Destructive conflicts and persecutions uproot thousands of people from their homes and countries every year. According to the United Nations, every minute, 20 people are forced to leave everything behind and avoid conflict and war.

World Refugee Day 2020: Stories of the people who got displaced from their own countries

World Refugee Day 2020: Global displacement double in a decade

United Nations' World Refugee Day on Saturday (June 20), will be the same as every day for Marwan Kuwaik, a 70-year-old Palestinian in Gaza, who will be focused on trying to eke out a living by selling snack food on the street. This year's event is aimed at reminding the world that everyone, including refugees, can contribute to society, the U.N. said on its website.

On World Refugee Day, Palestinian tries to scrape by in Gaza