refugees
![Oscar Loro. Khurshid came with her mother from Afghanistan.](https://nonprofit.xarxanet.org/sites/nonprofit.xarxanet.org/files/styles/xn19_responsive_image/public/whatsapp_image_2024-06-11_at_21.29.32.jpeg?itok=0kTL6c99&c=472dc53b8018c601ef5c14169a145387)
Khurshid Wardak talks about her experience as a refugee and what her journey is like, but also who and how they helped her.
![Canva. There can be several reasons why a person migrates, such as escaping conflict, persecution, terrorism or rights violations, among others.](https://nonprofit.xarxanet.org/sites/nonprofit.xarxanet.org/files/styles/xn19_responsive_image/public/1_62.jpg?itok=VfJ4_H6Z&c=7686e8492896ebcb67c2e5bf4aa89525)
The testimonies of refugees can help raise awareness in society about the situation that millions of people suffer every day.
My experience as a volunteer was an eye-opener to the lived realities of thousands of refugees around the world. I understood the importance of our work to create spaces to meet and create a culture of peace and coexistence.
At the end of 2023 it was estimated that there were 117.3 million stories of lives forced to leave the place they lived in a forceful way due to persecution, conflict, violence, human rights’ violations, and other events that severely altered public order.
![Frontex The European Border and Coast Guard Agency celebrates two decades of unstoppable growth.](https://nonprofit.xarxanet.org/sites/nonprofit.xarxanet.org/files/styles/xn19_responsive_image/public/frontex_1.png?itok=2H02uoNY&c=d312be2c940aab63705953285032d0df)
The European Border and Coast Guard Agency celebrates two decades of unstoppable growth, marred by accusations of human rights violations and lack of transparency.
![ACNUR The European migration pact that questions the right to asylum and undermines human rights](https://nonprofit.xarxanet.org/sites/nonprofit.xarxanet.org/files/styles/xn19_responsive_image/public/refugiats_0.jpg?itok=pGTl3dkq&c=80553404a873f434f2a4112953face86)
Entities defending the rights of migrants and refugees criticize an agreement that strengthens border control and toughens reception conditions.
![Twitter @vonderleyen Ursula von der Leyen, Mark Rutte, Giorgia Meloni and Kaïs Saïed, during the signing of the agreement. Source: Twitter @vonderleyen](https://nonprofit.xarxanet.org/sites/nonprofit.xarxanet.org/files/styles/xn19_responsive_image/public/tunisia_0.jpg?itok=ONQOGQEF&c=5998c86205eaf107a3ffea3c8e16f756)
Human rights defender organizations criticize the Brussels pact and the Tunisian government for abandoning hundreds of sub-Saharan refugees at the borders with Libya and Algeria.
![Karlos Castilla. Karlos Castilla.](https://nonprofit.xarxanet.org/sites/nonprofit.xarxanet.org/files/styles/xn19_responsive_image/public/img-0286.jpg?itok=sQ_fA_7B&c=be08b534e252499dba6c3127892027ac)
The lead researcher at IDHC calls for a preventive approach to the movement of persons that will be caused by climate emergency.
![CC License The new migration regulation that is key to completing a new Migration and Asylum Pact in the European Union (EU).](https://nonprofit.xarxanet.org/sites/nonprofit.xarxanet.org/files/styles/xn19_responsive_image/public/pexels-chris-k-6578124_1.jpeg?itok=0ZNb2KCU)
Advocacy organizations for the rights of refugees are wary of the first step of the Migration and Asylum Pact in the European Union, agreed upon by European interior ministers.
![CC License The CCAR lament that the asylum system is overwhelmed.](https://nonprofit.xarxanet.org/sites/nonprofit.xarxanet.org/files/styles/xn19_responsive_image/public/ceuta_1_1.jpg?itok=iJzCzbYo&c=2f96e0293f57ba3ad53dec1a5407f5be)
The Catalan Commission for Action for Refugees (CCAR) demands more commitment from Spain in the protection of people who are persecuted in their countries of origin or residence.
![Project Hope. Syrian refugees light wood fires by night and burn plastic to stay warm. Many received medical services from DDD/MDM in a camp in Hatay on Friday, March 3, 2023.](https://nonprofit.xarxanet.org/sites/nonprofit.xarxanet.org/files/styles/xn19_responsive_image/public/0007_tur_hatay_jbuck_03_2023.jpg?itok=R0o0jS_A&c=48f71f636e1af1bf7911fc151040caed)
Adam Jacovou,Türkiye Country Director for Project HOPE reminds us of the still significant need of intervention to the ones who still suffer from the consequences of the earthquake.
A wide range of organizations across our society working in the service sector present a space to reflect on sports for refugees, a working day aligned with the International Day of Coexistence in Peace.