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An education, multiplied
The 2015 Nansen Refugee Award goes to an Afghan schoolteacher who has transformed the lives of a thousand refugee girls in Pakistan.
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Education and the future for Afghan refugees
Refugee children in Pakistan often struggle to access quality education. But that's exactly what they need to one day rebuild their country.
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Finding Refuge in Music
When the bullets began flying in Bangui, Simplice fled on his crutches. At Mpoko Airport, he found safety – and several fellow musicians.
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Music for peace
When Alaa fled war in Syria he refused to be separated from his violin. Little did he know his musical talent would become his lifeline.
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Abandoned at sea
Smugglers cast 5,000 desperate souls adrift on the Andaman Sea. Survivors spoke to UNHCR about their terrifying ordeal.
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A Lonely Birth
For Syrian mothers living as refugees in Iraq's Kurdistan region, a birth is an addition to the family and a reminder of happier times.
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An Unhappy Union
Sadia was barely a teenager when she fled the war in Central African Republic. Now 14, she has married – and been cast out by her husband.
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The unbreakable Khaled
At age 15, he lost both arms and his mother in a horrific mortar blast. Still, the young Syrian refugee is intent on living life to the fullest.
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Sowing hope in Calais
Three French volunteers – a pensioner, a painter and an architecture student – bring Wi-Fi, art and shelter to refugees and migrants.