" is a Webby Award-winning documentary series produced by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and YouTube.
In support of World Refugee Day, these three short films challenge stereotypes about refugees by focusing on what unites us rather than what sets us apart. Refugees in Jordan, Germany, and Uganda collaborated with top YouTube Creators to share their powerful stories.
History and purpose of World Refugee Day
World Refugee Day shines a light on the rights, needs and dreams of refugees, helping to mobilize political will and resources so refugees can not only survive but also thrive.