June 20 marks World Refugee Day. It aims to help people worldwide who have been forced to flee their homes, including arrivals on the island of Lampedusa, part of Sicily. All photos: EPA, unless otherwise specified
June 20 marks World Refugee Day. It aims to help people worldwide who have been forced to flee their homes, including arrivals on the island of Lampedusa, part of Sicily. All photos: EPA, unless otherwise specified
Migrants wait inside the immigrant reception facility, or 'hotspot' on the Sicilian island of Lampedusa (Agrigento), southern Italy, 14 June 2023 (issued 15 June 2023) to be transferred to other reception centers. The Lampedusa hotspot, with a capacity to host about 650 people, is managed by the Italian Red Cross (CRI). The center is intended to provide preliminary reception, identification and triage for migrants and refugees arriving on the tiny southern Italian island. Located in the Mediterranean between Malta and Tunisia, Lampedusa is a transit point for migrants from Africa, the Middle East and Asia seeking a better life in Europe. Upcoming 20 June 2023 marks World Refugee Day under the theme 'hope away from home'. The annual international day celebrates the people around the glove who have been forced to flee their home country to escape conflict or persecution. EPA / VINCENZO LIVIERI ATTENTION: This Image is part of a PHOTO SET
Migrants wait inside the immigrant reception facility, or 'hotspot' on the Sicilian island of Lampedusa (Agrigento), southern Italy, 14 June 2023 (issued 15 June 2023) to be transferred to other reception centers. The Lampedusa hotspot, with a capacity to host about 650 people, is managed by the Italian Red Cross (CRI). The center is intended to provide preliminary reception, identification and triage for migrants and refugees arriving on the tiny southern Italian island. Located in the Mediterranean between Malta and Tunisia, Lampedusa is a transit point for migrants from Africa, the Middle East and Asia seeking a better life in Europe. Upcoming 20 June 2023 marks World Refugee Day under the theme 'hope away from home'. The annual international day celebrates the people around the glove who have been forced to flee their home country to escape conflict or persecution. EPA / VINCENZO LIVIERI ATTENTION: This Image is part of a PHOTO SET
A group of Rohingya children attend school at a makeshift camp in Kutupalong, Bangladesh. More than one million Rohingya people, a mostly Muslim ethnic group from majority-Buddhist Myanmar's state of Rakhine, have fled to Bangladesh since 2017
A group of Rohingya children attend school at a makeshift camp in Kutupalong, Bangladesh. More than one million Rohingya people, a mostly Muslim ethnic group from majority-Buddhist Myanmar's state of Rakhine, have fled to Bangladesh since 2017
Minara Akhter, a divorced Rohingya refugee, with her son Mohammad Abdullah, seven, eat at the makeshift camp in Kutupalong
Minara Akhter, a divorced Rohingya refugee, with her son Mohammad Abdullah, seven, eat at the makeshift camp in Kutupalong
Rohingya boys carry water at the camp. People have fled to Bangladesh after being forcibly displaced from their villages and camps in Rakhine State, Myanmar, due to sectarian violence
Rohingya boys carry water at the camp. People have fled to Bangladesh after being forcibly displaced from their villages and camps in Rakhine State, Myanmar, due to sectarian violence
Children study in a classroom at Saranan refugee camp at Pishin District of Balochistan. AFP
Children study in a classroom at Saranan refugee camp at Pishin District of Balochistan. AFP
The Balochistan region is split between three countries: Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan. AFP
The Balochistan region is split between three countries: Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan. AFP
The Fountain of Neptune, Naples, Italy, lights up blue in support of World Refugee Day
The Fountain of Neptune, Naples, Italy, lights up blue in support of World Refugee Day
Nshizirungu Heritier, left, fled the Democratic Republic of Congo eight years ago. He now lives and works as a barber in Nairobi, Kenya
Nshizirungu Heritier, left, fled the Democratic Republic of Congo eight years ago. He now lives and works as a barber in Nairobi, Kenya
Mr Heritier escaped the war in South Kivu, DRC, where he lost his two brothers
Mr Heritier escaped the war in South Kivu, DRC, where he lost his two brothers

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June 20 is a day aimed to help those who have been forced to flee their homes

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