Stories
The UN family - through its funds, programmes and specialized agencies - carries out activities to improve the lives of people around the world.
Follow some of these inspirational stories.
UNICEF
Dania’s Story – capacity building through inclusivity
As noisy and energetic as her friends around her, Dania’s story is one markedly different from those of her classmates. From Syria and now a refugee in Lebanon, Dania was born with Down Syndrome.
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IOM
Ukraine: A Child’s First Year of School, During a Sixth Year of Conflict
Across much of the world, families are preparing for the early September journey back to school. Families in this part of the world must prepare for other, more lethal, concerns: avoiding land mines on their children’s paths to school; being wary of artillery shelling during their class time.
UNESCO
The school under a bridge in New Delhi
For the past nine years, Rajesh Kumar Sharma has been operating a makeshift school between two pillars of the aerial metro that runs across India’s capital. More than 200 children from the surrounding slums attend this open-air classroom every day.
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World Bank
Realizing education’s promise in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Imagine you are a 19-year-old student from Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), excited to be looking for your first job. Now imagine the frustration you would feel if day after day, month after month, your journey continued to be stalled when every employment opportunity ends with rejection.