As the war in Ukraine continues, psychotherapists are concerned for the mental health and well-being of refugees. A partner provides stress relief from therapists and a support dog named Noir.
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For Joshua, a refugee who fled gang violence, protecting the threatened tropical forests of his host country, has become both a calling and a moral imperative. Since early in the COVID-19 pandemic, Joshua has been working as a forest ranger at a natural preserve in southeastern Guatemala. Thanks to a partnership with , FUNDAECO the NGO that runs the preserve, prioritizes the hiring of people like Joshua, who have been forced to leave their homes due to violence, targeted threats, or persecution. Joshua, who previously described himself as a nature beginner, now says handling snakes is one of the highlights of a job. about Joshuas personal transformation.
Ornella Banam escaped the civil war in Central African Republic in 2014, fleeing to Burkina Faso. She managed to continue her studies there but dropped out after her father died when she could no longer afford the fees. Last year, Banam was selected for the DAFI (Albert Einstein German Academic Refugee Initiative) scholarship programme, allowing her to return to higher education. The programme funded by the and partners is crucial to achieving the 15by30 goal, achieving 15 per cent higher education enrolment of refugees by 2030.
Dr. Angela Merkel, the former Federal Chancellor of Germany, accepted the 2022 at a special ceremony in Geneva, saying the prize was in honour of the countless people who lent a hand when large numbers of refugees arrived in Europe in 2015 and 2016. In reality, peoples lives happen locally, in cities and communities, she told the audience. And that is why I would like to thank the local politicians and employees in the municipalities in particular, as well as the many volunteers in organisations or those who provide individual assistance.
The Mbera Fire Brigade in Mauritania, is one of the winners of the 2022 Nansen Refugee Award, for their courage and tenacity in safeguarding lives, livelihoods and a local environment.
Aryan Sanghrajka, 18, (Ba), who fled Uganda in 1972 due to the forced expulsion of Asian residents.
Introducing the first trailer for #: a Netflix movie based on the remarkable journey of Goodwill Ambassador # and her sister Sara.
Five years after a Pulitzer-Prize winning photo made him the face of the Rohingya refugee crisis, a young refugee has himself.
Though women and children make up 81 per cent of the nearly 1.53 million refugees in Uganda, refugee settlement leadership has historically lacked womens representation. Cultural barriers, coupled with limited knowledge on rights and access to education, kept women from participating in decision-making processes. In 2018, began providing trainings for the women and youth of Adjumani and Yumbe districts, which host 30.1 per cent of Ugandas total refugee population. The trainings included instruction in literacy, numeracy, womens rights, leadership and life skills development, public speaking, debating and radio presentation. .
Jimmy Cliff shines a light on people forced to flee and partners with to create a portal to help refugees. Refugees continues Cliffs long tradition of penning thought-provoking anthems.
"We were surrounded by the Islamic State. And we had no weapons even to fight. We had nothing. We were left alone." Adiba Qasim has shown extraordinary courage and resilience. She narrowly escaped when her village was stormed by Islamic State militants who killed and enslaved thousands of Yazidis. This is her story.
Returning to northern Iraq in 2015, Adiba threw herself into humanitarian work, aiding survivors who had been enslaved by the militants. In this special bitesize episode she reflects on the horrors she witnessed, on battling survivors guilt, and on her motivation to help others.
Over the past year, parts of Afghanistan have become safer, but the country is in the grip of a humanitarian crisis. Here are five things to know about Afghanistan and how is trying to help.
Opened on 28 July 2012 and still home to 80,000 people, Zaatari refugee camp has become a symbol of the long-running Syrian refugee crisis. Read the full story from .
It was a miracle I survived that day. I was just lucky, it just wasnt my day to go. Giles Duley used to live the rocknroll life of a fashion photographer, but now travels the worlds war zones documenting the lives of those caught up in conflict. He stepped on a landmine while working in Afghanistan and lost three of his limbs, and very nearly his life. This is his story. Incredibly fortunate to be alive, few of Giles family and friends believed that he would work again after the accident. But he knew otherwise. Photographing Syrian refugees for UNHCR on the Greek islands, he found his way back into life and work. In this special bitesize episode, Giles Duley reflects on his drive to help others, tell life-changing stories, and on finding the strength to return from rock bottom. I always say it was those Syrian refugees that gave me my life back. Thats why my commitment to telling the stories of refugees is a personal one because I owe them everything. This is a BiteSize episode excerpt from S1-Episode 4.
Fatema is one of 80 players who took part in the recent inaugural UNITY EURO Cup, an eight-team tournament organised by UEFA, the Union of European Football Associations, and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, at the Colovray Stadium in Nyon, Switzerland. As a former striker for the Afghan national womens team, she played 15 games and scored five goals for her country before fleeing in the aftermath of the Talibans takeover in 2021. Each team consisted of a mix of refugee and national amateur players, both female and male.