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World Refugee Day
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).[Note:
The OAU was replaced by the African Union on 9 July 2002.]
Source: United Nations Dag Hammarskjöld Library
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