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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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A Message from UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie on World Refugee Day 2012

By On June 21, 2012 · Leave a Comment

For World Refugee Day 2012, UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie has written a special message to remind everyone that every individual refugee matters.

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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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Infographic: World Refugee Day By The Numbers

By On June 16, 2012 · Leave a Comment

World Refugee Day, June 20, is a time to reflect on the more than 15 million people around the world who have been forced from their countries by war, conflict and disaster.

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Photo Friday: Help Angelina Jolie Speak Out for Refugees on World Refugee Day

By On June 15, 2012 · 1 Comment

Help Angelina Jolie give a voice to refugees and displaced people around the world in time for World Refugee Day on June 20th

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Refugee Stories: Hawa’s Dilemma (Kenya)

By On June 13, 2012 · Leave a Comment

Hawa faced a dilemma: Stay in Ethiopia where she will surely die, or flee to Kenya, where she could provide a better future for her child? Watch her describe this difficult ordeal in her own words.

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