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Somali Refugee Woman Weaving

Mariam

By On February 22, 2013 · Leave a Comment

The skills 40-year-old refugee Mariam gained and practiced for all of her life in Somalia are now her most useful resource to earn a living in Bokolmanyo refugee camp.

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Angelina Jolie: ‘My First UN Trip Changed My Life’

By On January 31, 2013 · Leave a Comment

“My first trip [with UNHCR] changed me completely. When I first traveled I was just a ridiculous crying mess,” says the Special Envoy.

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Photo Friday: New Exhibit about Refugees at UN Visitors Center

By On June 29, 2012 · Leave a Comment

A new traveling exhibition of photographs featured in a flagship UNHCR publication about refugees around the world has opened to the public at the United Nations building in New York.

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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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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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Infographic Contest: Answers Revealed!

By On March 21, 2012 · Leave a Comment

Thank you to all those who participated in the Infographic contest both on the blog and through USA for UNHCR’s Facebook Page.

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Photo Friday Infographic: How the UN is Helping (Plus a contest!)

By On March 16, 2012 · 1 Comment

Our friends at the UN Foundation shared this helpful infographic on leap day showing how UN agencies are making a better world through their work. Can YOU name all the agencies represented here?

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