The global theme for World Refugee Day (20 June) is 'Refugee Protection'. Above all, refugee protection means making sure those people who flee their homes because of persecution and conflict are given safe haven, and making sure that those same refugees won't be sent back to danger.
But protection also means that refugees receive shelter, food and medical care and that their rights are respected, including rights to education and freedom of movement.
How would you survive as a refugee? Play the online game Against all Odds
Find out more about the links between human rights, refugees and UNHCR in our teaching tools.
The Nansen Refugee Award In honour the first High Commissioner for Refugees, an annual award is given to individuals or organizations for special services to the cause of refugees.
UNHCR Goodwill Ambassadors Angelina Jolie, Barbara Hendricks, Giorgio Armani, Julien Clerc, Adel Imam – Find out more about the work of our Goodwill Ambassadors.
Gallery of Prominent Refugees Featuring refugees or former refugees who have achieved special status within a community because of their achievements, or because they have overcome hardship to build a new life.
