CONTENTS


3 Letter from the Representative 4 How the climate crisis is forcing millions from their homes 6 8


CONTRIBUTORS


EDITOR Lauren La Rose


MANAGING EDITOR Hannah Scott


Flights to safety: Refugees and asylum seekers escape violence in Libya Opinion: Why Yemen is the “world’s worst humanitarian crisis”


10 On track: Eritrean refugee finds a Canadian home through running 12 How cash assistance offers a lifeline for a refugee family in Jordan 14 Inside Syria: The world’s largest refugee crisis 17 A Canadian staffer reflects on helping Syrian refugees in Iraq 18 Three under-reported refugee situations you may not know about 19 How Zakat has helped rebuild their lives 20 Technology connects Somali refugee with Canada’s York University 22 On the front lines in Venezuela


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The road to the Olympics with Goodwill Ambassador Yusra Mardini UNHCR supporter NASIMCO on the benefits of helping refugees


27 Knowledge and gratitude inspired donor’s legacy gift


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WRITERS Lynn Al Nasser Jean-Nicolas Beuze Fiona Irvine-Goulet Lauren La Rose Hannah Scott


DESIGN Alyssa Yuhas


Front cover photo: ©UNHCR/Antwan Chnkdji


Front cover: Eight-year-old Ibrahim is from the Al Halesia village in Aleppo, Syria. More than 6 million people have been displaced all over the country.


Inside back cover photo: ©UNHCR/Chris Young


Back cover photo: ©UNHCR/Sebastian Rich


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