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‘We are the lucky ones’

Ethiopian refugee Mihret escaped the Tigray conflict. Now safe in Sudan, she is using her skills to assist her community.

ARTconnects cultivate the creative talents of refugee women

“I travelled to Jordan with UNHCR & I often find myself thinking about the stories so generously told to me by the refugees I met.”

This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Boris Cheshirkov in relation to Ethiopian refugees in Sudan.

David Morrissey tells us about his journey to Cairo, where he met refugees from Syria, Somalia and Sudan.

UK for UNHCR communications officer Genna AlTai tells us about her best friend – who was forced to flee Tbilisi in Georgia.