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Khaled Hosseini’s World Refugee Day Speech 2012

By On July 2, 2012 · Leave a Comment

A special message about the meaning of World Refugee Day from UNHCR Goodwill Envoy Khaled Hosseini; re-posted with permission from The Khaled Hosseini Foundation

The global displacement crisis that we are witnessing today is often, and by necessity, described with numbers, statistics, percentages, estimations. And yet, at least for me, what sometimes lingers, what [...]

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CNN Video: Khaled Hosseini takes a close look at the plight of refugees

By On June 25, 2012 · Leave a Comment

Video: Author Khaled Hosseini discusses the challenges facing refugees around the world on CNN.

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Author Khaled Hosseini: “No one chooses to be a refugee”

By On June 18, 2012 · 1 Comment

Video: Acclaimed author of The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns lends his voice to UNHCR’s World Refugee Day global social advocacy campaign, “Dilemmas.”

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Announcing the #bluekey Tweetathon

By On June 9, 2011 · 3 Comments

Roya Hosseini of the Khaled Hosseini Foundation will be joining in a #bluekey Tweetathon on Monday, June 13, to raise awareness for the Blue Key campaign.

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Anyone Can Be a Refugee: Khaled Hosseini on the Blue Key

By On June 2, 2011 · 3 Comments

Khaled Hosseini, best-selling author of “The Kite Runner,” tells why he supports USA for UNHCR’s Blue Key campaign. As he puts it, anyone could be a refugee.

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International Refugee Crisis Unprecedented But Not on Public’s Radar

By On May 18, 2011 · Leave a Comment

New poll reveals that most Americans don’t know what a refugee is, significantly underestimate the size of the refugee population, and vastly overestimate funding for the UN Refugee Agency.

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Khaled Hosseini, “Kite Runner” author, to Speak with Radio Stations Across the Country

By On May 17, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Khaled Hosseini, author of best-selling books “The Kite Runner” and “A Thousand Splendid Suns” will be making a radio tour tomorrow morning to discuss the UN Refugee Agency and our Blue Key campaign.

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