World Refugee Day 2004: France
World Refugee Day 2004: France
20 June 2004
Refugee children playing alongside their Kazakh peers at the summer camp. © UNHCR Kazakhstan
© © UNHCR Kazakhstan
UNHCR's support organization in France, Association française de soutien à l'UNHCR, published a special edition of its newsletter, Action réfugiés, dedicated to World Refugee Day theme, "A Place to Call Home: Rebuilding Lives in Safety and Dignity".
A special feature about World Refugee Day was on the Association's website.
During the week of 16-23 June, special posters ("Coming Back" and "New Land, New Life") were put up throughout the Parisian subway network.
A donation was made by Schneider Electric to fund an education programme in Cameroon.