Although Anaar Gul has never seen his motherland, he has desires to go back to Afghanistan. Even though Anaar was born and raised in Pakistan he feels the time is right to return home. Regardless of his reservations about leaving his birthplace, Anaar is extremely excited to return to where his ancestors are from. He [...]
Hadi, who is part of a group of refugee miners working in the cramped quarters, never imagined himself in this line of work. As a child, Hadi, who is now 38, pictured himself in a white coat walking down the halls of a hospital healing the wounded. However, when he was 17 things changed because [...]
Last year, on January 12th, Haiti was hit by a devastating earthquake. One year later, to the day, Ludus Athletics and the U.S. Association for UNHCR joined forces with hopes to aid refugees everywhere. The beginning of this project was celebrated at an event in LA, at the glamorous Montage Hotel in Beverly Hills. One [...]
Each year on World Refugee Day, USA for UNHCR raises awareness by bringing together important supporters of refugee relief. This year, the events were held from June 18th-20th with the theme “Home” and included former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, NPR senior news analyst Daniel Schorr, former refugees and UNHCR field staff. World Refugee Day [...]
Girls in Tangi, Afghanistan have reason to celebrate right now. Angelina Jolie, the famous UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador, recently provided $75,000 in Tangi to help build a school for girls. Featuring eight classrooms, four administration buildings, a well and eight latrines, the school will educate up to 800 girls in two shifts. One girl, Laila, a [...]
