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Angels Unawares is a bronze sculpture by Timothy Schmalz installed in St. Peter's Square in the Vatican since September 29, 2019, the 105th World Migrant and Refugee Day. This statue was inaugurated by Pope Francis in 2019 for the 105th World Day of Migrants and Refugees.
World Refugee Day is an international day organised every year on 20 June by the United Nations.It is designed to celebrate and honour refugees from around the world. The day was first established on 20 June 2001, [1] in recognition of the 50th anniversary of the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees.
In 2001, 3,600 lost boys, including John, Daniel and Panther, were invited by the United States to live in America. Assisted by Catholic Charities International, the three boys uproot their lives and once again embark on a journey, leaving behind thousands of other refugees who, in the course of their traumatic odyssey, have become their ...
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But in a significant shift, the administration said it aims to admit 35,000 to 50,000 refugees from Latin America and the Caribbean compared to this year's goal of 15,000. Concurrently, the number ...
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Became a refugee in the US after years of persecution for his sexuality and political ideas. His autobiography, Before Night Falls, was on the New York Times list of the ten best books of the year 1993 and was made into a film in 2000; Bertolt Brecht – German playwright, refugee from the Nazis during World War II
Esquire's Matt Miller said the artwork was a "powerful statement" and "captured Jobs' origin story." [2] Memphis Barker of The Independent praised visual aspects of the artwork, but criticized using Jobs as a representation of refugees and that the mural needed a footnote: "The idea that 'there might be a Steve Jobs' among those living in the Jungle should be washed quickly away.