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DESCRIPTION:Who: Valentino Achak Deng, former “Lost Boy” of Sudan and subject of 
 What Is the What by Dave Eggers; Khaled Hosseini, Afghan American novelist 
 and physician; author of The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns; 
 Philippe Lavanchy, Americas Bureau Director, Office of the United Nations 
 High Commissioner for Refugees\n\n\nEvent: Join the World Affairs Council 
 of Northern California as it teams up with UNHCR to celebrate World Refugee 
 Day in San Francisco.  Over the past five years the global refugee 
 population has fallen by one third and now stands at the lowest level since 
 1980, comprising 8.4 million people.  A total of 1.1 million refugees went 
 home voluntarily in 2005, including 725,000 to Afghanistan and 70,000 to 
 Liberia, and only 136,000 new refugees fled to neighboring states in 2005 
 – the smallest number for 29 years.  Despite the huge number of Afghans 
 who continue to return home, they remain the largest refugee group, with 
 1.9 million scattered across 72 countries.  Sudanese refugees compose the 
 second largest group, comprising almost 700,000 people.  And a growing 
 number of civilians uprooted by violence who remained in their own 
 countries – the group known as internally displaced persons (or IDPs) – 
 is also cause for concern.  We are very pleased to host both Khaled 
 Hosseini and Valentino Achak Deng as representatives from the Afghani and 
 Sudanese refugee groups, respectively, and Philippe Lavanchy of UNHCR to 
 bring attention to the plight of the millions of refugees who continue to 
 live in terrible situations around the world and to celebrate the human 
 spirit.  Co-sponsored by the United Nations High Commission for Refugees 
 (UNHCR), United Nations Association – San Francisco Chapter, United 
 Nations Association – East Bay Chapter, Stacey’s Bookstore, Human 
 Rights Watch, and Global Exchange.\n\nAdmission Costs: Council members, 
 cosponsors, and students: $10; Nonmembers: $20\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2007/06/15/18427712.php
SUMMARY:"Celebrating World Refugee Day: Honoring Refugees Around the World"
LOCATION:Fairmont Hotel\n950 Mason St.\nSan Francisco, CA 94108
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2007/06/15/18427712.php
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