World+Refugee+Day

=On this day, 20th June, across the world, people acknowledge the plight of refugees, and salute their courage and bravery.=

UNHCR Video about World Refugee Day "Give Refugees a Hand" YouTube video: What is a refugee?

Vocabulary Quiz on Refugees

View the [|Introductory Video] to the Virtual Refugee Camp

View a [|slideshow] with information about refugees and refugee camps - Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors withour Borders) website **Virtual Refugee Camp** Today, about 33 million people live in temporary shelters throughout the world. Although some people ultimately return home or move to another country, the number of refugees and internally displaced people continues to grow. To mark Refugee Week, Médecins Sans Frontières has created a Virtual Refugee Camp. A __[|visit to the site]__ will show the basic needs - shelter, food, water, sanitation, and health care - of people who, because of conflict or disaster, find themselves in a refugee camp. In a similar way, Oxfam Australia has recently launched a new website about the Refugee Realities Project. This new website represents a useful resources for anyone who would like to broaden his or her knowledge on the experience of refugees. For more information about this project, please click __[|here]__.
 * Refugee Realities Project**

In the middle of June, Australians also have **__National Refugee Week__**. It is a time when attention can be drawn to the needs of refugees both here and around the world and to how Australia and Australians can contribute to ensuring their protection. The Refugee Council of Australia is the key oragnisation behind this observance. Find more information at http://www.refugeecouncil.org.au