Empowering Young Refugees
Video showing the daily life of young Cambodian refugees in settlements on the Thai border
taking part in an education project supported by Bernard Van Leer Foundation and UNHCR.
Two child care centres run by Cambodian staff for children aged 2-5 re-create elements of
life in the home country; monthly training courses exist for adults in sewing and weaving and
basic skills.
(refugee education; adult education; quality of life; educational programmes)
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Country: Thailand
Producer: UNESCO/PROAP;
Bernard van Leer Foundation
1985, English, 25', VHS/PAL
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SPOT '87
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. The work of UNHCR worldwide in images -
refugees forced to leave home, in war zones, in the camps and in HCR settlements to combat
violence, intolerance, persecution and segregation Music and images only.
(refugees; emergency programmes; discrimination; international cooperation)
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Country: Interregional
Producer: UNHCR
1987, Mute, 10', VHS/NTSC
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Since 1951
In 1950, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a Resolution founding the High Commission
for Refugees to assist and protect refugees who were defined as people who "owing to well-founded
fear of persecution for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular
social group or political opinion are outside the country of their nationality and are unable ...
or unwilling to avail themselves of the protection of that country". Since 1951, UNHCR has
been present in times of conflict on every continent, providing material assistance and physical
protection to refugees. This video illustrates the work of UNHCR over the last four decades,
stressing its message that "refugees are not a threat, they are threatened".
(refugees; international cooperation; tolerance; peace; education)
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Country: Interregional
Producer: UNHCR, Geneva
1987, English, 27', VHS/NTSC
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Refugee Studies Programme
The Refugee Studies Programme, founded in 1982 at the University of Oxford, gives
visiting fellows from all over the world an opportunity to acquire a fresh approach to
dealing with the issues of displaced persons. The Centre's activities in research, teaching,
training and public information are described, with statements from participants and lecturers.
(university; refugees; international co-operation)
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Country: United Kingdom
Producer: University of Oxford
1992, English, 20', VHS/PAL
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