GENEVA, June 14 (UNHCR) – The UN refugee agency is this week launching its most ambitious programme of World Refugee Day (WRD) activities ever, with major events organized for Damascus, Shanghai and Washington, DC.
And, for the first time, New York's iconic Empire State Building will be spotlit in UNHCR blue from sunset on June 20, World Refugee Day, as a sign of respect and solidarity for refugees. Other international landmarks that will turn blue include the ancient Colosseum in Rome, Geneva's Jet d'Eau and – also for the first time – the bridge across the Ibar River in the divided Kosovo town of Mitrovica.
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