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World Refugee Day (June 20) is a day celebrated around the globe to honor the strength and resilience of refugees. It marks the anniversary of the 1951 UN Convention on Refugees.

Refugees are individuals who have been forced to flee their homes due to persecution, war, violence, and famine. For many of us, when we hear the word "refugee", we think of the most vulnerable individuals in the world - images of the boy on the beach in Syria or a starving child somewhere in a camp in Africa. Bu the word "refugee" means much more than that - it also represents strength, courage, and the human capacity to succeed.