World Refugee Day

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The whole world is watching as humanity marks World Refugee Day. #WorldRefugeeDay The number of refugees continues to rise and many are simply turning their eyes and head away from this growing crisis on earth.

World Refugee Day is a global observance dedicated to raising awareness of the situation of refugees throughout the world.

‪Number of displaced people reaches a new high of 70.8 million ahead of World Refugee Day - ABC News - https://abcn.ws/2ZBsrr8

‪Thursday's Daily Brief: World Refugee Day, Middle East peace marred, Epilepsy report, Cities #WithRefugees initiative and Ebola-response funding gap in DR Congo https://shar.es/a0A1xu

‪The U.S. is leading a drastic decline in global support for those in search of refuge https://www.newsweek.com/world-refugee-day-united-states-trump-administ…

A Top Immigration Official Appears To Be Warning Asylum Officers About Border Screenings https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/hamedaleaziz/uscis-director-asylum…

My rise as a refugee girl: Why I’m giving back to girls in South Sudan https://brook.gs/2Fj6bKU

Why A Father Worries His Son’s Mental Illness Could Get Him Deported | News Local/State | Illinois Public Media https://will.illinois.edu/news/story/why-an-illinois-father-worries-his…

New figures from the UN show more than 70-million people are displaced - a record high number. Half of those are children. The UN says developing countries, not wealthy western nations are bearing the brunt of the crisis. It says more than two-thirds of the world's refugees come from several countries - Syria, Afghanistan, South Sudan, Somalia...etc.