The Latest Breaking News from World Refugee Day

Pop singer fled Iran as a child and has since become a vocal campaigner for women’s rights

The sinking of a boat off the coast of Greece transformed World Refugee Day, celebrated the June 20, into a day of mourning. There were an estimated 750 people on board, 70 were confirmed to have died and only 104 were rescued from the wreckage – leaving many unaccounted for.

The definition excludes a vast range of people fleeing horrific violence and oppression.

On this year’s World Refugee Day, a record number of people are displaced – some 110 million, according to the UN refugee agency UNHCR. People continue to be forced from their homes by conflict, persecution and insecurity, and increasingly by disasters related to climate change.

Yulia Dubovyk opens up about her new life in the UK and what she left behind

An upcoming two-day Refugee Food Festival, Oorum Unnavum, is being held in Chennai to commemorate World Refugee Day themed on Hope away from Home.

On World Refugee Day, the world must unite with refugees and displaced persons, recognising their strength, indomitable hope, and untapped potential

This year’s theme is the importance of economic and social inclusion for those fleeing conflict and persecution

PHILADELPHIA — The trail between the zebra and giraffe enclosures at the Philadelphia Zoo was filled with chatter in different languages — including Ukrainian, Burmese, Swahili, and Pashto. About 300 people from all over the world and of various ages had come together Sunday at America’s first zoo to celebrate…