Urgent action needed to address child statelessness

Urgent action needed to address child statelessness

Nov 3 (UNHCR) – Thirteen-year-old Joe Hullman dreams of playing baseball in his native Dominican Republic. But because he has no birth certificate or identity papers, he scavenges instead for scrap metal at the San Pedro de Macoris municipal dump. Half a world away in...
The Kids Foraging for a Future

The Kids Foraging for a Future

Joe Hullman looks you in the eye and speaks in Spanish with a calm authority that belies his 13 years. “I am on vacation,” he says, referring to his school’s summer break, before stepping over the carcass of an unidentifiable animal and using a stick to poke and prod...
Ongoing Myanmar conflict traps villagers in crossfire

Ongoing Myanmar conflict traps villagers in crossfire

MYITKYINA, Myanmar, Oct 28 (UNHCR)—Htoi Pan vividly recalls the moment when the fighter jets streaked across the sky over her village in northern Myanmar, piercing the calm of that late June morning. A former resident of Sumprabum in Kachin state, Htoi Pan, in her...
As War Drags on, Athletes Cry Foul

As War Drags on, Athletes Cry Foul

They were at the top of their game when fighting shook the Central African Republic. Now living as refugees, six stars wonder if they’ll ever compete at that level again. Martial was a national champion in karate. William won medals as a high-jumper. Nadine, Teddy,...

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