{"id":444865,"date":"2011-06-21T09:00:49","date_gmt":"2011-06-21T09:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/06\/21\/world-celebrates-refugee-day\/"},"modified":"2011-06-21T09:00:49","modified_gmt":"2011-06-21T09:00:49","slug":"world-celebrates-refugee-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/06\/21\/world-celebrates-refugee-day\/","title":{"rendered":"World Celebrates Refugee Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<div readability=\"17.9096826688\">\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.angolapress-angop.ao\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/img\/static\/publishers\/minibanners\/angop180.jpg\" alt=\"Angola Press Agency (Luanda)\" title=\"Visit Angola Press Agency (Luanda)\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>20 June 2011<\/p>\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<p>Luanda \u2014 World Refugee Day, observed June 20 each year, is dedicated to raising awareness of the situation of refugees throughout the world.<\/p>\n<p>On 4 December 2000, the United Nations General Assembly in Resolution 55\/76 decided that, from 2001, 20 June would be celebrated as World Refugee Day.<\/p>\n<p>In this resolution, the General Assembly noted that 2001 marked the 50th anniversary of the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees.<\/p>\n<p>The purpose of World Refugee Day is to draw attention to the plight of refugees, celebrate their courage and resilience and renew commitment to solving refugee problems. It is also an opportunity to recognise the contributions that refugees make to the countries that host them.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<fieldset>\n<legend align=\"center\"><strong>More News on allAfrica.com<\/strong><\/legend>\n<\/fieldset>\n<p>AllAfrica &#8211; All the Time<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>View original post here:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201106210212.html\" title=\"World Celebrates Refugee Day\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">World Celebrates Refugee Day<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> 20 June 2011 Luanda \u2014 World Refugee Day, observed June 20 each year, is dedicated to raising awareness of the situation of refugees throughout the world. On 4 December 2000, the United Nations General Assembly in Resolution 55\/76 decided that, from 2001, 20 June would be celebrated as World Refugee Day. 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