{"id":2865,"date":"2016-09-27T10:24:06","date_gmt":"2016-09-27T10:24:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ifreedom.wwwss16.a2hosted.com\/travelthaiculture.com\/?p=2865"},"modified":"2016-09-27T10:24:06","modified_gmt":"2016-09-27T10:24:06","slug":"unhcr-thailand-to-join-global-efforts-on-shelter-for-refugees-on-sept-29","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/laofree.com\/?p=2865","title":{"rendered":"UNHCR Thailand to join global efforts on shelter for refugees on Sept 29"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>UNHCR Thailand to join global efforts on shelter for refugees on Sept 29<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The UN Refugee Agency is calling on the people of Thailand to join a global campaign to provide shelter to the world\u2019s most needy refugees.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2866\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2866\" style=\"width: 887px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ifreedom.wwwss16.a2hosted.com\/travelthaiculture.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/unnamed.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2866\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2866\" src=\"http:\/\/ifreedom.wwwss16.a2hosted.com\/travelthaiculture.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/unnamed.jpg\" alt=\"Homsi (6) Showing a drawing of his home in Syria\" width=\"887\" height=\"653\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2866\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Homsi (6) Showing a drawing of his home in Syria<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.unhcr.org\/nobody-left-outside.html\">Nobody Left Outside<\/a>\u201d campaign was launched recently to provide adequate shelter to 2 million refugees in 12 countries around the world, including Jordan, Lebanon, Rwanda and Chad.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShelter is the foundation stone for refugees to survive and recover, and should be considered a non-negotiable human right,\u201d said Filippo Grandi, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday September 29, UNHCR Thailand will join this global campaign to raise funds for refugee shelter with the support of Venerable V. Vajiramedhi, Channel 3 and property developer Sansiri PCL. Details of their support will be announced at this event. Over four days (September 29 to October 2) at Atrium 1, Siam Center, members of the public can also learn more about the importance of refugee shelter through a simulation exercise and other activities.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A shelter \u2013 be it a tent, a makeshift structure or a house \u2013 is the basic building block for refugees to survive and recover from the physical and mental effects of violence and persecution. Yet around the world, millions are struggling to get by in inadequate and often dangerous dwellings, barely able to pay the rent, and putting their lives, dignity and futures at risk. Through the campaign, please join us to help them until no refugee is left outside.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UNHCR Thailand to join global efforts on shelter for refugees on Sept 29 The UN Refugee Agency is calling on the people of Thailand to join a global campaign to provide shelter to the world\u2019s most needy refugees. The \u201cNobody Left Outside\u201d campaign was launched recently to provide adequate shelter to 2 million refugees in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2865","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-travelthaiculture"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/laofree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2865","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/laofree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/laofree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/laofree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/laofree.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2865"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/laofree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2865\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2867,"href":"https:\/\/laofree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2865\/revisions\/2867"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/laofree.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2865"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/laofree.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2865"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/laofree.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2865"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}