QUOTES
While
every refugee's story is different and their anguish personal, they all share
a common thread of uncommon courage – the courage not only to survive, but to
persevere and rebuild their shattered lives.
"When
food becomes scarce, refugees often turn to desperate measures to feed themselves
and their families. We are particularly worried about the health of the refugee
population, domestic violence and refugees resorting to illegal employment or
even to prostitution, just to put enough food on the table."
Thus,
on this World Refugee Day, let us take time to recognize and draw inspiration
from these ordinary people who have shown such extraordinary courage – the world's
millions of refugees and displaced.
World
Refugee Day is the occasion to call attention to the millions of refugees and
other displaced around the world and to their urgent needs, from water and shelter
to protection and tolerance.
We
need a different, more humane globalization, able to create opportunities for
all and a better global governance system
"...in
the midst of migrants in search of a better life there are people in need of protection:
refugees and asylum-seekers, women and children victims of trafficking...Many
move simply to avoid dying of hunger. When leaving is not an option but a necessity,
this is more than poverty."
