The UN has described it as a day that offers a chance to raise awareness of the plight of refugees around the world and of the efforts to protect their human rights.
News24 visited a group of refugees in Cape Town to find out what this day means to them.
It's a day to make the world know that refugees are people as well," she said.
"That is the day I would like to enjoy with my family, trying to explain to them what a refugee is.
As Cape Town's refugee community battles to survive each day, displaced families remain hopeful that the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees will offer them support to build a better life.
