More than 40 high profile UNHCR supporters rallied over the past week to spread awareness around the globe about World Refugee Day and the plight of the forcibly displaced. Inspired by the “Stories” theme of World Refugee Day, they shared personal testimony, family stories and special messages to highlight the challenges faced by refugees, but also their courage and resilience. In the week that UNHCR reported that global forced displacement had passed the 50 million mark for the first time since World War II, celebrities shone a spotlight on the individual stories behind the statistics, using traditional and social media to spread the World Refugee Day message. UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie marked WRD by visiting the Ban Mai Nai Soi camp in northern Thailand. Goodwill ambassadors (GWA) Alek Wek and Khaled Hosseini, both former refugees, shared their personal reflections and stories of refugees they had met in the field. Joining them were other members of the GWA family: Yao Chen, Osvaldo Laport, George Dalaras, Aidos Sagat and Honorary Lifetime Goodwill Ambassador Barbara Hendricks.

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