World Refugee Day

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World Refugee Day is celebrated across the globe on June 20th. This day honors and recognizes the strength, dignity, and resilience of refugees worldwide while advocating for a continued focus on permanent solutions to the global refugee crisis.

World Refugee Day: Throughout the Years

Dancers from Oromo Dance Colorado perform in front of the State Capitol (2019)...

Colorado Refugee Speakers Bureau (CRSB) member Tetiana Stratilat smiles as she takes in the audience at the annual showcase event (2023)...

Dancers from ‘Roshni, Step into the Light’ perform for the crowd (2021)...

Yusif Sardarzade, a CRSB member, advocates for the self-determination of the Talysh people in Azerbaijan and Iran (2022)...

Resettlement agency staff celebrate refugees on the steps of the capitol (2019)...

CRSB member Thai Nguyen describes her journey from former refugee to non-profit founder and community activist (2023)...

Members from Colorado’s Karen community perform traditional dances (2021)...

CRSB member Soad Altaai shares the difficulty of returning to a prior career in the U.S. and her efforts to improve this process for others (2022) ...

Deepali Lindblom from Roshni performs a traditional dance (2021)...

African Community Center staff share words of welcome for refugees (2019)...

Attendees listen to speeches at the foot of Colorado's capitol building (2019)...

Sabitra Niroula shares the origin of her dream to become a doctor (2022)...

The audience listens with rapt attention as Shalom Kansiime shares their search for safety, security, and belonging (2023)...

Speaker Samiya Azizi before her showcase speech (2022)...

New speakers are congratulated with flowers following the showcase (2023)...

Event attendees take in members' stories of loss, resilience, and hope (2023)...