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in the hands of Fatima /
photography & words by Christine Spring.

99 pages :

chiefly colour illustrations.
The single location enables UNICEF to erect tents and focus on four key areas of assistance : Health, Youth, Protection and Education, aka H.O.P.E. (Page 7)
Summary: Hope chronicles UNICEF NZ's visit to the Saadnayel and Oumarieh Informal Refugee Settlement in Lebanon, where 3 million refugees - 500,000 of whom are children - have fled to escape the conflict in Syria. Accompanying the UNICEF team was broadcaster and investigative journalist Mike McRoberts and UNICEF ambassador Sonny Bill Williams. Christine Spring's photo-essay raises awareness of the situation millions of Syrians now find themselves in; unable to return home and traumatised by conflict. Hope is a testament to the resilience of the human spirit, and Christine's images puts you into the presence of the survivors allowing you to "see a person, not a newsflash", humanising the millions displaced by war. Hope raises interest and awareness of the work being done by UNICEF and other NGOs (non-governmental organisations) to provide healthcare, education and protection for the hundreds of thousands of children affected by conflict.