World Refugee Day 2024 in Europe
World Refugee Day 2024 in Europe
![UNCHR World Refugee Day in Europe banner with the text "For a world where refugees are welcomed" and a photo of a mother and her little girl who has just arrived in Italy on an evacuation flight from Libya which brought 119 refugees to safety.](/europe/sites/europe/files/2024-06/wrd_europe_header.png)
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:
![Thank you Moldova World Refugee Day 2024 event](/europe/sites/europe/files/2024-06/07eba194-98d7-4b92-83a5-f75948f4d9a3.jpg)
LOCATION: Digital Park, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
![Two women dancing at the Cultural Rhythms Festival in 2023](/europe/sites/europe/files/2024-06/ugnius_bagdonavicius-78_1.jpg)
LOCATION: Bernardina courtyard, Vilnius, Lithuania
![Rooted Festival](/europe/sites/europe/files/2024-06/screenshot_2024-06-07_103920.png)
PLACE: De Hoorneboeg, Hilversum, The Netherlands
![World Refugee Day at Tyrsak and Umbrella March](/europe/sites/europe/files/2024-06/sdu_fb_fanpage_cover_1640x720_rgb.png)
LOCATION: Primate's Square, Tyršovo embankment, Bratislava, Slovakia
![PASS THE MIC: World Refugee Day celebration in Stockholm](/europe/sites/europe/files/2024-06/pass_the_mic.png)
LOCATION: Kulturhuset, Foajé 3, Stockholm, Sweden
![Mini football tournament with refugees in Baku, Azerbaijan](/europe/sites/europe/files/2024-06/dsc03476.jpg)
LOCATION: Sportster Stadium, Baku, Azerbaijan
![World Refugee Banner 2024 Estonia](/europe/sites/europe/files/2024-06/wrd_banner_estonia.jpg)
LOCATION: Telliskivi Loomelinnak, Tallinn, Estonia
![World Refugee Day mural in Spain](/europe/sites/europe/files/2024-06/dmr_foto_de_familia_frente_al_mural_boa_mistura.jpeg)
LOCATION: CaixaForum in Madrid, Barcelona and Valencia
![A Great British Welcome photo exhibition in Manchester](/europe/sites/europe/files/2024-06/gp7y8uvwkaaerwu.jpg)
LOCATION: Market Street, Manchester, UK
![Casa Mare in the Park - World Refugee Day 2024 in Moldova](/europe/sites/europe/files/2024-06/5.jpg)
LOCATION: Alunelul Park, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
![Football players and children pose together at the National Stadium of Montenegro.](/europe/sites/europe/files/2024-06/fro_5188.jpg)
LOCATION: National Stadium of Montenegro
![Drawing of hands surround the Earth](/europe/sites/europe/files/2024-06/cover_image_for_invitation_and_promotion_crop.jpg)
LOCATION: Center for Visual Arts and Research (CVAR) in Nicosia, Cyprus
![At Feyrouz, the female cooking team of Ms Aram and Ms Feyrouz will blend memories and flavours.](/europe/sites/europe/files/2024-06/feyrouz.jpg)
LOCATION: Various locations, Athens and Lesvos
![World Refugee Day Photo Exhibition in Kyiv](/europe/sites/europe/files/2024-06/gpsrjhbw8aasfjy.png)
LOCATION: Museum of Kyiv History, Bohdan Khmelnytskyi street 7, Kyiv, Ukraine
![La Forza dell’inclusione. Giornata Mondiale del Rifugiato 2024](/europe/sites/europe/files/2024-06/std_2024_19.6.24.jpg)
LOCATION: Aula Magna “Mario Arcelli” Campus Luiss Guido Carli, Viale Pola 12, Rome, Italy
![Street Art Event – WRD celebration in Zagreb](/europe/sites/europe/files/2024-06/448056190_970376211760477_5449160772374348357_n.jpg)
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?
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.