World Refugee Day: Focus on migrant children

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In December 2000, in a resolution to mark the 50th anniversary of the 1951 Geneva Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, the UN General Assembly designated 20 June as World Refugee Day. UN estimates place the global number of forcibly displaced persons at 65.3m. Nearly 21.3m of these persons are refugees, over half of them under the age of 18.
Source Link http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/ATAG/2017/607259/EPRS_ATA(2017)607259_EN.pdf
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UN: World Refugee Day 20 June http://www.un.org/en/events/refugeeday/
ESO: Find further information on World Refugee Day http://www.europeansources.info/advSearchLink?keyword=world%20refugee%20day%20&searchOption=all
European Commission: DG Communication: STATEMENT/17/1724, 20.06.17: Joint Statement on World Refugee Day 2017 http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_STATEMENT-17-1724_en.htm
EU: EEAS: Press Release, 20.06.17: Joint Statement - World Refugee Day 2017 https://eeas.europa.eu/headquarters/headquarters-homepage/28494/
Euro|Topics: Debates, June 2017: Reflections on International Refugee Day http://www.eurotopics.net/en/181197/reflections-on-international-refugee-day
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