20 June
On 4 December 2000, the General Assembly noted that 2001
marked the fiftieth anniversary of the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees,
and that the Organization of African Unity (OAU) had agreed to have International Refugee
Day coincide with Africa Refugee Day on 20 June. It, therefore, decided that, as from
2001, 20 June would be celebrated as World Refugee Day (resolution 55/76).
Source: UN web site: http://www.un.org/events/ref40.htm
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