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Khaled Hosseini Visits a Refugee Camp in Uganda
By Khaled Hosseini, award-winning author and UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador. Looking over the shoulder of Gladys, a young South Sudanese refugee flicking through a frayed album of old family photos, my mind flashes back to ...![Mother Opani and daughter find safety in Uganda](http://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/RF294007_20170307-1326-_DAZ8167-DA-2.jpg)
Mother Opani and daughter find safety in Uganda
When Opani Lilias was met by UNHCR aid workers at the Ugandan border, she had been walking for a week straight with her daughter Brenda swaddled to her chest. Carrying only a small suitcase, ...![‘Sea Prayer’ – by Khaled Hosseini, UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador](http://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/sea-prayer-watch-now-image.jpg)
‘Sea Prayer’ – by Khaled Hosseini, UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador
‘SEA PRAYER’ WRITTEN BY KHALED HOSSEINI, UNHCR GOODWILL AMBASSADOR My dear Marwan In the long summers of childhood, when I was a boy the age you are now, your uncles and I spread our ...![3 Holiday Gifts That Will Transform Refugee Lives](http://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/UNHCR-blanket-3.jpg)
3 Holiday Gifts That Will Transform Refugee Lives
With the refugee crisis that has shaken the globe in 2016, the holidays mark a special opportunity to make a difference in the life of a refugee. That is why UNHCR makes it easy ...![A Syrian Family Finds Acceptance for their Disabled Children through Canadian Resettlement](http://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/shamsa_family.jpg)
A Syrian Family Finds Acceptance for their Disabled Children through Canadian Resettlement
By Erla Cabrera, Ottawa, Canada – 24 April 2017 A Syrian mother recalls the warm welcome received upon her family’s arrival Thanks to the warm welcome and 24-hour care provided by a group of ...![6 Things Canadian Sponsors Love About Meeting Syrian Refugees](http://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/UNHCR-Annie-Sakkab-Leyland-Cecco-Peterborough-Canada.jpg)
6 Things Canadian Sponsors Love About Meeting Syrian Refugees
Arriving in a new country can be a scary experience, but when Najwa and Reyad Al Hamoud arrived in Canada they were greeted with jumps of joy. Elaine Hofer, one of the Al Hamoud ...![South Sudan: 3 Years of Civil War](http://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/RF294217_20170309-1715-_DAZ0303-DA-1-1080x675.jpg)
South Sudan: 3 Years of Civil War
This past December marked three years since the beginning of South Sudan’s latest civil war. Before December 2013, over 115,000 South Sudanese people were classified as refugees or asylum-seekers. Three years later, that number ...![Family torn apart by war in Syria find sanctuary in Greece](http://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/28022017-Achilleas-Zavallis-1.jpg)
Family torn apart by war in Syria find sanctuary in Greece
After losing a son and her husband back in Syria, Falak fled with her two surviving sons. Now, they have finally found a space to heal in Greece. Falak Kourini lost a son and ...![Refugees fleeing South Sudan tops 1.5 million](http://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/UNHCR-Michele-Sibiloni-ssudanese-refugees-kuluba-transit-centre.jpg)