“I’m never gonna stop changing the world,” she said. “I’m gonna do it forever.”
Since then, she’s been invited to speak at the Global Refugee Forum in Geneva, met with leaders at the United Nations and visited kids at the Moria Refugee Camp.
Elliott says there are still many refugee children who need help, which is why she’s now pitching a tent in the front yard.
“Because I just wanna help more people,” she said.
Elliott says there are still 628 kids at the United States’ southern border who are still separated from their parents.
“I thought about that and I thought, ‘hmm, if the adults aren’t going to do it, maybe us kids can do it,’” she said.
Cooperation to bolster children s education in emergencies
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The Geneva Global Hub for Education in Emergencies, initiated by Switzerland, was officially launched on 25 January 2021, making International Geneva a global centre for education in emergencies. Over 127 million children in humanitarian crises and conflict regions cannot go to school. More than 40% of the 80 million displaced people are children; the majority of these children have no access to education, resulting in a lack of future prospects. The Hub aims to change this situation.
Azraq – a dusty place in the middle of the Jordanian desert – is a refugee camp resembling many others in the region. According to UN figures, the Syrian civil war, which has been ongoing since 2011, has forced some 13 million people to flee their homes. These people now find themselves huddled together behind barbed wire with few prospects and living in unhygienic conditions. Over 61% (i.e. 22,677) of the 36,874 refugees at Azraq
UNHCR’s Grandi concludes visit to Lisbon, commends Portugal’s longstanding commitment to refugee protection as the country takes over the EU Presidency
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Concluding his first visit to Portugal, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi commended the country’s exemplary refugee policies over the years. Portugal has consistently been a champion of the refugee cause.
The country’s efforts to uphold refugee protection principles and processes were particularly remarkable during the challenging time of the coronavirus pandemic.
“While some countries shut their doors and imposed restrictions hindering access to territory and asylum for people fleeing violence and persecution, Portugal took exemplary steps to safeguard the rights of refugees early on in the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Grandi.