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Big day for Rene & Shalom! They're off to Kenya to study Accounting & Software Engineering, thanks to the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program & USIU-Africa.
They're eager to excel & make a difference in their communities!
Wishing them success on this exciting adventure! ✈️📚
Refugees with disabilities are among the most vulnerable, and access to humanitarian assistance can be challenging for many of them.
We make sure they are not left behind🫂
Rohingya Refugee Response UN in Bangladesh
'Whether aiding one person or a group of thirty to fifty people in need, I'm delighted to be a small part of their life journey.'
This Philadelphia grocery store owner brings #HopeAwayFromHome to refugees who fled war in Ukraine. bit.ly/3sB3gcJ
'I have always viewed education as the door that opens opportunities for any individual.'
Through his inspiring journey, change-maker, Peter-King is promoting tertiary #education for refugees.
Read about the impact he's making. 👇🏾
#WithRefugees
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“Once a UNV, always a UNV at heart”
UNHCR Ethiopia Representative Andrew Mbogori, a former UNV himself, met with Executive Coordinator UN Volunteers, Toily Kurbanov to enhance their partnership.
In Ethiopia, UN Volunteers serve refugees even in the most remote areas.
'Now that I have more space and resources to explore my passion, maybe one day I'll become a famous artist' - Nyehoth, from South Sudan.
Find out how funding from Education Cannot Wait is rekindling hopes in Dadaab refugee camp.
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Empowering refugee girls through sports.
We had a great time with young girls from Judo For Peace in South Africa, celebrating International Women's Day. These young #Judokas continue to inspire focus, respect, courage, discipline & patience. #Throwback 🏅🥋
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency
#Sports
Anyone else got that #FridayFeeling ?
UNHCR believes that sport can have a transformational impact on young refugees. For Sudanese refugee Malka Kalo in Kakuma refugee camp, football talent and education could unlock doors for her future 💫
“I am grateful to have met with asylum-seekers, refugees and internally displaced people. Their stories of courage have deeply impressed me.'
UNHCR's RuvenMenik concludes her first mission to Central America and Mexico.
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Today, amidst escalating conflicts and crises worldwide, hope is needed more than ever.
We're working to ensure refugees and displaced people can find safety and #HopeAwayFromHome .