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Beirut, June 19, EFE/EPA, (Camera: Wael Hamzeh).- Noureldin and Youssef are two Syrian refugees who have managed to rebuild their lives in Lebanon, a fate that not all refugees manage to have.On the occasion of World Refugee Day, which is celebrated 20 June, the UN this year wants to remind the world that all people, including refugees, can make a contribution to society and that every action counts in creating a more just, inclusive and equal world. FOOTAGE INCLUDES SOUNDBITES BY TWO REFUGEES YOUSSEF MUSTAFA AKIL AND NOURELDIN MOUTAWEHTRANSLATIONS: Youssef Mustafa Akil:"My name is Youssef Mustafa Akil. I am 22 years old from Idlib, Syria. I am currently working in a grocery store. In Syria, I used to work as an aluminum carpenter. Due to the situation in Syria, my family and I had to emigrate from Syria under very difficult circumstances. Our only hope was to return to our home country, as we have been away since 2012/13. And now, because of the law, we cannot return."Noureldin Moutaweh:"I am Noureldin Moutaweh. I am 45 years old. I am from East Ghouta, Syria. I emigrated from Syria in 2012 because of the chaos of the war. I used to own a mobile shop and now I am working in a hardware store that is not related to my previous field of work but is able to support my family, which consists of my wife and my 7 daughters."
Asylum seekers in Hong Kong are at the heart of a heated debate in the city state, ahead of World Refugee Day. Yiming Woo reports.
Istanbul (Turkey), Sep 21 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Sedat Suna) Adnan Osman, a 12-year-old Syrian Kurdish refugee, is a promising fighter for the Avcilar Municipality Sports Club in Istanbul who is clear that "he wants to win championships in name of Turkey", the country that welcomed him and his family when he was just three years old, after fleeing the war in Syria.FOOTAGE OF OSMAN DURING A FIGHT AT THE FESTIVAL ULUGAZI OIL WRESTLING IN ISTANBUL. FOOTAGE OF HIS TRAINING WITH TRAINER YASIN GÜNES.
Hundreds of people gather in Athens to show their support for migrants and refugees on World Refugee Day, one of several events organised in the Greek capital to send a message of solidarity around the world. The policy of Greece's conservative government, which was voted in nearly a year ago, is to make the country a "less attractive" destination to migrants. There are around 120,000 of them in the country today. IMAGES
Sana'a (Yemen), 19 June, EFE/EPA, (Camera: Yahya Arhab).- According to the UN, the conflict in Yemen is the worst humanitarian disaster on the planet, and around 80% of the country's 30 million inhabitants still require basic necessities. On the occasion of World Refugee Day, celebrated on 20 June, the UN wants to remind the world that all people, including refugees, can make a contribution to society and every action counts to create a more just, inclusive and equal world. FOOTAGE OF AND STATEMENTS BY REFUGEES IN YEMEN. AYISH AL-WASSABI (DISPLACED FROM HODEIDAH PROVINCE 3 MONTHS AGO)Translation: "I now live in a makeshift shelter next to a bridge in Sana'a.FATHIATranslation: "My husband, my 5 children and I were displaced to Sana'a after the livelihoods in our village disappeared due to the war. We were working in agriculture but the bad economic situation forced us to flee to Sana'a. My husband collects plastic every day to earn a living. We lived in a room that we rented for 10,000 Yemeni rials (about $16). One of my children is sick. We don't know what he is suffering from, even the hospitals don't know."MOHAMMED NAJI, 15Translation: "I was displaced from Hodeidah to Sa'a two years ago because the Saudi-led war has forced me to live under a bridge with my family. We hope that NGOs can help us. I have nothing and can't find work. We have nothing and are living outdoors for a while until we can find a house." AHMED ALI FARHANTranslation: "All seven members of my family are unemployed. We were displaced from Hodeida two years ago. I collect and sell used plastic every day to earn 700-800 Rials a day ($1.12-1.29). It provides us with food and drink. The war has destroyed our lives."HUSSEIN DIMAN, 23Translation: "I was displaced from Hajjah to Sana'a. I collect and sell used plastic to help my family with the purchase of food. I earn between 1,000 and 1,500 rials a day ($1.61 to $2.41). My brother and I live in the back of our van after it was converted into a room."MOHAMMED AHMEDTranslation: "I was displaced from Haradh because the war destroyed the houses and roads. We went to Sana'a leaving our belongings there, we had no other choice. We have no income except what we earn from selling plastic. We have received food rations from the World Food Programme every two months but it is not enough for a family of eight."ALI ABDULLAH, 25.Translation: "I sell khat leaves and earn about 1,500 rials a day (about $2.41). My family consists of nine people, my parents, four brothers, my wife and my two-year-old son. The air raids and the war forced us to flee to Sana'a. Sana is safer than my hometown."ABDO SHOUEI, 41. Translation: "I was displaced from Hajjah because of the Saudi attacks that destroyed my house and forced us to flee to Sana'a in 2016. My family consists of six children, my wife and my mother. I cannot work because of an illness. I receive food aid from local NGOs from time to time."
20th June marks 'World Refugee day' and what could be better for them than talking to relatives sitting far away from home. Thanks to volunteer service, the migrants of Calais get free WIFI.
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