{"id":24339,"date":"2024-06-20T03:55:55","date_gmt":"2024-06-19T22:25:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=24339"},"modified":"2025-10-15T13:19:54","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T07:49:54","slug":"world-refugee-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/world-refugee-day\/","title":{"rendered":"World Refugee Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>About World Refugee Day:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>This day is dedicated to the millions of people who have been forced to escape their homes due to war, persecution, or natural catastrophes.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>History of World Refugee Day:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>The <strong>first ever<\/strong> World Refugee Day was celebrated on June 20, <strong>2001,<\/strong> to commemorate the <strong>50th anniversary of the 1951 Convention<\/strong> relating to the Status of Refugees.<\/li>\n<li>The day was earlier recognized as Africa Refugee Day, and later in December 2000, the <strong>United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) officially declared<\/strong> it an International Day for Refugees.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>theme of<\/strong> World Refugee Day <strong>2024 is &#8216;For a World Where Refugees Are Welcomed.&#8217;<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Who is a refugee?<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>According to the <strong>1951 Refugee Convention<\/strong>, <strong>a person<\/strong> is considered a refugee if they are <strong>unable to return to<\/strong> their <strong>homeland because<\/strong> they have a <strong>legitimate fear of beingharmed <\/strong>because of their race, religion, involvement in a social group, or differing political opinions.<\/li>\n<li>Refugees are <strong>forced to flee<\/strong> their homes <strong>due to conflict, persecution, violence<\/strong>, or other forms of <strong>human rights violations<\/strong>. They often arrive in host countries with nothing but the clothes on their backs.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Although relocating to a foreign country is the stereotypical picture of a refugee, these <strong>international refugees<\/strong> represent a relatively <strong>small percentage of all displaced individuals <\/strong>worldwide.<\/li>\n<li>Other <strong>non-typical refugee categories include stateless individuals<\/strong>, who have no country of citizenship claimed against them, and <strong>asylum seekers<\/strong>, who travel in search of international protection.<\/li>\n<li>In 2024, 130.8 million individuals were estimated by the <a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/united-nations-high-commissioner-for-refugees\/\" target=\"_blank\">United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR)<\/a> to have been forcibly displaced, or stateless globally, with over 32 million of them being refugees.<\/li>\n<li><strong>75% of refugees<\/strong> worldwide <strong>reside in low- and middle-income countries<\/strong>, according to UNHCR figures.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>About United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR):<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It <strong>protects refugees worldwide<\/strong> and <strong>facilitates their return<\/strong> home <strong>or resettlement.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>History<\/strong>: It was established by the <strong>UNGA in 1950<\/strong> in the <strong>aftermath of the Second World War<\/strong> to help the millions of people who had lost their homes.<\/li>\n<li>It is a global organization dedicated to saving lives, protecting rights and building a better future for people forced to flee their homes because of conflict and persecution.<\/li>\n<li>It was awarded <strong>Nobel Peace Prizes<\/strong> in 1954 and 1981.<\/li>\n<li>It <strong>started the Nansen Refugee Award in 1954<\/strong> for recognition of outstanding service to the cause of refugees, displaced or stateless people.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland About World Refugee Day:<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>This day is dedicated to the millions of people who have been forced to escape their homes due to war, persecution, or natural catastrophes.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>History of World Refugee Day:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>The <strong>first ever<\/strong> World Refugee Day was celebrated on June 20, <strong>2001,<\/strong> to commemorate the <strong>50th anniversary of the 1951 Convention<\/strong> relating to the Status of Refugees.<\/li>\n<li>The day was earlier recognized as Africa Refugee Day, and later in December 2000, the <strong>United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) officially declared<\/strong> it an International Day for Refugees.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>theme of<\/strong> World Refugee Day <strong>2024 is &#8216;For a World Where Refugees Are Welcomed.&#8217;<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Who is a refugee?<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>According to the <strong>1951 Refugee Convention<\/strong>, <strong>a person<\/strong> is considered a refugee if they are <strong>unable to return to<\/strong> their <strong>homeland because<\/strong> they have a <strong>legitimate fear of beingharmed <\/strong>because of their race, religion, involvement in a social group, or differing political opinions.<\/li>\n<li>Refugees are <strong>forced to flee<\/strong> their homes <strong>due to conflict, persecution, violence<\/strong>, or other forms of <strong>human rights violations<\/strong>. They often arrive in host countries with nothing but the clothes on their backs.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Although relocating to a foreign country is the stereotypical picture of a refugee, these <strong>international refugees<\/strong> represent a relatively <strong>small percentage of all displaced individuals <\/strong>worldwide.<\/li>\n<li>Other <strong>non-typical refugee categories include stateless individuals<\/strong>, who have no country of citizenship claimed against them, and <strong>asylum seekers<\/strong>, who travel in search of international protection.<\/li>\n<li>In 2024, 130.8 million individuals were estimated by the <a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/united-nations-high-commissioner-for-refugees\/\" target=\"_blank\">United Nations Refug3ee Agency (UNHCR)<\/a> to have been forcibly displaced, or stateless globally, with over 32 million of them being refugees.<\/li>\n<li><strong>75% of refugees<\/strong> worldwide <strong>reside in low- and middle-income countries<\/strong>, according to UNHCR figures.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>About United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR):<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It <strong>protects refugees worldwide<\/strong> and <strong>facilitates their return<\/strong> home <strong>or resettlement.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>History<\/strong>: It was established by the <strong>UNGA in 1950<\/strong> in the <strong>aftermath of the Second World War<\/strong> to help the millions of people who had lost their homes.<\/li>\n<li>It is a global organization dedicated to saving lives, protecting rights and building a better future for people forced to flee their homes because of conflict and persecution.<\/li>\n<li>It was awarded <strong>Nobel Peace Prizes<\/strong> in 1954 and 1981.<\/li>\n<li>It <strong>started the Nansen Refugee Award in 1954<\/strong> for recognition of outstanding service to the cause of refugees, displaced or stateless people.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Q1: What is the1951 Refugee Convention?<\/h3>\n<p>The 1951 Convention provides the internationally recognized definition of a refugee and outlines the legal protection, rights and assistance a refugee is entitled to receive. The 1951 Refugee Convention and its 1967 Protocol are the key legal documents that form the basis of UNHCR\u2019s work. The core principle of the 1951 Convention is non-refoulement, which asserts that a refugee should not be returned to a country where they face serious threats to their life or freedom.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thequint.com\/lifestyle\/world-refugee-day-2024-date-theme-history-significance-and-quotes#read-more\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">World Refugee Day 2024: Date, Theme, History, Significance, and Quotes<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>World Refugee Day is dedicated to the millions of people who have been forced to escape their homes due to war, persecution, or natural catastrophes. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":24340,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-24339","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-upsc-prelims-current-affairs","8":"no-featured-image-padding"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24339","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24339"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24339\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24340"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24339"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24339"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24339"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}