There is a famous phrase that you must have seen at some point on the internet. It goes as follows: “when life gives you lemons, make lemonade.” Over the years people had different interpretations of this message, but all with the same intention and one main message, “when life gives you challenges, create opportunities”. This…
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To all the change makers of the world: Thank you.
November 3, 2021
We live in a world full of chaos, which sometimes leaves us feeling hopeless and helpless. As someone working with UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, we try our best to cut through the noise, to tell the stories of families displaced by violence, persecution or war, hoping to be able to offer a glimmer of hope and change to the life of refugee families. We highlight the resilience of refugee families, who need our support…
Special discussion with Paula Esteban: Refugees in Lebanon wish for better times for everyone.
October 29, 2021
In this interview, our colleague Paula Esteban, UNHCR Lebanon Senior Communications Officer, shares heartfelt real-life stories from refugee mothers she has met in the field. She also highlights UNHCR’s work ahead of winter in Lebanon, a country that has faced so much hardship over the past two years, and continues to host more than 1 million refugees…
This year more than ever, we need kindness!
November 24, 2020
On the 13th of November, we celebrated the international “World Kindness Day”. A day to promote kindness and compassion around the world. And this year more than ever, we feel that kindness is needed. Here at UNHCR, we already know that small acts of kindness can change the world and they start with each one of…