World Refugee Day

That the Parliament recognises 20 June 2022 as World Refugee Day; understands that the 2022 focus was on inclusion; further understands that, every minute, 20 people leave everything behind to escape war, persecution or terror; recognises that refugees are among the most vulnerable people in the world and are protected by the 1951 Refugee Convention and its 1967 Protocol; understands that the 1951 Convention contains a number of rights and also highlights the obligations of refugees towards their host country, with the cornerstone of the 1951 Convention being the principle of non-refoulement; further understands that, according to this principle, a refugee should not be returned to a country where he or she faces serious threats to his or her life or freedom; remembers all those displaced by conflict and crisis around the globe, and reaffirms what it sees as the obligation to international law and to the right of refugees to seek asylum and not be returned to a country where one would face persecution.