WUNRN
WORLD REFUGEE DAY 2013 - JUNE 20
Women's Refugee Commission
IN THE
FOOTSTEPS OF A REFUGEE GIRL - STRONG GIRLS, POWERFUL WOMEN - STORIES + VIDEO
It’s
hard to imagine what life is like for refugee girls. These young women face
unbelievable challenges and the odds are stacked against them. But at the same
time, if they’re given the right opportunities, they have great potential and
the capacity to overcome their extremely difficult situations.
In
a humanitarian crisis, whether it’s war, famine or natural disaster, lives are
turned upside down. Families are uprooted, separated or destroyed. Access to
education deteriorates. Safety and security dissolve. In the midst of this
chaos, displaced adolescent girls are often the most overlooked, neglected and
vulnerable.
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