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Similarly, actions of Talibans (may be not all Talibans) against women are so wrong that it not only defies Islam, it defies human sense. Do you know that the Prophet's (PBUH) first major gainful employment was under a 'woman', and of course she was not a 'muslim' when he began working under her or for her. Now we see actions of Talibans 'showing' ... Read Moresuperiority of 'men' over 'women' by banning female education etc. We have to distinguish this from Islam, and practice of Prophet, and indeed all Prophets of Jews, Christians, and Muslims. All Abrahamic religion denounce such practices.

This is soo true. Thank you for sharing you with us

this displaced men and women shouuld get their rights and shelters back with the safety of future....

Thank you Anita for your poignant thoughts. We agree entirely and will continue to address this. Our Real People, Real Needs slogan aims to address the mentality that you mentioned.

We also need to give thanks to the photographer, Zalmai, a former Afghan refugee, and the photographic unit here at the UNHCR for their great effort on Flickr. They really do a great job of letting everyone see what life is like as a refugee.

Yes, that's a really great job everyone. Thank you all so much.

Yannick, we understand, but we would stress that you don't need to donate money to help. You can invite your friends to join our cause, help spread our messages or become a digital fundraiser on our behalf.

" The opposite of Faith is not Heresy,It is Indifference" ........To all the refugees world wide,
To those whose dreams have been crashed, hopes destroyed,have had their families separated until now faith is like a myth.I send prayers to strengthen you minds and bodies to see another day , to strengthen your hearts to eventually forgive and to warm your hearts to believe that just as there are bad people in this world so are there good people, who work hard to give you better days to come.

.....To all at UNHCR Eternal blessings for all that has been done, is being done and is yet to come towards this humanitarian cause that others have turned a cold shoulder to.
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.....To the world,we have talked about world peace,it has been time for action. IF YOU STAND BY THIS, WHAT ARE YOU DOING ABOUT IT OR WHAT CAN YOU DO? Big or small it all counts.

I SUPPORT WORLD REFUGEE DAY!

Hi Gloria,

Ben's right. The entire effort of the UNHCR, from the people on the ground distributing blankets to the people in the office is geared towards helping the people.

There is a huge support network behind the help that reaches the people in need.

thinking bout that, im so grateful that im here safety.

Yes a big thanks to both Hélène Caux for her great reporting, but also all the other people that made her work possible along the way. It's been a fantastic effort in very difficult circumstances from the team in Pakistan.

I sure would like to be assigned there to help out.... Let me know how and I will be there... I am on UNV roster and hoping to be sent soon somewhere though not sure to Pakistan unfortunately.... keep up the great work and be safe!

That's a lot of activities from you all. Can we ask, quickly, that you report on how the events back. It would be great to have your feedback on what we can improve in the future.

Spreading the PSA among friends to raise awareness...

your welcome im happy to help in any possible way. yes actually i found it very simple and easy! im really glad and happy with the technology initiatives your taking its giving us all around the world the chance to help. i really appreciate your efforts and find it more than great!

Thanks Dalal, remember you can invite 150 people to join per day, we urge to take advantage of that to give as much help as possible.

Some of these answers are close. Keep them coming.

Thanks Sheila, we like it too...

..good guess Liz.

The picture gift is excellent I think. Other than refugees, I think pictures of national staff making it happen would be great too, to show how dedicated people can work together worldwide and make things happen, and conversely, those who helped could send their picture over to HQ and be posted maybe on FB? Doesn't work with the privacy issue mentioned above, but this is my view!

I love that idea Jean-Philippe.

The personalised nature of thank-you cards signed by UNHCR staff might work well. Any other ideas?

Excellent, I'll write about it tomorrow.

Remember to you can invite friends to join the cause through your pledge and help you achieve your pledge. You've set yourself a great target and you'll need about 50 friends willing to donate $10 to meet it.

Sirwan, we fully agree, would you be interested in sharing your story? Let us know your e-mail address.

is there anything going on in South Korea, i'd like to help if there's anything going on here.

on est en plein préparation!! trop de tracas mais ça sera un succes

How are things in Uganda and Palestine BTW?

And Somalia!!

We should all use our resources as if they run out yesterday and plan 5 times the trees we think we are sposed to plant.

This is a horrible prospect--so many to be displaced--floods and then aridity-then famine---within 50 years. Nature will take its revenge from careless national leaders--who are not thinking beyond

Estrella: Absolutely, everyone has the opportunity to help.

Zouhaier: Soon, yes, we're launching a program so everyone has an opportunity to contribute - without leaving their computer.

Annia, Masi, Leana and Gosuke: That's a really good debate. You're right that it's not always possible for everybody that wants to help in the refugee camps ... Read Morethemselves, to do so. However, volunteering in the refugee camps and volunteering to help the refugee camps are entirely different, and we're going to make it possible to do the latter in the very near future.

Zouhaier & Masi: Your enthusiasm is fantastic. Have you tried contacting your local UNHCR office and seeing what positions they have available? They might be able to give you some great advice.