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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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Refugee Stories: Qubra & Pervez, Afghanistan

By On May 2, 2012 · Leave a Comment

Video: Qubra and her son, Pervez, fled Afghanistan after losing most of their family to the war with the Taliban.

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Refugee Stories: Selay Ghaffar, Afghanistan

By On April 18, 2012 · Leave a Comment

Selay, age 28, was forced to leave her home in Afghanistan in the 1980′s and lived with her family as a refugee in Iran and then in Pakistan. Now she works with Afghan women and girls who are victims of violence.

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Photo Friday: Qubra & Pervez (Plus Video)

By On October 14, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Qubra and her son Pervez fled Afghanistan after Pervez was detained and tortured before being warned by the Taliban never to return to his home country.

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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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Welcome to Geneva, Part 3

By On May 31, 2011 · 1 Comment

Meet Aurvasi Patel. Aurvasi has recently arrived to HQ after spending four and half years working for the Agency in Afghanistan. Her resume boasts posts from all over the globe — Hong Kong, Vietnam, Tajikistan, Sri Lanka, Bosnia…the list goes on.

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