Abbreviation of the origin of World Refugee Day 2019

World Refugee Day is a commemorative day designated by the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR). At first, it was a unique anniversary in Africa (originally called "African Refugee Day") because Africa has always been the region that tolerates and shelters the largest number of refugees. In December 2000, under the initiative of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, all countries unanimously passed a special resolution at the United Nations General Assembly. The adoption of this resolution coincided with the 50th anniversary of the entry into force of the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees. The resolution held that To affirm and thank Africa for its consistent generous attitude towards refugees, promote African unity, and draw the attention of the international community to the refugee issue, June 20, "African Refugee Day", can be designated as "World Refugee Day", which is also the anniversary The meaning of. The General Assembly therefore decided that June 20th of each year will be World Refugee Day from now on.

The refugee problem has always been a serious problem for the international community. In order to ensure the basic rights of refugees and to resolve refugee status issues through international cooperation, as early as 1951, the United Nations Conference of Plenipotentiaries on the Status of Refugees and Stateless Persons adopted the Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees. Due to disasters, wars, ethnic and racial disputes, etc., the refugee problem has become increasingly serious. Especially in the ten years from 1993 to 2003, more than 80 wars or conflicts broke out around the world, resulting in large-scale refugee flows. The number of refugees has always reached more than 20 million, reaching 27.42 million in 1994. Among them, women and children account for 80% of the total number of refugees. The increasingly serious refugee problem has attracted great attention from the international community. Since 2001, June 20th has been designated as "World Refugee Day" every year. The United Nations hopes to draw people's attention to the refugee issue and to understand and respect the contributions refugees make to society. The first "World Refugee Day" in 2001 set the theme as "Respect", that is, respecting the existence of refugees as human beings.

Previous themes of "World Refugee Day"

The theme of World Refugee Day in 2001: "Respect", which was also the first "World Refugee Day".

The theme of World Refugee Day 2002: "Giving priority to solving the problems of female refugees".

The theme of World Refugee Day 2003: "Refugee Youth".

A child stands next to the site of a makeshift house in a slum in 2011 (13 photos)

The theme of World Refugee Day in 2004: "I want a home: safety and dignity" to start life again."

The theme of World Refugee Day 2005: "Courage".

The theme of World Refugee Day 2006: "Hope".

Theme for World Refugee Day 2007: (UNHCR has no designated theme).

The theme of World Refugee Day 2008: "Protection".

The theme of World Refugee Day 2009: "Living people, living needs".

Silhouettes of Afghan refugees at dusk in 2012 (24 photos)

The theme of World Refugee Day in 2010: "Homeland".

The theme of World Refugee Day 2011: "One homeless family is one too many" and "One refugee deprived of hope is one too many".

The theme of World Refugee Day 2012: "Refugees have no choice, you do"

The theme of World Refugee Day 2013: "Take one minute to support a refugee family."