Human Stories
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Colombian trans woman makes advocating for displaced LGBTIQ+ people her life purpose
17 May 2023María Victoria works tirelessly to protect the rights of internally displaced LGBTIQ+ people in Chocó, Colombia.
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Widowed Sudanese mother endures four-day route to safety in Egypt
2 May 2023With no time to mourn her husband and no clear plan, Arafa fled Khartoum with her two young children in a desperate bid to escape the deadly clashes and reach safety.
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Leaving no one behind in the BARMM region
4 Apr 2023How can a simple document change a person’s life? For Genevie, her newly-acquired birth certificate is key to new hopes and dreams.
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Twelve years on, Syrian refugees face deepening debt and hunger
15 Mar 2023As their displacement drags on and host countries struggle with multiple crises, Syrian refugees around the region are slipping further into poverty.
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One year on, volunteers in Poland are still doing all they can for Ukrainian refugees
22 Feb 2023Volunteer known as “Our Lady of Krakow” is among many concerned citizens in Poland who continue to show solidarity with refugees from neighbouring Ukraine.
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Makariv musician finds solace in singing amidst the tragedy of war
20 Feb 2023In a small town on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, the strumming of a guitar can be heard from the street. This town on the riverbank, Like a flash of magical torches, Warms the soul like the flame of a candle, It’s called simply… simply Makariv On the other side […]
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Vital aid reaches Syrian quake survivors who – again – have lost everything
10 Feb 2023UNHCR delivers assistance to families left homeless by the disaster, while reopening of aid route to northwest Syria offers hope to those already displaced during country’s 12-year crisis.
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Community volunteer helps build better futures for the Sama Bajau through birth registration
3 Feb 2023In one of the registration days in the municipality of Patikul in Sulu, we see Norina Sampang providing support to Sama Bajau parents who have queued to register the birth of their children. At the age of 28, Norina has been volunteering at the barangay hall to help Sama Bajaus […]
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Lifting a barrier to education through birth registration
4 Jan 2023When Arsida Basari enrolled her daughter—also named Arsida—in elementary school, the teacher asked for the child’s birth certificate, the most basic form of civil documentation in the Philippines. However, like many members of the Sama Bajau indigenous group that she belongs to, Arsida had not been able to secure a […]
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Abandoned hospital gets new life as a home for Ukrainian refugees in Bulgaria
23 Dec 2022When Nata Ellis, a tech entrepreneur originally from Odesa, first heard about the deserted hospital in her adopted city of Plovdiv in Bulgaria, she could already see its potential as a shelter for refugees forced to flee the war in Ukraine. There was no water or electricity, and the interior […]