World Refugee Day

Today is Refugee Day! The official theme for the day is "Real People, Real Needs." Here is what some other organizations are doing:

• AlertNet, "Refugee Day: Full Coverage Page"
• Amnesty International, "World Refugee Day: Lives in danger as governments deny refugees protection in Europe"
• BADIL, "Palestinian Refugees: A Wound to the Conscience of Humanity that Gets Deeper With Every Year"CARE, "Widespread Trauma Among Displaced Pakistanis: Children especially need psychosocial support"European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE), World Refugee Day 2009- Provides links to member organizations.
• Forum Réfugiés, "Journée mondiale du réfugié - 20 juin 2009"
• France Terre d'Asile, "Journée mondiale du réfugié"
• Human Rights First, "World Refugee Day Must Spark Renewed Commitment to U.S. Protection of Refugees"
• International Rescue Committee, "World Refugee Day Quiz"
• IntLawGrrls Blog, "Remembering Refugees"
• Jesuit Refugee Service, "Welcoming refugees safeguards international protection"
• Refugees International Blog, "Guest Blogger: HM Queen Noor Honors World Refugee Day"
• Towards Recognition Blog, "June 20th is World Refugee Day"
• UNHCR, World Refugee Day Live- Live streaming video from "Iraq, Pakistan, a refugee camp in Africa and a settlement for the displaced in Colombia."
• Women's Refugee Commission, "World Refugee Day 2009: Real People, Real Needs"

(HT: Refugee Migration Current Awareness Blog)

A round up of some news:

• AP: 'Clinton urges countries to combat refugee crisis'
• ABC News: A Window into the World's Refugee Crises'
• BBC Highlights Refugees in the Balkans
• U.S. Representative Pelosi's statement on refugees
• Voice of America "World Refugee Day Focuses on Plight of 42 Million Uprooted People"
• Huffington Post focuses on the conditions of refugees in the U.S.
  

Also watch Angelina Jolie's PSA: