Every year, UNHCR organizes a number of activities around the world for World Refugee Day to highlight the plight of refugees and to advocate on their behalf for the help they need.

UNHCR country offices in Central Europe in cooperation with local governments, NGOs, corporate partners and the academia also prepare a wide variety of events ranging from cultural evening, public screening to photo exhibition as well as carry out awareness-raising and outreach activities with the help of the local and international media.

20 June is a day on which we think about the world’s refugees and extend our encouragement, support and respect to them. UNHCR believes that even one person forced to flee persecution or war is simply one too many. One refugee without hope is one too many.

Join us celebrating World Refugee Day and show that you care. How?

Learn – listen to a refugee story in the News and Human story and learn about our operations in Central Europe under Where we work.

Take action – share our World Refugee Day pictures and video messages, download our World Refugee Day screensaver and posters and put our World Refugee Day banner on your blog.

Spread the word – share how we celebrated World Refugee Day across Central Europe in 2011 and show our photos to your friends and colleagues.

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