‘Respect, Justice, and Nothing Else’: World Refugee Day Celebrated in Kypseli

‘Respect, justice, and nothing else’: World Refugee Day celebrated in Kypseli

“Diverse Neighborhood,” a cultural event hosted by Hidden Goddess, an organization of independent women from Iran and Afghanistan, in collaboration with Doctors Without Borders (MSF), took place at Kypseli’s Municipal Market last week, to mark World Refugee Day.

Fear is also a border: Mental health for refugees stuck outside the U.S. | Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...

Fear is an instinct, but eventually, it can become an illness. For many migrants, it starts the day it becomes unbearable to stay one more night in your home. When you pack a bag not knowing if you’ll ever return – or even survive.   “There are two ways to understand fear,” says Alejandro Alvarado, mental health activity manager for Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in Reynosa and Matamoros, Mexico. “The first is a natural e…

What is a refugee?

As of the end of 2024, 42.7 million people worldwide are refugees — people forced to flee their home countries due to conflict, violence, persecution, or human rights violations, according to the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) in its latest Global Trends report. Each year on June 20, World Refugee Day, the United Nations and people worldwide honor the strength and resilience of refugees and raise awareness of their needs. Explore the chal…