World Refugee Day: Taking steps with refugees

An unprecedented 70.8 million people around the world have been forced from home. Among them are nearly 25.9 million refugees, over half of whom are under the age of 18.

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byAbdulateef Ahmed

September 7, 2025

The ship of Spanish NGO Proactiva Open Arms is docked in the Naples harbour, on June 20, 2019, on World Refugee Day. - The number of people fleeing war, persecution and conflict exceeded a record number of 70 million in 2018. World Refugee Day is observed June 20 each year internationally to raise awareness of the situation of refugees throughout the world. (Photo by Filippo MONTEFORTE / AFP)

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Abdulateef Ahmed

Abdulateef Ahmed, Digital News Editor and; Research Lead, is a self-driven researcher with exceptional editorial skills. He's a literary bon vivant keenly interested in green energy, food systems, mining, macroeconomics, big data, African political economy, and aviation..