Well-known singer and song-writer Alkinoos Ioannidis joins his voice with celebrities from around the world in a series of video messages supporting World Refugee Day 2014
Over twenty celebrities from around the world, including best-selling author Khaled Hosseini, actress Yao Chen, actress Diane Kruger, singer Juanes and singer and song-writer Alkinoos Ioannidis, have released a series of 30 second videos supporting refugees ahead of this year’s World Refugee Day on 20 June.
At a time when conflicts are forcing record numbers of people to flee their homes UNHCR is working with its Goodwill Ambassadors and other high profile supporters to tell refugee stories of courage and survival in a bid to bring more attention to the devastating impact of war on families.
UN High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres said:
“With violence uprooting more people than ever, we are facing unprecedented challenges protecting and helping them. We see the destruction of families and communities on a scale that is truly horrifying, and much more needs to be done to stop and resolve conflicts. These UNHCR supporters are helping us to tell the refugee story, a story of suffering, but also of extraordinary courage and resilience in the face of adversity.”
The celebrity videos, which are available from today for media organizations, are part of a coordinated campaign ahead of World Refugee Day, June 20th. They will be hosted on a website that will also feature hundreds of refugee stories, starting today, 2 June http://stories.unhcr.org.
The campaign for World Refugee Day 2014 in Greek is hosted on the website www.unhcr.gr/refugeestories. The website presents stories of refugees in Greece and Cyprus from the recent or remote past. It aims to raise awareness on the human story behind the statistics, a story that remains the same throughout time and space.
Kandara from Afghanistan, Rima from Syria, Kusha from Iran, Mohammed from Iraq and other refugees share with us their concerns, hopes and dreams. At the same time, people working with refugees, well-known personalities and members of the public participate in the campaign sharing their own experiences, testimonies and family memories. We encourage you to join them and share their stories - share your own story!
About the World Refugee Day videos
The video messages have been recorded in 13 different languages and all echo the same powerful words – “Let me tell you a story - the most urgent story of our time.” The videos are available for broadcast on various platforms, and have been placed with media around the world with the aim of echoing this message across borders and cultures to raise awareness and support for refugees.
About World Refugee Day, June 20 2014
On World Refugee Day, June 20, UNHCR commemorates the strength and resilience of the millions people around the world forced to flee their homes due to war or human rights abuses. In the past year unprecedented numbers of people are on the move.
This year UNHCR is asking people from all over the world to show their support for families forced to flee by sharing a refugee story. Members of the public can read, view and share refugee stories at stories.unhcr.org and also upload their own story
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