Reggae legend Jimmy Cliff releases new album titled ‘Refugees’
By UNHCR With its message of peace, love and humanity, ‘Refugees’ is also a call to action. With a career stretching back over 50 years, Jamaican musician Jimmy Cliff is often known as the “Grandfather of Reggae”. Now the 78-year-old is using his first album in over a...
New York market serves up food that showcases the city’s rich cultural heritage
By Sarah Schafer in New York Many of the nearly 100 vendors at the Queens Night Market have refugee backgrounds. When Sokhita Sok decided to sell her favorite Cambodian food, a curry dish served in a banana leaf called fish amok, at a night market in New York,...
Ukrainian village torn apart by war begins long process of rebuilding
By Victoria Andrievska and Saorlaith Ni Bhroin in Kyiv | 11 August 2022 In the quiet rural village of Nalyvaikivka on the outskirts of Kyiv, locals are sifting through the debris of their destroyed homes, hoping to salvage whatever they can. Others gather at garden...