20 June: World Refugee Day
Each year on 20 June, the world celebrates World Refugee Day. This day recognises and celebrates the contribution of refugees to society across the world.
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Refugee Week
Refugee week takes place every year around World Refugee Day on 20 June, and celebrates the contributions of refugees to the UK.
30 April 1994: The United Nations debates the situation in Rwanda
On 30 April 1994, the United Nations (UN) debated the unfolding Genocide in Rwanda, and whether or not the International Community should intervene to prevent the killings.
6 April 1994: The Rwandan President's plane is shot down
On 6 April 1994, a plane carrying Rwandan President Juvénal Habyarimana and Cyprien Ntaryamira, the Hutu president of Burundi, was shot down as it prepared to land in Kigali, the capital of Rwanda.
Eric Eugene Murangwa - moving portrait
Holocaust Memorial Day Trust commissioned a special project entitled Moving Portraits. This is a collection of five photographs of genocide survivors, with each individual featured holding an object that holds significance to them.