As European societies become more multi-cultural, the need to
raise awareness and promote understanding of the many reasons
for which people are forced to leave their own countries grows.
UNHCR supplies a wide range of educational resources for all
ages. These are available on request and include posters, lesson
plans, DVDs and an online interactive game. Key facts booklets
and magazines for young people are also available, all aimed at
providing information on the reality of life as a refugee,
asylum seeker, internally displaced person or stateless person.
UNHCR staff often give talks and presentations to university and
secondary school students on a variety of issues. Please contact
the External Relations Unit for more information. Against All
Odds – Interactive Online Game We hope that "Against All Odds",
an educational and interactive online game, will increase
understanding and knowledge of refugees amongst young people. In
the game participants are given the chance to follow a young
person along their j