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LuQuLuQu campaign and strongly believes in supporting forcibly displaced Africans. “Refugees are our family, they are our sisters and brothers. They are our mothers and fathers and we must help.” ...
Atom began his journey as a UNHCR Philippines’ High Profile Supporter and advocate in June 2017. Earlier that year fighting broke out in the southern Philippine city of Marawi, forcing 353,000 persons ...
Renowned Pakistani television and film actress, Mahira Khan was appointed as a UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador in November 2019. Mahira skillfully leverages her influence to support social causes. In 2018, ...
Author and vlogger John Green has been a High Profile Supporter of UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency since 2015. In 2015, at the height of the Syrian refugee crisis, he and his brother Hank Green raised ...
The importance of education was instilled in İlkay from a young age by his parents and İlkay has advocated for helping refugees access education. He has previously said: “Right now, only 3% of young ...
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is urgently seeking funding to protect over 1.4 million people who have returned or been forced to return to Afghanistan so far this year, including over 1 million from ...
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This weekend, the government of Pakistan will start the first-ever registration of Afghan citizens in Pakistan. The exercise runs from October 15 to December 31, and aims to provide Afghans in ...
Giorgio Armani is the eponymous head of one of the world’s top fashion houses, and is known around the world for his clean, tailored cuts and impeccable designs. Armani was named a Goodwill Ambassador ...
Presents the efforts made across UNHCR to operationalize the UNHCR Policy on Age, Gender and Diversity and its core actions. It provides a global analysis and examples of AGD-inclusive programming, ...
Grandi was born in Milan in 1957 and has been engaged in refugee and humanitarian work for more than 30 years. From 2010 to 2014, he served as Commissioner-General of UNRWA, the UN Agency for ...