Joyful Noise tells the story of an unlikely
partnership between two strong-minded women (Queen Latifah and Dolly Parton)
who are forced to work together to save a small town Gospel Choir after budget
cuts threaten to shut them down.
Wednesday, 20 June 2012
World Refugee Day
Refugees have no choice. You do.
For years, many countries and regions have
been holding their own Refugee Days and even Weeks. One of the most widespread
is Africa Refugee Day, which is celebrated on 20 June in several countries.
The UN General Assembly, on 4 December
2000, adopted resolution 55/76 where it noted that 2001 marked the
50th anniversary of the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees,
and that the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) had agreed to have
International Refugee Day coincide with Africa Refugee Day on 20 June.
The General Assembly therefore decided that
20 June would be celebrated as World Refugee Day.
This year the UN refugee agency, UNHCR,
will start marking World Refugee Day by rolling out a striking new campaign,
"Dilemmas," which is a development of the award-winning "1"
campaign launched last year. "Dilemmas" depicts some of the tough
choices facing refugees, helping the public to empathise with, and understand,
their dilemma.
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