My search for safety

My search for safety

At an art event attended by UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi, Mexican artist Karina speaks about her experience of becoming a refugee after fleeing domestic violence in her home country. ©UNHCR/Michelle Siu In her own words, Karina recounts what she...
Central America

Central America

Crisis in Central America Uncontrolled gang violence and exploitation forces thousands to flee their homes in Central America. In the hills above the Honduran capital Tegucigalpa, vacant houses indicate the scale of forced displacement from neighbourhoods controlled...
Fleeing gangs, Salvadoran tailors make new life in Mexico

Fleeing gangs, Salvadoran tailors make new life in Mexico

TAPACHULA, Mexico, Oct 23 (UNHCR)—Alfonso*, his wife and their three children live in just one sweltering room in southern Mexico, the large sewing machine in the middle of the floor a reminder of the livelihood they left behind when they fled gang violence in El...

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