Rio 2016: Refugee Olympic Team

According to child-protection agency Save the Children, that also provides children  with informal education classes “Child refugees stranded in Greece have been out of school for an average of one and a half years, risking a generation which has been denied the right to an education.”

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While animated films often convey stories of fun and entertainment, they can also give life to challenging experiences. The realities of conflict, climate change and poverty are the daily experiences of many children and animation can be an expression of those stories. (more…)

Two boats carrying 52 refugees were collected early Sunday morning off the island of Lesvos by two Frontex vessels. The refugees were then transported to the Mytilene Port to be registered at the Moria hotspot. (more…)

“Meet with Mohammed, originally from Somalia, who is now one of the residents of the Eleonas refugee camp.
You’d first be surprised to learn that he is an active interpreter in the camp. (more…)

“The mobile self-organized library of Cityplaza is increasingly enlarging. Not only now with additional donations, we can provide almost 500 books for adults and children in Farsi, Arabic and English, but also (more…)

Although often used interchangeably by the general public, there are crucial distinctions between the terms “refugee” and “migrant”: (more…)

The UN General Assembly will host a high-level summit to address large movements of refugees and migrants, with the aim of bringing countries together behind a more humane and coordinated approach. (more…)

A lot of people helped to put this book into your hands. They like different colours and different foods, they don’t look alike and they don’t agree on everything they talk about. Their only common trait is that they chose to not be afraid and to feel more love than hate. (more…)