The UNHCR launched the 'Until Everyone is Safe' campaign, which urges young people to defend asylum rights. The initiative argues that safety rights extend beyond just avoiding war, emphasizing that the right to seek safety includes the legal right to work, access health care, pursue an education, and live with dignity. The campaign challenges stereotypes against refugees and frames asylum as a shared global good. France 24's Mark Owen spoke with Eujin Byun, the Global Spokesperson for the UNHCR, regarding the launch.

The campaign coincides with World Refugee Day, celebrated on June 20. The day was originally known as African Refugee Day before the United Nations General Assembly officially declared it an international day. It was first celebrated globally on June 20, 2001, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees. World Refugee Day celebrates the resilience of displaced people.

According to a UNHCR report, global forced displacement numbers have dropped for the first time in a decade, though the situation remains severe. The Global Trends Report showed that global refugee numbers fell by three percent in 2025 to 41.6 million. During that year, 5.4 million people fled to other countries to escape violence and persecution.

Return numbers are high, but conditions for returnees are often difficult. In 2025, 14.7 million displaced people returned to their areas or countries of origin, including 4.4 million refugees and 10.3 million internally displaced people. Sharp increases in refugee returns were recorded in Afghanistan, Sudan, and Syria. These returns were the second highest since records began 60 years ago. Additionally, nearly 46,000 stateless people acquired citizenship across 24 countries in 2025.

Displacement numbers are rising due to specific conflicts, with over 117 million people in the world having been forcibly displaced. UNHCR claims unique operational scope, working in over 128 different countries. In 2025, the agency delivered 9,000 tents, 381,000 million blankets, and 462,000 sleeping mats. Filippo Grandi serves as the UN High Commissioner for refugees.