{"id":5263,"date":"2026-06-20T09:03:32","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T08:03:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/library\/?p=5263"},"modified":"2026-06-16T09:18:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T08:18:15","slug":"world-refugee-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/library\/2026\/06\/20\/world-refugee-day\/","title":{"rendered":"World Refugee Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

World Refugee Day<\/h1>\n

This year on the 20th<\/sup> of June the UK will celebrate the 25th<\/sup> annual World Refugee Day, a day in which we honour the bravery of refugees who have had to flee their country in search of a better life, and we celebrate the contributions they make to society. Organised by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees,<\/a> World Refugee Day consists of events hosted by volunteer organisations, government groups, and refugee communities, with over 100 countries around the world taking part in the festivities.
\nThese events can take the form of talks, workshops, exhibitions, or general community gatherings, with some being educational, others entertaining, but all are built around a spirit of solidarity and community.<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s celebrations are focused on the right of all people to seek safety and on how this safeguard protects everyone by ensuring that we all have the legal right to seek sanctuary in times of persecution. This right was enshrined by the United Nations in the 1951 Refugee Convention, which defines a refugee and sets the minimum standard of treatment to which refugees are entitled under international law.
\nWorld Refugee Day is also celebrated alongside Refugee Week, a wider celebration of the resilience of refugees worldwide, which draws attention to their contributions and creativity. The week is coordinated among several groups, including the British Red Cross, Amnesty International, and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, and features a range of events similar to those I\u2019ve mentioned above.<\/p>\n

World Refugee Day and Universities<\/h2>\n

Universities across the United Kingdom have a long and proud history of supporting refugee communities, and this continues to this way with the Universities of Sanctuary<\/a> creating a network of higher education institutions that are committed to maintaining a safe and accepting environment of refugees.
\nHere at Napier, we\u2019re proud to carry on that tradition. The library is one of the most open and welcoming spaces at any university, and indeed in society as a whole. Being a peaceful and open environment where anyone can come and have free access to our catalogue of knowledge, equipment, or even just a quiet area to sit and think for a while.<\/p>\n

World Refugee Day and Edinburgh Napier Library<\/h3>\n

We here at the Edinburgh Napier library team have done our best to ensure that all libraries across our three campuses meet the standards of inclusiveness and acceptance that all libraries should uphold. We do this through our work with the Disability & Inclusion team, ensuring that the library environment and materials meet the requirements for easy accessibility, and by keeping our library catalogue stocked with materials that support and represent our students. This latter point is achieved through our library\u2019s Wellbeing Collection,<\/a> a curated collection of books that can offer advice and support to members of the university. This covers practical advice on university life, discussions of personal and group identity, and mental health support.<\/p>\n

Along with this, we have a variety of other resources in our catalogue that can provide support to members of the refugee community and raise awareness and understanding of their struggles. For example, over on our virtual bookshelves, we have the BIPOC bookshelf<\/a>, curating books in our collection that tackle issues of race in Britain, a topic that frequently overlaps with refugee issues.
\nAlso in our library catalogue, you\u2019ll find online access to the\u00a0Journal of Refugee Studies<\/a>, an academic journal that examines refugee communities and issues worldwide.<\/span><\/p>\n

By Matthew Ferrie<\/p>\n

Photo By Ricardo Gomez Angel Unsplash\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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