Welcome to WRD-Philadelphia

This Blog was created to reflect the work of many immigran/refugee service providers in Greater Philadelphia in commemorating the United Nations' World Refugee Day on June 2oth of every year (see below).

List Maintainer
Mohamed Ibrahim
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http://www.worldrefugeeday.us/
What is World Refugee Day?

The United Nations General Assembly designated 20 June 2000 as World Refugee Day to recognize and celebrate the contribution of refugees throughout the world. Since then, World Refugee Day has become an annual commemoration marked by a variety of events in over a hundred countries. This year (2005), the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) will commemorate World Refugee Day for the fifth time with the inspirational theme: “Courage,” in order to draw the public’s attention to the millions of refugees world-wide who are forced to flee their homes.
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The theme of this year's WRD is HOPE (check the link http://www.doh.state.fl.us/Disease_ctrl/refugee/World_Refugee_Day/WRD_fp.html)

for suggested event ideas, activities, etc. check the UNHCR-Canada www.unhcr.ca/wrd/events.htm

http://www.unhcr.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/events