World Refugee Day Stories

World Refugee Day: Urgent calls made for rights and health of displaced populations
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Jun 20, 2025

In a statement, IGAD described the region as the largest refugee-hosting area in the world, currently sheltering over six million refugees and asylum...

Kenya commits to Shirika Plan on World Refugee Day amid mounting refugee hunger crisis
Mary Wambui  |  Jun 20, 2025

The day is marked under the theme "Solidarity with refugees" with Kenya hosting an event at the Kenya Christian Industrial Training Institute, Eastlei...

World Refugee Day highlights growing crisis of displacement due to violence and climate change
Charity Kilei  |  Jun 20, 2024

UNHCR estimates that by mid-2023, over 120 million individuals worldwide were forcibly displaced, with 40 per cent being children. 75 per cent of thes...

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