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We want to hear from you: What does the word ‘refugee’ mean to you? World Refugee Day is June 20. Millions of people around the world are refugees, most of them fleeing war and other extreme circumstances, and desperately attempting to find protection for themselves and their families. We are committed to sharing their stories and we’re asking you to show your support. On June 20, we’ll be devoting this feed to refugees worldwide. Tell us what ‘refugee’ means to you and tag your response with #iStandWithRefugees. We’ll be looking for the best responses and reposting them to this page. Write your answers and take a photo, with the hashtag #iStandWithRefugees. Stand with us as we stand for the many that need their voices heard. #iStandWithRefugees White House chief of staff John Kelly said we shouldn’t worry about these kids because they’ll be “put into foster care or whatever.” “Whatever” seems to be what they’re aiming for, judging from their treatment of children and their parents in McAllen, Texas. Some of these kids aren’t out of diapers. When Michelle Brané of the Women’s Refugee Commission checked in on a girl estimated by US Customs and Border Protection to be 2, she discovered that a group of teenage girls had been taking turns caring for her for three days. She said that CBP officials had done nothing more than check off the girl’s name at roll call. President Donald Trump has all but admitted he’s using family separation as a negotiating tactic to get immigration legislation he wants. That’s reprehensible. Kids shouldn’t be used as political pawns. And “whatever” isn’t an acceptable policy response when the government separates children from their families. (📷: John Moore/Getty) “I decided that no matter what, I would return to school. I took the 3000 shillings I had and wore the shoes my friend gave me. I went to the school and explained my situation to the principal. He told me I could stay and study, and pay the fees whenever I could.” After returning from school, “Evelina,” 17, picks up her daughter “Hope.” Evelina is a Form 2 student at a girls-only school in Migori county, western Kenya. the school supports her by finding donors to contribute to her tuition fees, which she cannot always afford. Borrowing shoes and handing over her life savings, Evelina is fighting for her future. #leavenogirlbehind Photographs by Smita Sharma @smitashrm We want to hear from you: What does the word ‘refugee’ mean to you? World Refugee Day is June 20. Millions of people around the world are refugees, most of them fleeing war and other extreme circumstances, and desperately attempting to find protection for themselves and their families. We are committed to sharing their stories and we’re asking you to show your support. On June 20, we’ll be devoting this feed to refugees worldwide. Tell us what ‘refugee’ means to you and tag your response with #iStandWithRefugees. We’ll be looking for the best responses and reposting them to this page. Write your answers and take a photo, with the hashtag #iStandWithRefugees. Stand with us as we stand for the many that need their voices heard. #iStandWithRefugees “I decided that however high I could reach, I would reach. Those who study are able to determine their own lives.” “Angela,” 20, walks with her son and her mother near her home after returning from school in Migori county, western Kenya. She is a Form 4 student at a girls-only school. Angela became pregnant when her trainee teacher offered to pay some of her primary school fees in return for sex. Her father tried to marry her off to suitors after she gave birth, but Angela’s mother fought against this and supported her return to school. She wants to go to college and study nursing. Angela is defying the odds and giving other girls hope. #leavenogirlbehind Photographs by Smita Sharma @smitashrm
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#TodosConVenezuela: Venezuela is facing a heartbreaking human rights and humanitarian crisis that President Maduro's administration denies is happening. April 19 marks the one-year anniversary of the first mass protest that was brutally repressed. Please help us show support for the Venezuelan people.

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