World Refugee Day: The search for a land of freedom
Every day, people around the world make the difficult decision to leave their countries in search of safety and better lives. Forced to flee their home because of war, violence or persecution, often without warning, these refugees leave behind family members and friends, and most of their belongings. Their hope of arriving safely is often dashed by experiences of trauma or torture at the other end
Curated By: Madhu Kapparath
Twenty-five-year-old Afghani refugee Qudratullah Hotak trains with Germans at the training workshop of Ford Motor Co in Cologne, Germany. He was one among a few chosen for Ford Germany's Equipment Qualification (EQ) programme, which integrates migrants in a booming labour market. Germany spent a record 23 billion euros ($25.65 billion) last year on helping to integrate more than 1 million refugees and fighting the root causes of migration abroad, with measures aimed at keeping migrants outside the European Union and improving living conditions in their home countries.
