UNHCR "Real People
Real Needs" This year, with the world economic crisis
threatening to slash aid budgets and amid
enormous global uncertainty, we need to ensure
refugees are not forgotten. That's why the theme
for this year's World Refugee Day on June 20 is "Real
People, Real Needs."
Of the millions of people forcibly displaced by
conflict, persecution and natural disasters,
every one has a story to tell; they are real
people, just like you and me, and they have real
needs. But, despite the best efforts of UNHCR and
many others, many of these basic needs are far
from being met. (read
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