2019 Autumn The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) is a United Nations organization with a mandate to protect refugees and seek durable solutions for them. Vol.34

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Education for Refugees, An Investment for Humanity s Future ’ Refugee Protection Campaign Global Shelter Campaign 03 ─

Shelters are an essential element for refugees. They need a place to stay to NOBODY rebuild their lives. In 2016, UNHCR launched the Global Shelter Campaign as part of its commitment to providing solid and safe shelters to refugee families UNHCR(United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, ) 유엔난민고등판무관사무소 LEFT OUTSIDE like Machumi’s, a Burundian refugee woman living in Tanzania. Now, three years on, we have raised almost US$24 million (equivalent to KRW 29 bil. —all UNHCR UN A월 l계au관rel형 w상rea은th symboliz이es 유UN엔H총CR회 is로 m부an터da임te무d b를y t부he여 U받ni은ted Na기tio구ns임 G을eneral Assembly thanks to your generous support and contributions! Impact of the Global Shelter Campaign* Source: Update on the Impact of the Shelter Campaign (May 2019) UNHCR T사h람e p형er상so은n s난ym민bo을liz비es롯 pe한rsons of con의ce모rn든 to보 UN호H대C상R 자를 Lebanon We helped repair over 7,900 UNHCR . building units since the beginning S두he손lte형rin상g 은hands symb의oliz난es민 U보NH호C노R s력 c과om의mi지tm를en상t a징nd합 e니ffo다rts to protect refugees and persons of concern. Ukraine of the shelter campaign in 2016. ’ We assisted with More than 39,000 familities home repairs have benefited from safer and for over 33,000 improved living conditions. returnees and internally displaced people since 2016. Iraq Kenya We delivered 5,400 emergency Contents Cover Story Over 2,200 specially-adapted tents, 21,700 shelter kits, as well shelters have been provided as 1,700 refugee housing units** Rwanda to support the lives of more to 7,000 refugee families in Central and Refugee Protection Campaign We offered training to over than 11,000 refugees who 2018. South America 2,000 refugees in shelter-related live with disabilities. We made temporary shelters Global Shelter Campaign 03 skills, including carpentry, available for refugees, 33,000 masonry, and welding. More including unaccompanied than 46,000 refugees have been children, to provide them UNHCR International accommodated in shelters since with protection and access to 2016. Education for Refugees 04 basic services.

Thank You Your Donation Makes a Difference 09

Interview With You James Lynch, New Representative for UNHCR Korea 10

Shelters are a basic necessity to all people. For “ UNHCR News refugee families forced to flee their homes, they are the basic human right that ensures a dignified life. Refugee girls are studying at the designated Agency/Donation News 12 Shelters give refugees safety, living space, privacy, Girls’ Safe Room at Paysannat School in storage for their belongings, and protection from bad Rwanda’s Mahama Refugee Camp. The school weather or health hazards. Your donations change accommodates 20,000 of the 54,000 refugees Thank You refugees lives. When I first came to Tanzania in living in the settlement. ’ UNHCR Donor Referral Program 13 2016, many of the refugees were living in emergency shelters like tents. But now, 60% of the population It took more than four days for me to get across the border with my disabled son. are benefiting from a more durable and permanent “ Thank You He has issues with his legs, so he has to rely on wheelchairs. As a result, I can t work residence. Your donations to the Global Shelter ’ Publisher James Lynch or farm right now because I have to take care of him. But with support from Campaign have brought about this huge difference. Children’s Drawing Contest for Copyright UNHCR Korea UNHCR, I now have a safe and spacious place to live in. It has solar panels, windows, and Thank you once again for all your support. ” UNHCR Donor Families 14 Date of Issue September 2019 locks; I feel much safer now. ” - Machumi, a refugee woman from Burundi - - Patrick, UNHCR shelter expert- Distribution Private Sector Partnership (PSP) Team, UNHCR Korea Learning about Refugees Design DesignIntro Inc. Spot the Difference 16 *Shelter kit: A set of materials used to construct shelters. It generally consists of knives and sickles (for cutting grass and trees), hammers, nails, ropes, mattresses, tarpaulins, and wood beams for roofs and pillars. The specific items included may depend on the region and the unique circumstances there. **Refugee housing unit: A self-assembly shelter powered by solar energy and equipped with a door and a lock (see photo). UNHCR International Education for Refugees 04 2019 UNHCR Korea With You Autumn Edition 05 ─ ─

#SteppingUp: Refugee Education in Crisis

Education for Refugees, An Investm en t for Humanity s Future ’

UNHCR’s 2018 Global Trends Report found that as much as 80% of refugees around the world are living in a protracted refugee situation.* In other words, school-age refugee children, aged 5–18, spend their childhood and adolescence in an unfamiliar environment with no access to education.

Filippo Grande, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, meeting Rohingya refugee children in the Kutupalong Refugee Settlement, Bangladesh.

Statistical Overview

Of the 7.1 million refugee children under UNHCR mandate, 3.7 million, or more than half of them, cannot go to school. Of these out-of-school boys and girls, 2.9 million are living in the countries adjacent to the world’s key refugee hotspots, such as Lebanon, Turkey, Sudan, Uganda, and Pakistan.

Globally, 91% of children are enrolled in primary school, but only 63% of refugee children are enrolled in primary school. This gap further widens as the children get older and move on to higher grades: the refugee enrollment rate in secondary and tertiary/higher education stands at a mere 24% and 3%, respectively, in comparison with 84% and 37% worldwide. *Protracted refugee situation: A situation where 25,000 or more refugees of the same nationality have been in exile for at least five consecutive years in other countries (source: UNHCR, 2018 Global Trends Report). UNHCR International Education for Refugees 06 2019 UNHCR Korea With You Autumn Edition 07 ─ ─

UNHCR s Support Activities for Education ’

The UNHCR, mindful of UN Sustainable such example is the Albert Einstein German Development Goal 4 ( Ensure inclusive and Academic Refugee Initiative (Deutsche “ equitable quality education and promote Akademische Flüchtlingsinitiative Albert lifelong learning opportunities for all ), is Einstein, or DAFI), a German scholarship ” committed to equal access to education for program for refugees that has sponsored all refugees around the globe as one of its university education for more than 15,500 global strategic priorities. refugee students from at least 50 countries since 1992. Under our Refugee Education 2030 strategy, we are poised to raise refugee children s All children have the right to education even ’ — enrollment in primary and middle school up more so for refugees. We might not have the to par with that of ordinary children, while power to stop all the war and violence in the at the same time bolstering their enrollment world, but we can still help refugee children in high school and university to 15%. and stay by their side so they can dream of (Top) Refugee children in class at an elementary school Expanding access to secondary education their future as scientists, doctors, teachers, in the Byabakoora Refugee Settlement, Uganda. (Bottom) Refugee children studying through online- is our particular focus to ensure seamless and engineers based distance learning programs at the Dadaab Rohingya girls are in a class organized by the Diamond Adolescent Club, a UNHCR partner agency. learning for refugees. For instance, as part Refugee Settlement in Kenya. This program has been of this endeavor, UNHCR is planning to scale supported by UNHCR and its partners. Back to routine Engine for social change up its Secondary Youth Education Program, Why Does Education Education is the surest way for refugees to go Higher-level education not only passes on previously a pilot initiative for Kenya, Rwanda, back to normal and rediscover their purpose knowledge and skills to the future generation; Uganda, and Pakistan in 2017. “Education enables children and youth to thrive, not just survive.” - Filippo Grande, UN High Commissioner for Refugees - Matter for Refugees? of life and dignity after a traumatic experience it also turns students into leaders. Education of fleeing their homes. A sense of security and broadens children s horizons and nurtures We also promote inclusive education policies ’ happiness among refugees, and the resilience of essential skills to make an informed decision about in asylum countries to allow refugees Schoolchildren studying at Godo Elementary School, the only elementary school at the Gorom Refugee ’ Settlement, South Sudan. The school caters for both refugees and local children. their communities, are associated with life skills, various aspects of life, including health, happiness, continued access to education under their Education fulfills children s curiosity and opens knowledge, and competency acquired through and interpersonal relationships. Of the refugees host nations public education system even as ’ ’ their eyes to a passion for new things via school education. who return to their home country, educated they are forced to flee their homes and stay learning and inquiry. Basic knowledge and skills refugees are the ones who rebuild and develop abroad for an extended period. With 84% obtained through education also facilitates their Protection in a safe space their society. of refugees worldwide finding themselves development of social skills and gives them Education is essentially protective. Children who in developing countries, UNHCR is here to access to the information necessary for their attend school are less vulnerable to forced labor, Financial independence help, not just for refugees but also for their survival, all of which are instrumental in ensuring criminal acitivites, or the influence of gangs or Knowledge, skills, experience, and competencies host communities. We are training teachers, their ability to handle various issues they will armed militias. Girls can also benefit from learning acquired through education help refugees reduce building and upgrading school facilities, and encounter in everyday life. Driven away from and socializing in a safe space, protected from their reliance on external support, find jobs, distributing learning materials to support the home by violence, conflict, and persecution, and the risks of childhood marriage or pregnancy. and become financially independent. UNESCO schools in host nations that have insufficient living in places far away from their communities, UNESCO data reports a 14% and 64% reduction data show that another year of schooling for resources because of the influx of refugees. education is not just all about learning it s in childhood marriage. girls increases their income by up to 20%. This — ’ much more than that. can make a difference in their families and We also provide reading and writing classes, communities as much in as the girls themselves. life skills training, digital learning, and accelerated education programs* for primary and middle school refugee learners, as well as “These children have no formal scholarship programs, learning opportunities curriculum, no desks to write at, and through UNHCR partner organizations, and skills and vocational training for high no chairs to sit on. But their burning school and university-level students. One curiosity and appetite for leaning

Student beneficiaries of the DAFI Scholarship, a remain undimmed.” *Accelerated Education Program: An educational - Gordon Brown, former British Prime Minister Refugee children attend classes at KEDU, an support program for refugees who go to university, program that promotes access to certified informal education center established through are at a workshop organized by a UNHCR partner and UN Special Envoy for Global Education - education for children and adolescents who have UNHCR support. agency. missed substantial amounts of schooling. UNHCR International Education for Refugees 08 Thank You Your Donation Makes a Difference 09 ─ ─

Refugee Stories Your Donation Your generous support allows us to protect and support refugees around the globe. Here are some of the positive impacts your donation has brought about. Fahed returns to school from the streets Ten-year-old Gift s thirst for learning Rozaina s unifinished story Makes a 1 2 ’ 3 ’ (Updates based on UNHCR operations, April–June 2019)

Difference We requested a support package, worth $210 million, to protect refugees who take the midwestern Mediterranean route in search of safety, while also urging European countries to ensure refugees ’ safety during maritime journeys and give Fahed, a Syrian boy, had to start working with A ten-year-old boy named Nineteen-year-old girl Rozaina fled violence in We continued to support them support in distress. his mom at a grocery store at just the age of Gift arrived at the Biringi Myanmar, her home country, and walked for Venezuelan refugees in adjacent We worked with the Kyrgyz gov- ernment over the past five years 10. He and his family, originally from Aleppo, Refugee Settlement in “I was excited more than two weeks before reaching safety in Colombia who have fled the Europe to grant nationality to more than Syria, are refugees they moved to Lebanon 2016 with his uncle, to learn that I the Kutupalong Refugee Settlement, Bangladesh. violence, political instability, and — social unrest that have plaged their Kyrgyzstan 13,000 stateless people as part of our in 2015 in search of safety. The owner of that who acts as his legal could go back to I went to Grade 8 in Myanmar. I m too old to “ “ ’ country over the past several years. #IBelong campaign. store even slapped me when I struggled to guardian on behalf of his school!” attend a learning center here, so I come to this We are working with the Colombian move something. But he doesn t have to work parents: his father died in the club. A visit to the Dream Garden Adolescent ” ’ ” government to grant nationality to BANGLADESH anymore. He got registered at an education war, and Gift has no contact with his mother. Gift Club in the camp is a daily ritual for her. babies born between Venezuelan center operated by the Borderless Center, a has a particularly vivid memory of his first day refugee parents in the country. We issued identity documents to more than UNHCR partner agency, earlier at the elementary school in the refugee camp, The club caters to girls and young women aged Colombia Kenya 500,000 Rohingya refugees from Myanmar. We are this year. newly built by UNHCR, where he studied with 15–24, and Rozaina serves here as a facilitator. also working with the Bangladeshi and Myanmar about 800 local Congolese and refugee children. Angola government for their safe return to their homeland “I love this place. This center has truly Once forced to stop his schooling because of war, Many of the girls here have never been to while, at the same time, supporting their livelihoods “ through joint endeavors with our partners. I can study and transformed the lives of he was glad and thankful that he could finally go school, she said. I help teach them the alphabet ” “ many refugee children. back to school. For the past three years, he was and other things. It provides women and girls We are striving to ensure a safe have fun with We provided cash assistance to more than ” journey back home for the refugees friends.” Once driven to the streets always at the top of his class he took UNHCR s with education and training in arts and crafts, 1,000 refugees at the Kalobeyei Refugee — ’ from the Democratic Republic of to make a living until just a few language classes and studied alone at home to life skills, and knowledge of hygiene and health. Settlement, Kenya, so that refugees can Congo in Angloa while also monitor- months ago, they now learn math master French, the language of instruction at the But there is one caveat: it cannot offer them an create their own safe shelter and housing ing the border areas to provide them environment. This activity was part of at the education center with laptops. Fahed school, and he even made his own small flashlight officially recognized diploma or with correct information. Trilateral improving the socioeconomic conditions for studies here from eight in the morning until using the parts from a broken solar-powered educational credentials. consultations between UNHCR and both refugees and the local community. noon, learning Arabic, English, and mathematics. lamp so he can keep studying even when he has the governments of the two countries The center, located in a deprived neighborhood no electricity supply at night. Approximately 500,000 “Many of the girls are bolstering our commitment to on the outskirts of Beirut, caters to more than Rohingya children and have never been to building a voluntary, humanitarian, and sustainable mechanism. 150 Syrian refugee children. Our goal is to get However, despite these endeavors, Gift s adolescents are being school. I help teach “ ’ these children accommodated by the local public future still hangs in the balance. Right now, he denied education for them the alphabet education system. We are giving them basic is in the last year of elementary school but at least two years since and other things.” — Saving Lives and Promoting Health through Healthcare and learning opportunities so they can catch up with middle schools are few and far between in the they were driven out of the classes of their level, said the co-founder of area. Despite UNHCR s cash assistance that their homes in August 2017. What s worse, an Public Health Support ” ’ ’ the Borderless Center. allows children to go to school and pay for the astounding 96% of Rohingyas aged 15–24 are tuition, textbooks, learning materials, and school out of school. UNHCR is seeking cooperation The UNHCR Public Health 2018 Annual Global Overview, published this Furthermore, in 80% of the Lebanon, with a population of six million, is uniforms, there is only a limited opportunity to from the government of Bangladesh to give them July, highlights the state of healthcare; nutrition; and water, sanitation, and countries receiving UNHCR’s home to at least 935,000 refugess from Syria. get this help. This means he might have to stop access to public education and official credentials. hygiene (WASH) for refugees, asylum seekers, and their host communities healthcare support, 90% of The local government offers accelerated learning studying altogether in the near future. UNHCR In the meantime, our efforts are focused on across 51 refugee-hosting countries. The report estimates that 10.5 million pregnant refugee women gained programs with the aim of helping children who launched an initiative in 2019 to build and offering various educational opportunities to refugees received healthcare services under the public health programs access to professional medical missed at least two years of schooling from upgrade middle schools and offer some children refugees. In the past two years, we have built operated by UNHCR and its partner agencies. These endeavors successfully facilities for childbirth. We also public education services. However, they must access to secondary education. Unfortunately, of 1,602 learning centers to deliver educational reduced the mortality rate of children under the age of five, a crucial health had the assistance of our valuable partner organizations to fight and contain satisfy minimal requirements to catch up with the more than 6,000 secondary schoolchildren programs to more than 295,000 children. indicator in declaring a situation as an emergency, with the child mortality various disease outbreaks, such as diphtheria and measles in Bangladesh, classes under this program. That s why the from South Sudan, 92% still remain out of school. rate falling from 0.4 per 1,000 every month in 2017 to 0.3 in 2018. Also, and cholera and viral hemorrhagic fever in Kenya and Uganda. ’ Borderless Center s basic reading, writing, and Despite all these uncertainties, Gift never loses Rozania wants to work for a humanitarian sustained efforts to get refugees covered by the healthcare system in their ’ math classes are so crucial. Over the past two sight of his dream: I want to become a teacher. I organization and help other women who lost countries of asylum enabled them equal access to vaccination and treatment Along with these commitments, UNHCR is working toward eliminating “ years, this basic education program has enabled like to share my knowledge and help others. their homes and have lived through the traumas for tuberculosis, HIV, and malaria as local citizens. malnutrition and food insecurity as well as integrating mental health ” more than 90% of refugee children to go back to of loss and violence. She is still waiting for a issues, which account for 154,000 (2%) of the total 7.5 million medical school. chance to make her dreams come true. consultations for refugees every year, into the primary care system. Interview With You James Lynch, New Representative for UNHCR Korea 10 2019 UNHCR Korea With You Autumn Edition 11 ─ ─

1. Please briefly introduce yourself to 4. While working for UNHCR, when was UNHCR Korea s donors and partners. your most difficult time? ’ My name is James Lynch. It is a pleasure to The most difficult time would be when I was meet you as a new Representative for UNHCR working as a Deputy Director in Liberia (1998- Korea. I have been working for UNHCR for the 2000) where working conditions and basic last 30 years, assigned to over 10 countries infrastructure including electricity and water including Thailand, Cambodia, Kenya, Croatia, supply are very poor. At that time, we had Liberia, Iraq, Kyrgyzstan, Sri Lanka, Jordan, to deal with the repatriation process for the Lebanon, Bosnia-Hercegovina, and Zambia. Liberian people as well as protect and support Right before moving to Korea, I worked as refugees from neighboring country such as a Regional Representative and Regional Sierra Leone. It was a difficult time dealing with Coordinator for UNHCR Operations in South- different needs and demands simultaneously in East Asia based in Thailand. I have been a hard working environment. working as a Representative in 6 countries for I also remember the time in Iraq in 2003. It was almost 19 years. the time when the country had political vacuum, Jame Lynch meeting with Rohingya refugee children in Bangladesh following the Iraq War and the fall of Saddam 2. How did you begin working for Hussein. Against this background, there was UNHCR or in humanitarian area in the a terrorist attack on the UN headquarters in support that can save lives and respond to the came to Korea. I believe it is one of the most first place? Baghdad, Iraq that claimed lives of UN staff situation in more prompt and efficient manner, welcoming places around the world. Once I was After receiving my Juris Doctor degree at including Sergio Vieira de Mello, who worked as distributing shelter kits to reinforce houses in lost in the street while looking for a place with the law school, I worked at a law firm in Los UN Special Representative for Iraq. It was one the initial stages. Without such support and my Google map, and passers-by came to me and Angeles. As part of a community outreach of the most difficult and tragic moments to us all. contributions, none would have been possible. helped find the place. At a market place and even program there, I provided pro-bono legal at a school supply store, people were so nice to services for Cambodian refugees who came to 5. Then, when was your most rewarding 7. What is it like working in different duty me, giving a helping hand. the US. I gave support for their resettlement time, while working for UNHCR? stations around the world? And how process in collaboration with International The most rewarding time would be when I am and for what reason did you come to 9. What are the visions that you would like Rescue Committee (IRC) by providing them able to help refugees go back to their country work for UNHCR Korea? to achieve as a new representative? with legal services. After that experience, I of origin in safety or rebuild life in a new As mentioned earlier, I have been moving UNHCR Korea has been leading a successful path also worked as a Field Supervisor for the US country through resettlement. I helped more around different countries. It is not easy to with well-established system and committed resettlement process and a Research Assistant than 340,000 Cambodian people repatriating constantly adapt to new environments and staff, and I am planning to continue its success for Ford Foundation in Bangkok, Thailand. to their country and I still remember how start over. It is like being a new kid in school. and growth in the coming years. I wish we could excited they were. They described the day of I believe that it is important to first listen to have a better chance to cooperate with corporate 3. After having worked in many different going back to their country as the happiest day people there when you move to a new place. partners as well. Since Korea is a leading operations with UNHCR for the last of their lives. I also remember worrying about The life moving around being a globetrotter country for education as well as technology 30 years, do you have any memorable the Congolese refugees who resettled from all the time is not always easy and takes time and IT business, there could be possible ways of Jame Lynch, the new Representative for UNHCR Korea, during an interview in UNHCR Korea's office episodes or unforgettable refugees you Zambia to one of the coldest and most remote and effort, but I believe that there are always cooperation with corporate partners for programs met? areas called Fort McMurray in Canada, facing opportunities to learn new things. such as distance learning to the refugee camps as I encountered many refugees so far, and all of dramatic changes after their entire life living in I gained various experiences working as a these could lead to transferrable asset when the them have their own stories, but one of the the warm and hot weather. I still receive emails Representative in different countries and refugees go back home. Likewise, I wish we could most unforgettable scenes is when I was in from the resettled people these days. as a Regional Representative and Regional maintain a good relationship with the Government James Lynch, Bangladesh about two years ago. That was Coordinator for South-East Asia as well. While of Korea as well. the time when the Rohingya refugees just 6. Are there any particular experiences to working as Regional Representative in Thailand, New Representative for started to flee from the violence in the Rakhine share with our donors and partners? I was somewhat aware of the activities of 10. Lastly, are there any last words for State in Myanmar, which drove more than The contributions from donors and partners are UNHCR Korea. It was impressive to me that UNHCR Korea s donors and partners? ’ 740,000 Rohingya people out of Myanmar to tremendously valuable. Almost all of UNHCR the office had generated such generous It is difficult to comprehend a life of a refugee Bangladesh. I was at the very scene to witness global income is generated from voluntary contributions from both private sector and when you are away from the scene. However, UNHCR Korea ‘ ’ the exodus, while hundreds of thousands of contributions from the governments and the government side over the past years. I was I would like to emphasize that your monthly refugees crossed the border every day in the private sector including individuals, corporates, wondering what drove Koreans to be generous contributions are making a huge difference to initial stages of emergency. and foundations. For example, Bangladesh, for the refugee cause. I was then given the the lives of refugees around the world. And as With You sat down with James Lynch who serves as the new Another unforgettable memory is when I which I mentioned earlier, is an area with high chance to work for the office, and that is how I chances permit, I hope to meet you as possible Representative for UNHCR Korea starting from July. was working as a Durable Solutions* Officer population density and with high vulnerability came to Korea. as I can share the stories of refugees you so in Nairobi, Kenya. While working there, the with natural disasters such as typhoon and admirably assist. Rwanda genocide occurred in 1994, and I monsoon. In an emergency situation where 8. What were the things that impressed

*Durable Solutions - solutions including voluntary repatriation, local integration, resettlement that enable helped those who fled to Kenya find durable over 740,000 people are fleeing and are in you the most when you came to Korea refugees to live their lives in dignity and peace solutions. desperate need, it is donors contributions and It has been almost two months now since I ’ UNHCR News 12 Thank You UNHCR Donor Referral Program 13 ─ UNHCR News Invite your friends, #WithMe #WithYou campaign Global Korea Make a difference!

Global Refugee Forum UNHCR Korea s new head delivers speech at Gwangju Agricultural Cooperative donates 100 ’ to be held in December international symposium on hate speech won per employee lunch UNHCR will co-host the UNHCR Donor Referral Program first Global Refugee Forum with the Swiss government on December 17–18. The two-day forum is the first-ever world meeting on refugees, and will bring governments and partners together to follow up on the Global Compact on Refugees, affirmed at the UN in December 2018. Dear donors, James Lynch, the new representative of UNHCR’s We appreciate your continued support and Korea office, joined an international symposium, “How The regional Agricultural Cooperative in Gwangju, contributions for our dedicated humanitarian Joint campaign to reform gender- to Deal with the Spread of Hate Speech,” in Yonsei Gyeonggi Province, has supported UNHCR’s efforts to protect and support worldwide discriminatory nationality laws that University Alumni Hall on August 28. He delivered a commitment to protecting refugees worldwide. cause childhood statelessness speech to commemorate the occasion, introducing Employees of the cooperative deposited 100 won refugees. Invite your family and friends to join our endeavors and make a difference in the UNHCR, along with the UN Children’s the Global Compact on Refugees, and highlighting for every lunch they ate to raise funds. The donation lives of the 70.8 million refugees and forcibly Fund (UNICEF) and the Global the prospect of striking a balance between freedom ceremony took place at the UNHCR Korea office on Campaign for Equal Nationality Rights, of speech and the protection of minority rights. The September 20. displaced people around the globe! called for reforms in gender-discriminatory nationality symposium consisted of presentations on the best At the ceremony, Park Soo-heon, head of the laws that represent one of the root causes of childhood practices of the European Union, Canada, and Japan cooperative, noted, “We, the executives and statelessness. The latest joint report from the three to combat hate speech, accompanied by lively and employees of the cooperative, take this opportunity to agencies highlights the fact that 25 countries deny women heated discussions that brought together government remind ourselves of how precious a meal is and how the right to pass on their nationality to their children, and agencies, such as the Ministry of Justice and the *Welcome package (including donor booklet, three countries prohibit children born outside of legal National Human Rights Commission, as well as thankful we should be for it. I hope this donation will sticker, silicon wristband etc.) is distributed to all the new donors. marriage from receiving their parents’ nationality. Korean scholars and civic groups. Various solutions help many refugees.” and proposals were on the table at the symposium, The UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of including artificial intelligence to detect online hate Discrimination against Women upholds the equal rights Publisher of The Day War Came to donate a speech, Japan’s practices to deal with anti-Korean Take a photo of the completed donation form and send it to us via text message at 1666-5146 of mothers and fathers to pass on their nationality to their portion of sales to UNHCR demonstrators, and cooperation with global IT children, and the Convention on the Rights of the Child companies such as Google and Facebook to combat Recommender(current donor)'s Info Recommendee(new donor)'s Info states that all children should enjoy the right to acquire hate speech. nationality at birth, regardless of the sex of their parent. Name Protecting refugees Name with Shinsegae Date of Birth Korea Simon s Premium ’ Telephone Number World Humanitarian Day Outlets Telephone Number with photo exhibition and Email UNHCR will open a The growing attention to the refugee issue in Korea talk show booth at Sinsegae Address and the international community is giving rise to Relationship with the Recommendee UNHCR held a photo Simon’s Premium Outlet branches as part of its If you are a new donor, do you agree to receive information various cultural contents inspired by refugees’ stories. ＃ Yes No exhibition to commemorate awareness-raising campaign on refugee issues over for donors from UNHCR Korea? ▢ ▢ The publishing industry is experiencing a particularly World Humanitarian Day on August 19 under the theme three weekends from October 12–27. The campaign, notable boom in this trend. Nicola Davies, a British Recommendee(new donor)'s Bank Account Info One Earth, All Humanity, jointly with the World Food titled “Step with Refugees,” is aimed at highlighting author, heard of a story of a refugee girl who was Programme (WFP), the International Committee of a sense of solidarity with the world’s refugees, who the Red Cross (ICRC), Doctors Without Borders (MSF), have traveled 200 million kilometers in total to flee denied a place in school simply because there was Donation Amount KRW/month KRW/month KRW/month UNICEF, and the International Organization for Migration conflict and persecution in their homeland. The event, no seat for her. She was one of the 3,000 refugee ▢ 30,000 ▢ 50,000 ▢ 100,000 (IOM). The event, which took place on August 19–28 at scheduled at each of the three Shinsegae Simon children who lost their parents in a war but were Other Regular One-off KRW For a one-off donation, the amount will be the City Gallery in Citizens’ Hall, offered visitors a branches in Siheung (October 12–13), (October denied asylum by the British government. Davis wrote ＃withdrawn only once. — ▢ ▢ glimpse into the humanitarian operations across the world, 19–20), and Yeoju (October 26–27) will attract a poem about the girl’s hardship, which was published — Bank Name of Account Holder from Asia to Africa, the Middle East, and South America. visitors with a range of fun and informative activities in The Guardian, a British daily. This poem has now The exhibition was accompanied by an interactive such as a stepper bike section that gives participants become a picture book, The Day War Came, written Account Number Date of Birth of Account Holder session at Baseurak Hall in the same building, where a glimpse into the refugees’ trecherous journeys, by Davies and illustrated by Rebecca Cobb. The representatives from each participating organization donations based on the number of steps recorded children’s book follows the story of a girl who suddenly I hereby consent to the collection of personal information and introduced their humanitarian activities across the world. by participants, and a hands-on session involving bank account information indicated above for the purpose of receiving donor services. loses everything as war breaks out. A portion of the The participants also viewed the UNHCR documentary real-life emergency relief items. Participants can also proceeds from this book will be donated to UNHCR film The Unforgotten, which follows the story of an Iraqi get UNHCR souvenirs such as badges and silicone Date Account Holder's Name (Signature/Seal) hearing-impaired refugee girl who meets -sung, bracelets. to help refugees all around the world the UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador. #WithMe #WithYou Thank You Children s Drawing Contest for UNHCR Donor Families 14 2019 UNHCR Korea With You Autumn Edition 15 ─ ’ ─

UNHCR first announced a children’s drawing contest this March. What began with the coming Children s Drawing Contest for of spring continued into hot, scorching summer and, finally, we are honored to announce the ’ results! Over the seven months, a total of about 250 children donated their drawings under the UNHCR Donor Families theme, “The future I want to give to my refugee friends, with my support.”

The most common motif in the children’s artwork was playing wholeheartedness of these child artists gave us a big smile.

with friends in kindergarten or school, or having a nice meal at a We would like to extend our deepest gratitude to all our donators

comfortable home with a family. Some kids even drew some of for their participation. Of all the drawings submitted to this contest,

their most precious items as things they would like to share with we have selected some of them based on a few criteria (e.g., clarity

refugees—a talking microphone, a teddy bear, a bunny doll, a large of the message, suitability to the theme, and quality of the artwork).

lollipop, a basket of cookies, or a toy airplane. The generosity and Enjoy!

Ye-jin Park Congratulations *The order of the drawings here does not represent any ranking. “My donation isn’t big. But I feel happy when I think We did not apply any ranking-based method in the selection process. about how my little support will change refugee children’s future.” to the final winners! Min-joon Bong Joon-kyung Lee “I hope our little donations would offer the things “I imagined a white dove, a symbol of peace, bringing all refugee friends needs, just like by magic.” children around the globe together with a rainbow ribbon that represents peace. I’d like the world to become more peaceful so I can travel across the globe more freely and make friends.”

Min-jung Gong Dam-ye Kwon Na-eon “Wishing refugee children an opportunity to celebrate “I wish refugee children happy days and and a healthy “I imagine myself inventing a robotic medical kit that their birthdays and throw a party with their family.” life ahead, playing with no worries just like any other diagnoses sick children and gives out medicines. This Hae-rin Lee child. I drew this with my heart.” way, they will no longer have to suffer from diseases “I’d like to create a colorful, beautiful future world even if they can’t get any help from adults. It’s the for refugee children with my donation.” Ho-min Jeon Da-in Jung picture of a happy life in the future.” “I’d like to create a water park for refugee children “Heroes of UNHCR who bring pleasure to all so they can come together and beat the heat on hot children in the world!” summer days.”

Da-yeong Kim Yoon-seo Kim “I live on . I’d like to offer a place for “My gift for child refugees” refugee friends to live in, so they can enjoy a worry- free, pleasant time playing with their family and In-ha Jung Sung-moo Cho “I drew refugee children having a happy day in the “I’d like to give refugee children a happy future with friends in a vast, peaceful field that we take for so Seo-hyung Park granted over here on Jeju.” future. I hope our donations would bring a happy a sweet home, food, and drinking water.” “Refugee children should be able to eat as much as they future for them just like this.” Min-seo Jo wish and become healthy, just like what my little brother “I hope refugees would be able to get whatever they does. If their brothers and sisters are not sick, they won’t need anytime, anywhere, just like we can get water have to see their mom crying anymore.” from a tap whenever we need it.” Thank you for joining our contest! Participants (presented in a Korean alphabetical order) Da-beom Kang, Soo-min Kang, Shin-hye Kang, Ye-dam Kang, Chae-ho Kang, Sun-woo Kong, So-yoon Kong, Ga-eun Kwon, Ki-bum Kwon, Ryeo-won Kwon, Min-seo Kwon, Bum-joon Kwon, Bi-song Kwon, Ji-min Kwon, Pu-reum Kwon, min Kang, Shin-hye Kang, Ye-dam Kang, Chae-ho Kang, Sun-woo Kong, So-yoon Kong, Ga-eun Kwon, Ki-bum Kwon, Ryeo-won Kwon, Min-seo Kwon, Bum-joon Kwon, Bi-song Kwon, Ji-min Kwon, Pu-reum Kwon, Ga-bin Kim, Ga-eun Kim, Gyu-ri Kim (DOB in January), Gyu-ri Kim (DOB in December), Na-rin Kim, Na-yoon Ga-bin Kim, Ga-eun Kim, Gyu-ri Kim (DOB in January), Gyu-ri Kim (DOB in December), Na-rin Kim, Na-yoon Kim, Na-hyun Kim, Da-eun Kim, Ra-yool Kim, Ri-won Kim, Min-ah Kim, Min-jung Kim, Bo-min Kim, Boo-hyun Kim, San Kim, Seo-yeon Kim, Seo-jin Kim, Sun-woo Kim, Se-rim Kim, So-yoon Kim, So-yool Kim, So- Kim, Na-hyun Kim, Da-eun Kim, Ra-yool Kim, Ri-won Kim, Min-ah Kim, Min-jung Kim, Bo-min Kim, Boo-hyun Kim, San Kim, Seo-yeon Kim, Seo-jin Kim, Sun-woo Kim, Se-rim Kim, So-yoon Kim, So-yool Kim, So-eun Kim, So-hyun Kim, Soo-an Kim, Su-ji Kim, Si-woon Kim, Ah-rin Kim, Ah-min Kim, Yeon-ah Kim, Yeon- eun Kim, So-hyun Kim, Soo-an Kim, Su-ji Kim, Si-woon Kim, Ah-rin Kim, Ah-min Kim, Yeon-ah Kim, Yeon-ji Kim, Yeon-hee Kim, On-yoo Kim, Yoo-eun Kim, Jung-hyun Kim, Joo-suk Kim, Joo-eun Kim, Ji-min Kim, Ji-an Kim, Cho-ah Kim, Tae-in Kim, Hyo-ju Kim (DOB in April), Hyo-ju Kim (DOB in June), Woo-young Na, ji Kim, Yeon-hee Kim, On-yoo Kim, Yoo-eun Kim, Jung-hyun Kim, Joo-suk Kim, Joo-eun Kim, Ji-min Kim, Ji-an Kim, Cho-ah Kim, Tae-in Kim, Hyo-ju Kim (DOB in April), Hyo-ju Kim (DOB in June), Woo-young Na, Young-sun Nam, Yoo-in Doh, Ha-yoon Doh, Ga-hyun Moon, Kang-woo Moon, Si-yeon Moon, Joon-won Mon, Young-sun Nam, Yoo-in Doh, Ha-yoon Doh, Ga-hyun Moon, Kang-woo Moon, Si-yeon Moon, Joon-won Mon, Joon-hwi Moon, Joo-an Min, Seo-woo Park, Sung-min Mark, Se-jin Park, So-yeon Park, So-yool Park, Si-on Park, Jung-woo Park, Joo-i Park, Joon-seo Park, Ji-soo Park, Ji-yeon Park, Ji-hyun Park, Jin-i Park, Joon-hwi Moon, Joo-an Min, Seo-woo Park, Sung-min Mark, Se-jin Park, So-yeon Park, So-yool Park, Si-on Park, Jung-woo Park, Joo-i Park, Joon-seo Park, Ji-soo Park, Ji-yeon Park, Ji-hyun Park, Jin-i Park, Cho-ha Park, Tae-kyung Park, Hye-ri Park, Hyo-eun Park, A-ram Bae, A-young Byeon, A-yeong Seo, Yoo- Cho-ha Park, Tae-kyung Park, Hye-ri Park, Hyo-eun Park, A-ram Bae, A-young Byeon, A-yeong Seo, Yoo-jung Seo, Yoon-ho Seo, Ji-woo Seo, Ji-yoon Seo, Chae-woon Seo, So-ye Seon, Do-yoon Seong, Joo-yeon Seong, Ji-woo Seong, Chan-yeong Seong, Eun-seo So, Ye-na Sohn, Ye-jin Sohn, Ji-yool Sohn, Hye-ri Sohn, Yeo- jung Seo, Yoon-ho Seo, Ji-woo Seo, Ji-yoon Seo, Chae-woon Seo, So-ye Seon, Do-yoon Seong, Joo-yeon Seong, Ji-woo Seong, Chan-yeong Seong, Eun-seo So, Ye-na Sohn, Ye-jin Sohn, Ji-yool Sohn, Hye-ri Sohn, Yeo-joon Song, Yoo-chan Song, Yoon-hoo Song, Joon-yeong Song, Joon-hyuk Song, Joon-hoo Song, Ji-min joon Song, Yoo-chan Song, Yoon-hoo Song, Joon-yeong Song, Joon-hyuk Song, Joon-hoo Song, Ji-min Song, Kyu-won Shin, Bo-kyu Shin, Bi Shin, Hyo-jae Shin, Chae-ha Shim, Da-eun Ahn, Sung-bin Ahn, Sung-ik Ahn, Seo-yeon Yang, Si-yeon Yang, Jung-woo Yang, Ji-woo Yang, Keon Oh, Sung-ah Oh, Ye-seo Oh, Ye-won Song, Kyu-won Shin, Bo-kyu Shin, Bi Shin, Hyo-jae Shin, Chae-ha Shim, Da-eun Ahn, Sung-bin Ahn, Sung-ik Ahn, Seo-yeon Yang, Si-yeon Yang, Jung-woo Yang, Ji-woo Yang, Keon Oh, Sung-ah Oh, Ye-seo Oh, Ye-won Oh, Eun-seo Oh (DOB in June), Eun-seo Oh (DOB in September), Ji-min Oh, Ji-yoon Oh, Jin-seo Oh, Tae- Oh, Eun-seo Oh (DOB in June), Eun-seo Oh (DOB in September), Ji-min Oh, Ji-yoon Oh, Jin-seo Oh, Tae-kyung Oh, Hye-na Oh, Ji-ho Wi, Do-ah Yoo, Ri-min Yoo, Da-hyun Yoon, Ba-da Yoon, Seo-young Yoon, Ji-seop Yoon, Ga-eul Lee, Geon-yul Lee, Da-in Lee, Ru-ri Lee, Bo-eun Lee, Sang-yoon Lee, Seo-yoon Lee, Seo-in Lee, kyung Oh, Hye-na Oh, Ji-ho Wi, Do-ah Yoo, Ri-min Yoo, Da-hyun Yoon, Ba-da Yoon, Seo-young Yoon, Ji-seop Yoon, Ga-eul Lee, Geon-yul Lee, Da-in Lee, Ru-ri Lee, Bo-eun Lee, Sang-yoon Lee, Seo-yoon Lee, Seo-in Lee, Seo-jin Lee, Seo-ha Lee, Se-yeon Lee, So-min Lee, Soo-ah Lee, Soo-an Lee, Seung-joo Lee, Seung-ha Seo-jin Lee, Seo-ha Lee, Se-yeon Lee, So-min Lee, Soo-ah Lee, Soo-an Lee, Seung-joo Lee, Seung-ha Lee, Seung-hyun Lee, Yeon-kyung Lee, Yeon-ah Lee, Yeon-joo Lee, Ye-seo Lee, Ye-eun Lee, Won-woo Lee, Eden Lee, Jae-yoo Lee, Jae-in Lee, Jae-jung Lee, Jung-moo Lee, Jung-won Lee, Joon-ho Lee, Ji-oh Lee, Ji-hong Lee, Seung-hyun Lee, Yeon-kyung Lee, Yeon-ah Lee, Yeon-joo Lee, Ye-seo Lee, Ye-eun Lee, Won-woo Lee, Eden Lee, Jae-yoo Lee, Jae-in Lee, Jae-jung Lee, Jung-moo Lee, Jung-won Lee, Joon-ho Lee, Ji-oh Lee, Ji-hong Lee, Jin-seung Lee, Tae-yool Lee, Ha-rin Lee, Ha-joon Lee, Hyung-ho Lee, Hye-rin Lee, Hyo-seo Lee, Lee, Jin-seung Lee, Tae-yool Lee, Ha-rin Lee, Ha-joon Lee, Hyung-ho Lee, Hye-rin Lee, Hyo-seo Lee, So-yoon Lim, Ye-rin Lim, Yoo-wan Rim, Yoo-eun Lim, Jung-woo Lim, Ji-yool Lim, Tae-sung Lim, Min-hyuk Jang, Si-woo Jang, Won-woo Jang, Won-joon Jang, Yoo-jin Jang, Kyung-joon Jeon, Yoo-chan Jeon, Hye-ram Jeon, So-yoon Lim, Ye-rin Lim, Yoo-wan Rim, Yoo-eun Lim, Jung-woo Lim, Ji-yool Lim, Tae-sung Lim, Min-hyuk Jang, Si-woo Jang, Won-woo Jang, Won-joon Jang, Yoo-jin Jang, Kyung-joon Jeon, Yoo-chan Jeon, Hye-ram Jeon, Kang-hoon Jeong, Da-yoon Jeong, Dan-bi Jeong, Min Jeong, Min-kyung Jeong, Bit-na Jeong, Song- Kang-hoon Jeong, Da-yoon Jeong, Dan-bi Jeong, Min Jeong, Min-kyung Jeong, Bit-na Jeong, Song-hyun Jeong, Ye-won Jeong, I-ah Jeong, Joo-won Jeong, Joo-hee Jeong, Ji-won Jeong, Hye-sung Jeong, Yoon-seo Jo, Jeong-an Jo, Hyun-woo Jo, Hwi-heun Jo, I-an Chae, Joo-won Chae, Jae-yung Cheon, Kun-woo Choi, hyun Jeong, Ye-won Jeong, I-ah Jeong, Joo-won Jeong, Joo-hee Jeong, Ji-won Jeong, Hye-sung Jeong, Yoon-seo Jo, Jeong-an Jo, Hyun-woo Jo, Hwi-heun Jo, I-an Chae, Joo-won Chae, Jae-yung Cheon, Kun-woo Choi, Min-seo Choi, Seo-yoon Choi, Ye-yoon Choi, Ji-wan Choi, Ji-ho Choi, Yoon-sung Ha, Ji-won Ha, Ji-yoon Min-seo Choi, Seo-yoon Choi, Ye-yoon Choi, Ji-wan Choi, Ji-ho Choi, Yoon-sung Ha, Ji-won Ha, Ji-yoon Ha, Chae-won Han (DOB in January), Chae-won Han (DOB in May), Chae-eun Han, Seo-yool Hong, Ji-yeong Hong, Chan-min Hong, Da-in Hwang, Min-sol Hwang, Ye-sol Hwang, and Ji-hoo HwangDa-beom Kang, Soo- Ha, Chae-won Han (DOB in January), Chae-won Han (DOB in May), Chae-eun Han, Seo-yool Hong, Ji-yeong Hong, Chan-min Hong, Da-in Hwang, Min-sol Hwang, Ye-sol Hwang, and Ji-hoo Hwang Learning about Refugees Spot the Difference ─

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These refugee children from Burundi seem to be so glad that they can go to school! They are posing for a photo at an elementary school in a refugee settlement in Tanzania.

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