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We tried to flee to Jordan but were denied entry as the border was and continues to be closed to Palestinians from Syria. Instead we managed to find refuge in Lebanon…
Baudouin appreciates the opportunity to further his schooling as one day he would like to be a nurse so he can help those who suffer.
Sinikka was only 8 years-old when she was sent to Sweden in 1944, and separated from parents and grandparents…
Actress and model Chermarn Boonyasak shares a refugee story that really moved me. This is the story of May Toke…
Thang feared that he would be forced to join an army that was killing his own people. He fled with his mother to Thailand…
Margarita tells the story of professor Nelson Pajaro, who was displaced himself but implemented a project that gave training to children…
The ceremony featured a keynote speech on video by UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie and musical performances by Maher Zain, Rokia Traore and Rodrigo y Gabriela…
My UNHCR bio reads like many other colleagues, but my identity is rooted in my parent’s experience as survivors of the Holocaust.
"We were a respected family that had built a good life in Sarajevo. We had a house and an apartment in Sarajevo. But war is indiscriminate and we lost it all."
Radonja went from being a governmental official to cigarette seller in a matter of days; yet she perseveres and is determined to rebuild her shattered life…
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