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Happy International Day of Peace

By On September 21, 2012 · 1 Comment

Music Video: “Dear Mr. Peace” brings together the vibrant voices of refugees living in Dadaab refugee camp, in a call-out to action for Peace One Day.

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Beautiful Music Video Starring Refugees

By On June 9, 2012 · Leave a Comment

UNHCR partners FilmAid have released a rockin’, beautiful and incredibly moving music video for the hit single ‘A Heavy Abacus’ by The Joy Formidable.

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Photo Friday: Dadaab Refugee Complex

By On June 1, 2012 · Leave a Comment

Did you know that 80% of today’s refugees live in the developing world? This photo shows the world’s largest refugee camp, located in northeast Kenya.

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Photo Friday: 61st Anniversary of UNHCR

By On December 16, 2011 · Leave a Comment

This week, we celebrated a special day — the 61st anniversary of the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR)!

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Dadaab: Walking the fine line between helping refugees and risking lives

By On December 13, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Increased insecurity means UNCHR staff are risking their lives to help the refugees in the Horn of Africa. Fortunately, the refugees themselves are pitching in.

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Somali Refugees Learn to Live Together in New Tented Town Rising in Kenya

By On September 22, 2011 · Leave a Comment

In the new Ifo extension of the Dadaab refugee complex, a community is being created. Water, schools, and pickup soccer games bring together those who lost everything.

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Hope wins out as Somali refugee heads to Salt Lake City for a new life

By On September 13, 2011 · Leave a Comment

After 20 years in a refugee camp in Kenya, a Somali man and his family are resettling to the United States – one example of how UNHCR is helping refugees open the door to a better life.

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