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Blanchett calls for focus on refugee education at forum
The Philippine Star
|December 12, 2023
Education for refugees, supporting host countries and hearing personal accounts of those forced to flee their homes should be the focus of the second Global Refugee Forum this week, says UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) goodwill ambassador Cate Blanchett (in photo).
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Politicians, diplomats, charities, businesses and refugees will meet in Geneva from Dec. 13 to 15 for what the UNHCR calls the world's
This story is from the December 12, 2023 edition of The Philippine Star.
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