21/06/2026
Yesterday on, World Refugee Day, we mark the 75th anniversary of the 1951 Refugee Convention, a landmark commitment to protect people forced to flee persecution, violence and conflict.
Seventy-five years later, nearly 118 million people worldwide remain forcibly displaced.
This year's theme, Until Everyone Is Safe, is a reminder that safety, dignity and protection are fundamental rights for all.
Caritas Internationalis joins the call to uphold the spirit and principles of the Refugee Convention, strengthen protection for displaced people, and build communities of welcome, inclusion and hope.
Today, on World Refugee Day, we mark the 75th anniversary of the 1951 Refugee Convention, a landmark commitment to protect people forced to flee persecution, violence and conflict.
Seventy-five years later, nearly 118 million people worldwide remain forcibly displaced.
This year's theme, Until Everyone Is Safe, is a reminder that safety, dignity and protection are fundamental rights for all.
Caritas Internationalis joins the call to uphold the spirit and principles of the Refugee Convention, strengthen protection for displaced people, and build communities of welcome, inclusion and hope.
Read more on our website: https://www.caritas.org/statement/world-refugee-day-2026-75-years-of-protection-until-everyone-is-safe/
In the photo: Beatrice Itomin and her twin sons, who sought refuge in Nigeria after fleeing violence in Cameroon, 2018.