Refugees: Real People, Real Needs

From: Tuesday, August 18th, 2009
Until: Thursday, September 3rd, 2009

Open air photographic exhibition entitled "Refugees: Real People, Real Needs." 

The Mayor of Larnaca and the Representative of UNHCR in Cyprus will open the exhibition on Tuesday 18 August at 8:00 p.m. at the place of the exhibition. 

Launched in Nicosia on June 20 the exhibition consists mainly of a selection of the most powerful winning photos of World Press Photo (WPP) shedding light on the situations which create refugees. By putting a face behind the unknown masses of refugees, the exhibition attempts to foster understanding and empathy, to fight prejudices and wrongly built stereotypes about people who were forced to flee their homelands and they are in need of international protection.

Venue: Finikoudes Promenade