The Holocaust and genocides that have happened since have caused millions of people to flee as refugees. Watch the film we released for World Refugee Day to learn about their experiences.
You can download a copy of this film on our Vimeo page to use at your HMD activity.
Ben, who is featured in our film, survived the Holocaust, but both of his parents were murdered. As a 15 year old orphan he settled in the UK, and later represented his adopted country at the Olympic Games.
Var was working as an English Teacher in Phnom Penh at the start of the Genocide in Cambodia and endured slave labour under the Khmer Rouge regime. She escaped to a refugee camp and was eventually resettled in the UK.
Read more about the life experiences of people affected by the Holocaust and genocide, many of whom were forced to become refugees.