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British novelist Marina Lewycka was born in a refugee camp in Kiel, Germany after World War II…
Amina’s son had a turbulent beginning in life, the family hopes that his story will continue peacefully…
Supermodel Alek Wek meets Naomi, a grandmother who lost three sons in the conflict…
By the time he was found in a jungle in southern Thailand, this teenager was so weak he couldn’t even wave away the flies and mosquitoes that covered his body.
Film producer Eric Jankowsky met Olympic athlete Lopez Lomong, and is impressed by his incredible strength, resilience and true love for life.
American actress Kat Graham meets Abu’s family. His family still manages to smile and laugh despite the sadness…
Supermodel and former refugeeAlek Wek was inspired by returnees’ determination; there was still so much hope and pride…
Vampire Diaries star Kat Graham made an emotional visit to Syrian refugee families in Jordan.
She was only 14 and supposed to come home after a few months to celebrate the Christmas with her family. In the end, they didn’t see each other for six years.
“Fleeing so quickly, with no belongings, and arriving in a country, a town that you don’t know, where you don’t understand what’s going on. At my age, it’s awful.”
Khaled Hosseini set up The Khaled Hosseini Foundation, providing shelters to Afghan refugees; Sirajuddin, one of those refugees, tells his story…
I am proud to live in a free country, and strive to welcome people from any background, to allow them the freedoms and self-actualisation we allow ourselves to have.
“In North Korea, I lived for Kim Jong Il. In England I live for myself”. This is a statement made by a student I was teaching English to, whilst training and developing myself as an English teacher.
Life has been difficult for me, but my experiences have made me stronger. Being young and a woman, it isn’t easy to find your place in a new community.
But I’ve learned to be proud to be Eritrean. Until you are aware of it, you don’t realize how important it is to belong to something
Juliana was born in the Dominican Republic. But she can’t vote, get married, travel abroad, get a formal job, open a bank account…
German-born British writer Judith Kerr tells her own refugee story; she escaped from Hitler’s Germany when she was a child…
‘As I watch, figures appear out of the darkness, bent double under sacks… moving past us like heavy ghosts”. AA Gill goes among the Syrian refugees in Jordan’s Zaatari Camp.
After receiving the Nansen Refugee Award, Butterflies shared their experiences in Spain, London and Brussels…
“Buildings have been destroyed, we lost everything, we came with nothing except the clothes we were wearing.”
When he tells his story, Wasil bursts into tears. Later his wife tells us that he didn’t stop crying all the way down from Homs to the border.
Actor and UNHCR High Profile Supporter David Morrissey travelled to Jordan to see UNHCR’s frontline work for Syrian refugees.
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