June 20 is World Refugee Day - and this year is also the European Football Championship. Together with our cooperation partner UNHCR, the United Nations Refugee Agency, we combine both topics and ask: What does sport mean for refugees? Our guests are a Bundesliga coach, the former head of the Afghan national soccer team, Olympic athletes and others. And we will be showing two top matches live in the Documentation Center: England versus Denmark and Italy versus Spain. Look forward to exciting guests and exciting matches over beer and pretzels.
Program
17.30
Welcome
Dr. Gundula Bavendamm, Director of the Documentation Centre Flight, Expulsion, Reconciliation
Katharina Lumpp, Representative of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Germany, UNHCR
17.40
Khalida Popal, former captain of the Afghan national soccer team, on flight and sport, women's soccer and the situation in Afghanistan (English)
18.00
Kick-off England vs. Denmark
We show the match live in the Documentation Center.
18.50
England and Denmark: What is the situation for people seeking protection? We talk to UNHCR experts in the countries. (English)
19.00
Kick-off of the second half
20.00
We talk to Khalida Popal again about what soccer can mean for girls and young women. (English)
20.20
Alaa Maso, a refugee from Syria who has found protection in Germany and is competing at the Olympic Games for the second time in Paris, talks to us live from the European Swimming Championships in Belgrade.
20.30
Interview with Sven Spannekrebs, Olympic coach of Yusra Mardini (Netflix film "The Swimmers" and bestseller "Butterfly").
20.45
Daniel Thioune, coach of Fortuna Düsseldorf (Bundesliga 2), talks about the Bundesliga, integration and the power of sport in society.
21.00
Kick-off Italy vs. Spain
We show the game live in the documentation center.
21.50
Italy and Spain: What is the situation for people seeking protection? We talk to UNHCR experts in the countries. (English)
22.00
Kick-off of the second half
23.00
End of the event
You are invited to beer and pretzels!
FREE ADMISSION
An event in cooperation with UNHCR, the United Nations Refugee Agency.
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