BEIRUT:
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees will hold a month full of
events for World Refugee Day in June, including a refugee Olympics, UNHCR
officials told The Daily Star.
This
year’s events include an Iraqi refugee art exhibit and an “Olympic Day
Festival” of sporting events and music, as well as a refugee film festival.
“World Refugee Day ... pays
tribute to the perseverance of the over 43 million refugees and asylum-seekers
worldwide,” UNHCR spokeswoman Natalie Hawwa said.
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