Invitation: World Refugee Day, 20 June, Vienna: UNHCR Spokesperson and author Melissa Fleming reads from her new book Doaa – A Hope More Powerful than the Sea (in German)

World Refugee Day, observed on 20 June, is dedicated to raising awareness across the world about people who are forced to flee. On this occasion, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees invites you to a public reading followed by an audience discussion with Melissa Fleming and the book’s protagonist, Doaa al Zamel. 

The reading and discussion will be in German.

Time: 20 June 2017, 19:00 hours
Venue: Hauptbücherei am Gürtel, Urban-Loritz-Platz 2a, 1070 Vienna

Opening remarks (in English) by United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed.
Moderator: Thomas Seifert, Wiener Zeitung, Deputy Editor-in-Chief

Attendance is free of charge.