South Sudan actor played dead to save his life

South Sudan actor played dead to save his life

Abducted by gunmen as he fled, Moses had to draw on all his skills and experience to cheat death. BIDIBIDI, Uganda – Moses knew the routine at the armed checkpoints that straddled his road south to safety: when the gunmen demand you join their ranks, politely decline,...
Hungarian volunteers offer warm welcome for refugees

Hungarian volunteers offer warm welcome for refugees

Meals, advice, shelter — and smiles — provided to those fearing only cold shoulders. The kitchens of the John Wesley Theological College resound to the clatter of pans and the chopping of vegetables. Hungarian staff are making meals not only for their own students....
Art therapy helps a boy with PTSD from war

Art therapy helps a boy with PTSD from war

A bogeyman haunts the recurring nightmares of six-year-old Miguel,* who was born and spent his earliest years in a conflict-ravaged corner of Colombia. Now resettled in Canada, he picks up modeling clay at an art therapy session and makes a cage. With delicately...
As beloved imam’s hope for peace live on

As beloved imam’s hope for peace live on

For decades, Imam Moussa Bawa worked with Italian nun Sister Maria Concetta to help refugees of all faiths to live in peace. On his death, his successor pledges to continue his work. When they welcomed newborn babies in this town in Democratic Republic of the Congo...
UN Summit commits to protect refugee, migrant rights

UN Summit commits to protect refugee, migrant rights

NEW YORK – At a high-level UN Summit in New York today, the governments of 193 countries adopted key commitments to enhance protection for millions of people who have been forcibly displaced and are otherwise on the move around the world. Amidst record levels of...
Cate Blanchett, Kit Harington & stars in refugee video

Cate Blanchett, Kit Harington & stars in refugee video

In the moment they flee, refugees cast a last desperate look around their homes and grab a few vital possessions to take into exile. Highlighting their harrowing choices, UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Cate Blanchett today launched a powerful video, supporting UNHCR’s...
A Syrian family starts over in Canada

A Syrian family starts over in Canada

Wearing earplugs and protective gloves, Kevork Eleyjian hauls glued-wood veneers to a large machine on a noisy factory floor, shaping thin composite sheets into curved seats. The 28-year-old is among 15 Syrian refugees starting their lives over with jobs at the...
The kindness of strangers

The kindness of strangers

Mohammad and Sahar sat across the aisle from one another, each with a son and daughter to care for during the 13-hour flight. Refugees from Syria, they had never been on a plane before. This life-changing journey would take them on four in as many days. Behind them...

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