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Baw Meh dreams of a safer future for her grandchildren

Baw Meh dreams of a safer future for her grandchildren

Jun 1, 2016 | Featured Story

Baw Meh, 78 years old: “I got married very young. My parents arranged it. We never saw each other before the wedding. He said, you’re very slim, and I said, you’re handsome and manly. We laughed but after those first words we were shy to walk together. We had good...

Angelina Jolie Pitt on World Refugee Day 2015

Jun 24, 2015 | Video

“We are here for a simple reason: This region is at the epicentre of a global crisis. Nearly 60 million people are displaced from their homes. That is one in every 122 people on our planet. Our world has never been richer or healthier or more advanced. Yet never...
Millions mark World Refugee Day at events across the globe

Millions mark World Refugee Day at events across the globe

Jun 20, 2015 | News Releases

GENEVA, June 20 (UNHCR)—Across the world millions marked World Refugee Day on Saturday with joyful and celebratory events in sharp contrast to gloomy statistics showing spiraling global conflict and persecution have led to record numbers of people fleeing their homes....

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