Migrant crisis in 2016: The year's most powerful photos of the refugee crisis. Syrian Artists Build Replicas of Country’s Destroyed Monuments. Syrian Artists Build Replicas of Country’s Destroyed Monuments Throughout Syria’s four-year war, many of the country’s ancient monuments and artifacts have been demolished by ISIS and Syrian bombs targeted at Islamic militants.
In August, ISIS destroyed Palmyra, one of the most important cultural centers in the world. Yet a group of Syrian refugee artists in Jordan, with the support of the United Nations and Internal Relief and Development, have been salvaging some memories of their country’s destroyed artifacts. Since November 2014, these artists have been constructing miniature models of Syria’s ancient architecture through a project called Syria History and Civilization, according to a reporty by Buzzfeed News. “The artifacts that have been destroyed are a loss to the whole world and not only to Syria,” project coordinator Ahmad al-Hariri told Buzzfeed News.
Ismail Hariri, a refugee artist, said the project has helped him rediscover his passion for art, according to a UNHCR blog post. UNHCR - Austrian housing project keeps refugees' hopes alive. Persönliche Geschichten Log In. When Mr.
Somers volunteered earlier this year to open a new center to house 150 more migrants and refugees, in addition to the 250 already living in the city, he arranged an open day so concerned residents could come and see the housing. Children at the center have been invited to join the local scouts group. A “buddy” program pairs new arrivals with a local. And at an adult education center a few blocks from the train station, where refugees learn Dutch, Belgians who also attend classes are invited to spend a day with their foreign counterparts.
Can a Syrian cafe hold the key to the German migrant crisis? Sandra et Terry Haddad : "Strangers in the Jungle" LES PLAYLISTS D’ARTE. Ce que vous devez savoir sur les droits humains. Mercycorps.org. UNHCR - Art therapy helps a boy who fled war keep the nightmares at bay. The Power of a Story: TEDx - Legacy of War : Legacy of War. Syrian refugees transform crisis into a drama. Amid the familiar bustle of daily life in Jordan’s Za’atari refugee camp, something out of the ordinary is taking place in a dusty yard outside one of the many thousands of shelters.
A dozen or so refugees are busy erecting sets, setting up lights and cameras, and donning makeup and costumes. Ahmed Hareb and his friends are about to start filming on their soap opera, entitled Ziko & Shreko. It offers a humourous take on serious issues affecting Syrian refugees, including child labour and early marriage. They often film at night due to the lack of electricity in the camp during the day, when they hold rehearsals instead. UNHCR - Relieved residents swap canvas for walls at Greek camp. Thermal blankets, sleeping bags and winter items are distributed at the open accommodation site of Agios Andreas in Attica, Greece. © UNHCR/Yorgos Kyvernitis NEA KAVALA, Greece – No sooner had Omar Mustafa and his family moved into the new accommodation allocated to them than he set to work building an outdoor kitchen and – with nails, screws and a hammer in his hands – he is making an improvised lock for it.
The Syrian family, previously housed in a tent, moved in a few days ago and immediately started making the drab, prefabricated building into a cosy home. “The difference is huge,” said Omar’s wife, Banan, mother of four sons and two daughters between one and 12 years. Germany used to be the promised land for migrants. Now, it’s turning back more of them. SALZBURG, Austria — The 5:08 p.m. to Munich pulled into Salzburg Central Station, and four German police officers boarded the train.
This was a migrant sweep, and the cops moved quickly past the fair-skinned passengers, questioning a group of Saudi tourists and a Chicano from Chicago. In the last seat of the last car, the patrol found Shakira Sarwari. Eight months on the road from war-torn Kandahar, the young Afghan mother clung tightly to her 17-month-old son. Her 7-year-old daughter huddled close, nervously eying the officers. They were now one station away from their final destination: Germany, the promised land of refugees. UNHCR - Photography student from Mosul focuses lens on new life in Finland. When the death threats came, Ahmed Alalousi knew it was time to run.
First, he went into hiding. His instincts were correct. Shortly afterwards, gunmen arrived at his house. “They tortured my brother but he didn’t tell them where I was,” he recalled in an interview with UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency. Since hardliners had arrived in his hometown of Mosul, in northern Iraq, in June 2014, several people he knew had slowly disappeared. ‘Fire at Sea’ Is Not the Documentary You’d Expect About the Migrant Crisis. It’s Better. Photo There is a type of documentary — one of the most prevalent varieties these days — that earnestly acquaints its audience with a terrible problem and rewards our attention with a gold star of virtue.
You know the kind of film I mean. We are presented with a tableau of human misery or global catastrophe that has been put together with the vague but unarguably noble intention of “raising awareness,” as if such awareness were itself a kind of solution. Log In. Border security – Illegal immigration issues in Europe, U.S. - Washington Post. What does it mean to be a refugee? - Benedetta Berti and Evelien Borgman. Syria crisis: Scars of war. A plastic bag flutters in the desert wind brushing a desolate Jordan landscape.
A Syrian refugee boy grasps a string that not only keeps the bag from flying away but also provides a tenuous grip on his fading childhood. For Syrian refugee children, kite flying keeps aloft memories of family, friends, and their once-promising future. The children salvage remnants of their war-shattered lives, even if it’s just with a dirty plastic bag that can barely stand up to the breeze. Now in its fifth year, fighting in Syria has unleashed one of the worst humanitarian crises in modern history, uprooting half of the nation’s population. More than 3.2 million people have sought refuge in neighboring countries, including Lebanon, Jordan, Turkey, and Iraq. WHAT’S IN MY BAG? – Uprooted – Medium. This year, nearly 100,000 men, women and children from war-torn countries in the Middle East, North Africa and South Asia have fled their homes and traveled by rubber dinghies across the Aegean Sea to Lesbos, Greece.
Refugees travel light, for their trek is as dangerous as it is arduous. The Refugee Project. Every day, all over the world, ordinary people must flee their homes for fear of death or persecution.
Many leave without notice, taking only what they can carry. Many will never return. They cross oceans and minefields, they risk their lives and their futures. When they cross international borders, they are called refugees. As of 2016, over 20 million refugees were registered with the UN all over the globe. The Refugee Project looks beyond the crises that are currently making headlines and allows viewers to explore all refugee migrations around the world since 1975. Syria refugee crisis FAQ: What you need to know. “The children of Syria have experienced more hardship, devastation, and violence than any child should have to in a thousand lifetimes,” says Dr. Christine Latif, World Vision’s response manager for Turkey and northern Syria.
World Vision staff in the region say the situation in Aleppo city is the most dire they have ever seen it. World Vision has worked in Aleppo governorate since 2013. “Civilians have been continually in harm’s way, caught in the cross-fire and changing front lines. Civilian infrastructure has been targeted, leading to mass civilian casualties, including women and children,” says Angela Huddleston, program manager for the organization’s Syria response.
Angela says with high levels of civilian casualties, stores of medical supplies are being depleted rapidly. World Vision plans to increase its response in Aleppo, she says. Vital supplies and services are in short supply in Syria and in surrounding countries where more than 4.8 million Syrian refugees have fled. Aida and Majeeda: Thoughts from the Azraq Refugee Camp. Zaatari: Thoughts from a Refugee Camp. 2016 Stories - #WithRefugees. What They Took With Them UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Cate Blanchett was joined by actors Keira Knightley, Juliet Stevenson, Peter Capaldi, Stanley Tucci, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Kit Harington, Douglas Booth and Jesse Eisenberg, and writer Neil Gaiman, to perform a spoken word poem in support of the #WithRefugees campaign. Nansen winners 2016 stand #WithRefugees Hellenic Rescue Team and Efi Latsoudi share 2016 Nansen Refugee Award.
Stephen fled violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Meet Eida, the 115-year-old refugee with one remaining wish.