Congolese refugee family finds hope in Denmark after years of hardship
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Congolese refugee family finds hope in Denmark after years of hardship
Esther and her children at IOM’s transit centre in Kigali before their departure to Denmark.
©UNHCR/Eric Didier Karinganire
UNHCR helps to save lives and build better futures for the millions of people forced to flee their homes.
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency works to ensure that everybody has the right to seek asylum and find safe refuge, having fled violence, persecution or war at home.
Since 1950, we have faced multiple crises on multiple continents, and provided vital protection and assistance to refugees, asylum-seekers, internally displaced and stateless people, many of whom have nobody left to turn to.
We help to save lives and build better futures for millions forced from home.
Key facts and figures
108.4 million people worldwide are forcibly displaced.
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Most refugees – 76 per cent – are hosted by low- and middle-income countries.
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“Being in school protects me.”
For Dorcas, an 18-year-old Congolese refugee in Rwanda, education is safety, hope & a path to becoming a journalist.
Refugee children like her need support to learn, dream & plan for a better future.
Read her story: https://t.co/LKe8lGlmlH pic.twitter.com/gRWrovbhyc
