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Displaced Persons and Refugees

Irrepressible comedian AK Dans was born in the world鈥檚 largest refugee camp,鈥 Kukuma, in Kenya, after his mother fled South Sudan in the 1990s.聽

This month, the turned 70 years old. For an organization that should have ceased to exist after three years, it is an uncomfortable birthday that it is not in the mood to celebrate. After WWII, UNHCR had the task of finding homes for Europe鈥檚 refugees. Brought into being on 1950, its mandate was time-limited and explicitly non-political, as if its existence was a reminder of miseries that were best swept away along with the rubble. Since, UNHCR has been called upon time and again to do whatever it can to protect vulnerable people uprooted from their homes.

2020 will be a record low for refugee resettlement,  has warned. 鈥淲e are dealing with a disappointingly low resettlement ceiling to begin with - a quota of less than 50,000 for the entire year - and this was further impacted by COVID-19 delaying departures and pausing some states鈥 resettlement programs,鈥 said UNHCR鈥檚 Assistant High Commissioner for Protection, Gillian Triggs. According to latest UNHCR data, only 15,425 refugees were resettled from January to the end of September this year, compared to 50,086 over the same period last year. 鈥淐urrent rates point to one of the lowest levels of resettlement witnessed in almost two decades. This is a blow for refugee protection and for the ability to save lives and protect those most at risk,鈥 said Triggs.

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"This is why exile, refugee exile is so devastating, because it is the admission to oneself, that home is not safe anymore. There are very few decisions that a human being can make, that are as difficult as choosing the path of exile. And this is what displaced and refugees do.鈥 Filippo Grandi, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, is recovering from Covid-19, and says it's given him a sense of the fragility of life. He says the socio-economic effects of the epidemic, including  rising poverty, are especially dire for refugees and displaced people.

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Humans of Sahel

鈥淕ive us a space at the table and we鈥檒l change the world,鈥 said Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim, an activist from Chad who advocates for environmental justice and the rights of Indigenous Peoples. Established in 2007, the High Commissioner鈥檚 Dialogue facilitates an exchange of views between refugees, governments, civil society, the private sector, academics and international organizations on emerging challenges in humanitarian protection. This year, 鈥檚 focus is on how the COVID-19 pandemic affects displaced and stateless people.

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Mayerl铆n Vergara P茅rez, Maye, has dedicated her life to defending children. As the Caribbean Regional Coordinator for the Renacer Foundation she has devoted more than two decades to helping the Colombian non-profit reach its goal of eradicating sexual exploitation and abuse of children and adolescents. For over 20 years, Maye has gone to extraordinary lengths, often risking her own safety to rescue girls and boys who are victims of sexual exploitation and trafficking. "Her bravery and selfless pursuit to rescue and protect some of the world鈥檚 most vulnerable children is nothing short of heroic,鈥 said Filippo Grandi, UN High Commissioner for Refugees. 

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