More than 130 million people worldwide are forcibly displaced, the majority of whom are women and children, according to the United Nations refugee agency UNHCR. That's roughly 1 in every 70 people worldwide.
World Refugee Sunday is held annually on the Sundays before and after June 20 (UN World Refugee Day) to remember this need and to participate in prayer and action, responding in practical ways to God’s call to "love the stranger as yourself."
New information, resources and useful links are available at the sites listed below. The suggested dates for 2026 are June 14 and 21, but you can hold World Refugee Sunday anytime.
Here are additional resources for sharing from Canadian groups. To add to this list,
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- World Renew and the Christian Reformed Church
- latest resources from the United Church of Canada
- Mennonite Central Committee
- Life Jacket is a documentary that takes viewers on a journey to re-live some refugees' experiences as they survive war and then cross the Aegean Sea, trusting a simple lifejacket to keep them safe, hoping to reach a safer future but not knowing they will end up in Moria Camp. As the refugees plead for basic human rights including better living conditions and the opportunity for an education, the documentary urges the church to welcome and extend God’s love to the refugees.