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Democratic Republic of the Congo: Helping the Displaced Posted by: unhcr
Video duration: 211 seconds Clashes in Democratic Republic of the Congo's North Kivu province continues to force people to flee. The violence in the eastern province has also hampered efforts to bring aid to the most needy, with some roads and entire villages cut off by fighting. The displaced are in need of shelter and UNHCR is now constructing new camps. Related: camps, conflict, congo, displaced, kivu, refugees, war |
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Re: Re:"Give Refugees a Hand" Posted by: unhcr
Video duration: 78 seconds Give refugees a hand! For each original video uploaded, $5 will be donated for refugees. Please take a moment to upload a video of you and your friends making the "protecting hands" symbol. UNHCR protect refugees worldwide. It's a simple way to get involved! Related: world, day, deng, donation, friends, hands, luol, nba, news, protection, refugee, refugees, sports, unhcr |
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Angelina Jolie returns to Chad Posted by: unhcr
Video duration: 206 seconds Angelina Jolie braved a violent sandstorm to visit refugees in eastern Chad. There, she was able to see how the security situation has deteriorated in the region since she last visited about three years ago. Help UNHCR celebrate World Refugee Day on June 20 -Make a donation, please visit www.unhcr.org/give -Get information, get involved! please visit www.unhcr.org/getinv olved Related: angelina, chad, jolie, refugees, unhcr |
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Displaced in Northern Iraq Posted by: unhcr
Video duration: 226 seconds There are an estimated 4.2 million uprooted people in Iraq - more than in any other country in the world. The flow of people to neighbouring states and individual governorates is becoming too great a burden. The northern region of Iraq has become the destination of choice for those who have little money, but entry is restricted. Related: assistance, displaced, donate, iraq, refugees, repatriation, unhcr, war |
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Somalia: People Smuggling Posted by: unhcr
Video duration: 222 seconds Despite the risks desperate people are willing to pay smugglers to help them escape violence or poverty. Related: analysis, commentary, documentary, news |
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Zalmaï's perspective: The plight of Afghan returnees Posted by: unhcr
Video duration: 220 seconds A former refugee himself, the Afghan photographer Zalmai has a unique perspective on the plight of refugees and returnees. Recently he visited Kunduz and offered his insights in this video. Related: un, afghanistan, agency, displaced, news, photographer, protection, refugee, refugees, repatriation, solution, un, unhcr |
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RefugeeCam Posted by: unhcr
Video duration: 179 seconds The UN refugee agency took part in the innovative online project called Pangea day. These images are filmed directly from refugees. Listen and watch what refugees have to say. Related: pangea, world, afghanistan, chad, day, eritrea, families, people, personal, real, refugee, refugees, stories, sweden, unhcr |
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Afghanistan: Life on the Edge Posted by: unhcr
Video duration: 216 seconds More than 5 million Afghans have returned to their homeland since the fall of the Taliban regime in 2001. But growing insecurity threatens the gains the country has made since then. While the refugees have returned with high hopes, they have found that harsh realities await them. Related: afghanistan, news, refugees, taliban, unhcr |
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Carly, a refugee's story Posted by: unhcr
Video duration: 435 seconds Carly is forced to flee her home and leave everything behind. All alone, she sets out to find help in other lands. She encounters the Stone-eaters, Smoky-crows, and Silk-tails. But none of them will help her because she is "strange and different from them." "Where will Carly find the safety and warmth of a new family? Related: carly, displaced, refugee, unhcr |
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Desperation in the Mediterranean Posted by: unhcr
Video duration: 309 seconds As the Mediterranean tourist season draws to a close, another deadly season of maritime people smuggling also ends. This season as in year's past, thousands of people have risked their lives to reach Europe by sea from North Africa. Many are simply trying to escape poverty, but others are fleeing conflict or persecution. Related: analysis, commentary, documentary, news |
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Learning as a refuge Posted by: unhcr
Video duration: 208 seconds In Colombia, the decades-long conflict makes getting an education nearly impossible for those displaced by the violence. In rural areas, families are constantly on the move. Children often miss class and find it hard to catch up. Now there are efforts to help displaced youngsters get a proper education and to offer them a haven from the conflict. Related: children, colombia, displaced, ecuador, persecution, refugees, war |
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"Experience Darfur" in Trafalgar Square Posted by: unhcr
Video duration: 228 seconds On June 17, an exhibit dubbed "Experience Darfur," opened on Trafalgar Square, in London. The square was turned into a mock refugee camp for a day to highlight the plight of hundreds of thousands of people displaced by conflict in Sudan's Darfur region. Related: world, darfur, day, hands, life, london, protection, real, refugee, refugees, shelter, sudan, trafalgar, un, unhcr |
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Angelina Jolie responds to "Give Refugees a Hand" Posted by: unhcr
Video duration: 33 seconds Since early 2001, renowned American actress Angelina Jolie has traveled the world as a Goodwill Ambassador to UNHCR, The UN Refugee Agency. On World Refugee Day, she pays tribute to the forcibly uprooted and to the people who protect them. Related: angelina, world, actress, day, displaced, hands, hollywood, jolie, refugee, solutions, unhcr |
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"Experience Darfur" Posted by: unhcr
Video duration: 190 seconds Londoners are given the chance to see the world through the eyes of refugees. CNN's Sasha Herriman reports. Related: world, cnn, darfur, day, displaced, hands, london, news, protection, refugee, refugees, report, trafalgar, unhcr |
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Sri Lanka : Decades of Displacement Posted by: unhcr
Video duration: 248 seconds Each day the conflict in Sri Lanka forces more families to flee their homes. More than 300,000 people have been displaced in the last year alone. UNHCR is attempting to help the newly displaced and those who have been uprooted for years. Related: conflict, displaced, idps, lanka, refugees, sri, war |
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Fallujah, Iraq: Life in Limbo Posted by: unhcr
Video duration: 284 seconds Despite a decrease in violence in Iraq, millions of people remain displaced. This is the story of 50 displaced families living in a former hospital in the central Iraqi city of Fallujah. Related: displaced, documentary, fallujah, film, iraq, iraqis, real, refugees, short, stories, unhcr, war |
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Somalia: Displaced by war Posted by: unhcr
Video duration: 187 seconds As conflict in Somalia continues to rage, the number of people fleeing the fighting has topped one million. Makeshift camps close to Mogadishu are overflowing and many of the displaced are moving further afield to areas where conditions are better. Related: displaced, fight, fighting, mogadishu, refugees, somalia, unhcr, war |
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A World of Difference Posted by: unhcr
Video duration: 129 seconds Across the globe, in emergencies, long standing refugee situations, in camps and cities, the UN refugee agency works to help those forcibly displaced by conflict and persecution. Help UNHCR mark World Refugee Day on June 20 -Make a donation, please visit www.unhcr.org/give -Get information, get involved! please visit www.unhcr.org/getinv olved Related: afghanistan, chad, darfur, displaced, emergency, liberia, refugees, sudan |
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Fresh Violence in Darfur Posted by: unhcr
Video duration: 127 seconds Recent violence in Darfur has forced tens of thousands of people from their homes and made the delivery of aid almost impossible. A joint UN humanitarian mission recently visited Sirba, one of the towns that came under attack. Related: burned, darfur, displaced, documentary, refugees, sudan, unhcr, villages, violence |
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Violence in eastern Chad Posted by: unhcr
Video duration: 153 seconds In eastern Chad, continued violence threatens the UN refugee agency's fragile humanitarian lifeline to hundreds of thousands of Sudanese refugees and tens of thousands of displaced Chadians. Related: chad, refugees, sudanese, unhcr, violence |
