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Stories of courage from around the world.

On World Refugee Day, UNHCR salutes the indomitable spirit of refugees.  Here's a collection of real life stories of courage from refugees around the world.

Iranian refugee in icy Finland

A Greek island welcomes a refugee doctor from Iraq

A new beginning for a talented artist from Iran who resettles to Sweden from Jordan's no-man's land

Cape Town Courage: Refugees, Yes - Victims, No.Four stories from Africa

A place to call home: The story of Georgian Nino Habalashvilli from a refugee centre in North Ossetia-Alania, Russia

Blind Courage: a story of personal strength and endurance. The story of Pa Sedou, a Liberian refugee in Sierrra Leone

Undiminished optimism and enterprise in UNHCR camp despite disability. Sahr Kofe's story from Tobanda Refugee Camp, Sierra Leone

The life of a refugee... seen from a wheel chair. Jebbeh Gbesseh's story, a Sierre Leonean refugee in Liberia

Testing courage: UNHCR staff caught in the emergency in the Liberian capital Monrovia

A courageous quest for independence; a childhood snuffed out in the barren desert.  A grieving Iranian Kurdish family tell the story of their son Massoud.

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World Refugee Day
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Put your hands up for refugees.
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World Refugee Day 2008 slideshow of local supporters.

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World Refugee Day
Worldwide

Marked each year on June 20. find out all about World Refugee Day worldwide.
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Book a refugee speaker

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Refugees: Telling Their Stories

A publication of the winners & finalists of UNHCR's High School Writing Competition
(pdf 1,237Kb)

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The Nansen Refugee Award

In honour the first High Commissioner for Refugees, an annual award is given to individuals or organizations for special services to the cause of refugees.
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UNHCR Goodwill Ambassadors

Angelina Jolie, Barbara Hendricks, Giorgio Armani, Julien Clerc, Adel Imam – Find out more about the work of our Goodwill Ambassadors.
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Gallery of Prominent Refugees

Featuring refugees or former refugees who have achieved special status within a community because of their achievements, or because they have overcome hardship to build a new life.
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