Born with a rare hormone deficiency, Omar’s treatment stopped when his family fled Syria. Resettlement is his only hope to start growing again.
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Hegyeshalom, Hungary “Every month we had to go to Baghdad to get my son’s eyes treated. When we went for his last appointment, the hospital was very crowded so we decided to go back to the...
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MAE LA CAMP, Thailand, Sept 29 (UNHCR) – They live by the motto, Be Prepared, as members of the Utah Boy Scouts of America Troop. But nothing could have prepared them for the rush of emotions th...
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I want to begin this refugee series with a post from the summer of 2014. This is Muhammad, who I first met last year in Iraqi Kurdistan. At the time, he had just fled the war in Syria and was working...
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“Don’t forget about the people of the tents,” says Hany Al Moliya in his poetic manner. The 21-year-old from the Syrian city of Homs taught himself English, and used to write poetry...
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TONGOGARA, Zimbabwe, July 7 (UNHCR) – After fleeing his home in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and seeking safety in Zimbabwe, the last thing 20-year-old Joel Tshite ever expected was the...
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Bangkok, Thailand, 1 July (UNHCR) - A rainy day may seem very depressive for most people but not for Moo Ra Win, 21 years old single mother and her two young children who are going to resettle in the...
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Actress Kristin Davis travelled with UNHCR to Uganda to meet refugees from South Sudan. She visited Rhino Base Camp settlement, Nguara in northern Uganda.
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Laban had to leave everything behind.
Laban, 19 years old: “My mother taught me how to tailor. Then I was also able to attend a school where I learned more skills and now I sew better than she d...
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