Monday 5 August 2019

FROM THE FIELD: What do you want to be when you grow up? One day I will...

Vincent Tremeau presented by UNOCHA
One day i will exhibition
    
4 August 2019
One person in every 70 is caught up in a humanitarian crisis right now, according to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), with women and girls among the most impacted.
The harsh reality of rape, early marriage, or sex trafficking or slavery, rarely makes headlines. Nor do girls who are often kept away from school for their own safety or to care for their family.
13-year-old Lorand, Syrian refugee in Iraq, wants to be a breakdancer. , by Vincent Tremeau presented by UNOCHA
The photo exhibition One Day, I Will documents what we hear about even less: the hopes and aspirations of these girls, trapped in crises. 
From a nurse’s cap to an engineer’s hard hat, award-winning OCHA photographer Vincent Tremeau met with, spoke to and photographed 40 girls caught up in humanitarian emergencies who dressed in the clothes they dreamed of one day wearing as adults.
By tapping into each of their visions for the future, the series reminds viewers of a shared humanity, and provides a unique glimpse into their current circumstances and challenges, and how they can shape the future.
“People tell me that breakdancing is just for boys, but it doesn’t make sense as I am much better at it than any of them", said 13-year-old Lorand. 
See the all the stunning photos, accompanied by the girls’ stories, here.

 

♦ Receive daily updates directly in your inbox - Subscribe here to a topic.
♦ Download the UN News app for your iOS or Android devices.

NEWS TRACKER: PAST STORIES ON THIS ISSUE

Senior UN officials call for return to sea rescues, after ‘the worst Mediterranean tragedy of this year’

Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, along with the heads of a number of UN agencies, expressed horror at Thursday’s reports that as many as 150 people may be dead after a boat they were traveling in capsized off the coast of Libya, making it the worst such tragedy in the Mediterranean this year.

As monsoon rains pound Rohingya refugee camps, UN food relief agency steps up aid

Since 4 July, heavy monsoon rains and wind have pounded the refugee camps in Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar, with deaths, displacement and major damage following in their wake, the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Friday.

No comments:

Post a Comment