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Saturday, June 20, 2015

The UMW & World Refuge Day

“War, armed conflict, and human rights concerns in a number of countries – notably the Syrian Arab Republic and Ukraine – are among the principal reasons for the upsurge in the number of asylum seekers in industrialized countries…”
– The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees 2014 Asylum Trends Report
Each year on June 20, nations across the globe hold events and gatherings to mark World Refugee Day. What initially had started as Africa Refugee Day was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on December 4, 2000, to be recognized internationally as World Refugee Day.

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