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'World Refugee Day' Marked All Over the Globe

Published June 20th, 2019 - 06:41 GMT

World Refugee Day, is a global event observed on June 20 every year. This day is marked in order to raise awareness of the situation of refugees around the world.

On the other hand, the UN Refugee Agency has recently published a new report showing that over 70 million people were forced to leave their homes in 2018, because of wars, conflicts and persecutions.

The number of refugees topped 25.9 million around the world last year, showing that this result is the highest level recorded in the past 70 years.

 

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15-year-old Noor lives in the world's largest refugee camp in Bangladesh. She survived a military attack and fled her village in Myanmar nearly 2 years ago. She jumped in to a river, held on to a banana-tree to float. (Twitter/ @UNICEFBD)

15-year-old Noor lives in the world's largest refugee camp in Bangladesh. She survived a military attack and fled her village in Myanmar nearly 2 years ago. She jumped in to a river, held on to a banana-tree to float. (Twitter/ @UNICEFBD)

The globe marks world refugee day. (Twitter/ @Murugavel111)

The globe marks world refugee day. (Twitter/ @Murugavel111)

The number of refugees reached 25.9 million around the world in 2018. (Photo: UN Women/Christopher Herwig)

The number of refugees reached 25.9 million around the world in 2018. (Photo: UN Women/Christopher Herwig)

The number of refugees reached 25.9 million around the world in 2018. (Photo: UN Women/Christopher Herwig)

The number of refugees reached 25.9 million around the world in 2018. (Photo: UN Women/Christopher Herwig)

An Afghan refugee boy carries a sheep near his makeshift house in Lahore on June 19, 2019, ahead of World Refugees Day. World Refugee Day is observed June 20 each year internationally to raise awareness of the situation of refugees throughout the world. (ARIF ALI / AFP)

An Afghan refugee boy carries a sheep near his makeshift house in Lahore on June 19, 2019, ahead of World Refugees Day. World Refugee Day is observed June 20 each year internationally to raise awareness of the situation of refugees throughout the world. (ARIF ALI / AFP)

A migrant girl walks out of the Juventud 2000 II shelter in Tijuana, Baja California state, on June 19, 2019, Mexico ahead of World Refugees Day. World Refugee Day is observed June 20 each year internationally to raise awareness of the situation of refugees throughout the world. (Guillermo Arias / AFP)

A migrant girl walks out of the Juventud 2000 II shelter in Tijuana, Baja California state, on June 19, 2019, Mexico ahead of World Refugees Day. World Refugee Day is observed June 20 each year internationally to raise awareness of the situation of refugees throughout the world. (Guillermo Arias / AFP)

Minor migrants seeking for asylum in the United States draw in Juventud 2000 migrant shelter in Tijuana, Baja California state, on June 19, 2019, Mexico ahead of World Refugees Day. World Refugee Day is observed June 20 each year internationally to raise awareness of the situation of refugees throughout the world. (Guillermo Arias / AFP)

Minor migrants seeking for asylum in the United States draw in Juventud 2000 migrant shelter in Tijuana, Baja California state, on June 19, 2019, Mexico ahead of World Refugees Day. World Refugee Day is observed June 20 each year internationally to raise awareness of the situation of refugees throughout the world. (Guillermo Arias / AFP)

Migrants seeking for asylum in the United States are seen in Juventud 2000 migrant shelter in Tijuana, Baja California state, on June 19, 2019, Mexico ahead of World Refugees Day. World Refugee Day is observed June 20 each year internationally to raise awareness of the situation of refugees throughout the world. (Guillermo Arias / AFP)

Migrants seeking for asylum in the United States are seen in Juventud 2000 migrant shelter in Tijuana, Baja California state, on June 19, 2019, Mexico ahead of World Refugees Day. World Refugee Day is observed June 20 each year internationally to raise awareness of the situation of refugees throughout the world. (Guillermo Arias / AFP)

Dicko Sidibe (R) poses with her daughter and her sister Soutra (L) in a refugee camp on May, 13, 3019 in Bamako. After receiving several threats and attacks against their village in the province of Bankass, they fled central Mali to find a safe place in Bamako. (MICHELE CATTANI / AFP)

Dicko Sidibe (R) poses with her daughter and her sister Soutra (L) in a refugee camp on May, 13, 3019 in Bamako. After receiving several threats and attacks against their village in the province of Bankass, they fled central Mali to find a safe place in Bamako. (MICHELE CATTANI / AFP)

Venezuelan migrants arrive to get a refugee application at the Peruvian border post at the binational border attention centre (CEBAF) in Tumbes, Peru on June 14, 2019. (Cris BOURONCLE / AFP)

Venezuelan migrants arrive to get a refugee application at the Peruvian border post at the binational border attention centre (CEBAF) in Tumbes, Peru on June 14, 2019. (Cris BOURONCLE / AFP)

15-year-old Noor lives in the world's largest refugee camp in Bangladesh. She survived a military attack and fled her village in Myanmar nearly 2 years ago. She jumped in to a river, held on to a banana-tree to float. (Twitter/ @UNICEFBD)
The globe marks world refugee day. (Twitter/ @Murugavel111)
The number of refugees reached 25.9 million around the world in 2018. (Photo: UN Women/Christopher Herwig)
The number of refugees reached 25.9 million around the world in 2018. (Photo: UN Women/Christopher Herwig)
An Afghan refugee boy carries a sheep near his makeshift house in Lahore on June 19, 2019, ahead of World Refugees Day. World Refugee Day is observed June 20 each year internationally to raise awareness of the situation of refugees throughout the world. (ARIF ALI / AFP)
A migrant girl walks out of the Juventud 2000 II shelter in Tijuana, Baja California state, on June 19, 2019, Mexico ahead of World Refugees Day. World Refugee Day is observed June 20 each year internationally to raise awareness of the situation of refugees throughout the world. (Guillermo Arias / AFP)
Minor migrants seeking for asylum in the United States draw in Juventud 2000 migrant shelter in Tijuana, Baja California state, on June 19, 2019, Mexico ahead of World Refugees Day. World Refugee Day is observed June 20 each year internationally to raise awareness of the situation of refugees throughout the world. (Guillermo Arias / AFP)
Migrants seeking for asylum in the United States are seen in Juventud 2000 migrant shelter in Tijuana, Baja California state, on June 19, 2019, Mexico ahead of World Refugees Day. World Refugee Day is observed June 20 each year internationally to raise awareness of the situation of refugees throughout the world. (Guillermo Arias / AFP)
Dicko Sidibe (R) poses with her daughter and her sister Soutra (L) in a refugee camp on May, 13, 3019 in Bamako. After receiving several threats and attacks against their village in the province of Bankass, they fled central Mali to find a safe place in Bamako. (MICHELE CATTANI / AFP)
Venezuelan migrants arrive to get a refugee application at the Peruvian border post at the binational border attention centre (CEBAF) in Tumbes, Peru on June 14, 2019. (Cris BOURONCLE / AFP)
15-year-old Noor lives in the world's largest refugee camp in Bangladesh. She survived a military attack and fled her village in Myanmar nearly 2 years ago. She jumped in to a river, held on to a banana-tree to float. (Twitter/ @UNICEFBD)
15-year-old Noor lives in the world's largest refugee camp in Bangladesh. She survived a military attack and fled her village in Myanmar nearly 2 years ago. She jumped in to a river, held on to a banana-tree to float. (Twitter/ @UNICEFBD)
The globe marks world refugee day. (Twitter/ @Murugavel111)
The globe marks world refugee day. (Twitter/ @Murugavel111)
The number of refugees reached 25.9 million around the world in 2018. (Photo: UN Women/Christopher Herwig)
The number of refugees reached 25.9 million around the world in 2018. (Photo: UN Women/Christopher Herwig)
The number of refugees reached 25.9 million around the world in 2018. (Photo: UN Women/Christopher Herwig)
The number of refugees reached 25.9 million around the world in 2018. (Photo: UN Women/Christopher Herwig)
An Afghan refugee boy carries a sheep near his makeshift house in Lahore on June 19, 2019, ahead of World Refugees Day. World Refugee Day is observed June 20 each year internationally to raise awareness of the situation of refugees throughout the world. (ARIF ALI / AFP)
An Afghan refugee boy carries a sheep near his makeshift house in Lahore on June 19, 2019, ahead of World Refugees Day. World Refugee Day is observed June 20 each year internationally to raise awareness of the situation of refugees throughout the world. (ARIF ALI / AFP)
A migrant girl walks out of the Juventud 2000 II shelter in Tijuana, Baja California state, on June 19, 2019, Mexico ahead of World Refugees Day. World Refugee Day is observed June 20 each year internationally to raise awareness of the situation of refugees throughout the world. (Guillermo Arias / AFP)
A migrant girl walks out of the Juventud 2000 II shelter in Tijuana, Baja California state, on June 19, 2019, Mexico ahead of World Refugees Day. World Refugee Day is observed June 20 each year internationally to raise awareness of the situation of refugees throughout the world. (Guillermo Arias / AFP)
Minor migrants seeking for asylum in the United States draw in Juventud 2000 migrant shelter in Tijuana, Baja California state, on June 19, 2019, Mexico ahead of World Refugees Day. World Refugee Day is observed June 20 each year internationally to raise awareness of the situation of refugees throughout the world. (Guillermo Arias / AFP)
Minor migrants seeking for asylum in the United States draw in Juventud 2000 migrant shelter in Tijuana, Baja California state, on June 19, 2019, Mexico ahead of World Refugees Day. World Refugee Day is observed June 20 each year internationally to raise awareness of the situation of refugees throughout the world. (Guillermo Arias / AFP)
Migrants seeking for asylum in the United States are seen in Juventud 2000 migrant shelter in Tijuana, Baja California state, on June 19, 2019, Mexico ahead of World Refugees Day. World Refugee Day is observed June 20 each year internationally to raise awareness of the situation of refugees throughout the world. (Guillermo Arias / AFP)
Migrants seeking for asylum in the United States are seen in Juventud 2000 migrant shelter in Tijuana, Baja California state, on June 19, 2019, Mexico ahead of World Refugees Day. World Refugee Day is observed June 20 each year internationally to raise awareness of the situation of refugees throughout the world. (Guillermo Arias / AFP)
Dicko Sidibe (R) poses with her daughter and her sister Soutra (L) in a refugee camp on May, 13, 3019 in Bamako. After receiving several threats and attacks against their village in the province of Bankass, they fled central Mali to find a safe place in Bamako. (MICHELE CATTANI / AFP)
Dicko Sidibe (R) poses with her daughter and her sister Soutra (L) in a refugee camp on May, 13, 3019 in Bamako. After receiving several threats and attacks against their village in the province of Bankass, they fled central Mali to find a safe place in Bamako. (MICHELE CATTANI / AFP)
Venezuelan migrants arrive to get a refugee application at the Peruvian border post at the binational border attention centre (CEBAF) in Tumbes, Peru on June 14, 2019. (Cris BOURONCLE / AFP)
Venezuelan migrants arrive to get a refugee application at the Peruvian border post at the binational border attention centre (CEBAF) in Tumbes, Peru on June 14, 2019. (Cris BOURONCLE / AFP)

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