Compassion is human nature – New ESTIA campaign
Compassion is human nature. This is why the ESTIA programme stands by those who have fled their homes and the people who welcome them. UNHCR works with the Greek…
Greek exhibition gives Slovaks a sense of the refugee experience
Acclaimed Greek photo exhibition goes on tour to Slovakia, a country with less experience of welcoming refugees. Source: UNHCR Central Europe By: Helen Womack in Košice, Slovakia “It touches me,” says…
School opens doors to a new life for a refugee family in Greece
Ashti and Dilpak Jamal fled Iraq with their two children, Mohamad and Sara. They found safety in Sindos, northern Greece, where they live in an apartment under the ESTIA programme*….
Thessaloniki welcomes “Face Forward …into my home” art project
Following its first successful presentation in Athens and its warm reception in Heraklion, Crete, the interactive art project Face Forward …into my home is hosted in Thessaloniki and is introducing the public…
“Face Forward …into my home” exhibition travels to Heraklion, Crete
The National Museum of Contemporary Art, Athens (EMST) in collaboration with UNHCR and the support of the European Commission’s department for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO), presented…
#iAmStrong: nine LGBTQI refugees claim their right to self-determination and social inclusion
They fled from fear, painful family stories, abuse, violence and racism. Ahmed, N., Hassan and Baref, Maya and Batis, Hasanin, John and Pinar are refugees and members of the LGBTQI…