June 20 is recognized by the United Nations as International Refugee Day to raise awareness of the plight of the refugees around the world.

The conference for policy-makers, media representatives and NGOs will focus on refugee policies from 1933 to the present day.

Elizabeth Holtzman, who is the subject of an IWitness activity, is among four Homeland Security advisory council members who resigned in protest of the U.S. government’s policy of separating children from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border.