Ghostboy has some good lines – on the refugee condition: "For you and me, there's only now".
As this important memoir makes clear, the refugee condition is one in which housing is beside the point; often it's the psyche that needs shelter.
What's most impressive about "Displaced Persons" is how unsparingly honest Berger is about the refugee condition and how it shaped his perceptions of the world and the relationships he has cultivated.
Ankara struck a deal with the EU in November to halt the flow of refugees, in return for €3bn (£2.3bn) in financial assistance to help improve the refugees' conditions.
Sara Bergamaschi, co-founder of the Sina Network, has been working with her organization to improve refugees' conditions inside Egypt during a time when both locals and authorities are turning their backs on them.
Sara Bergamaschi, co-founder of the Sina Network, has been working with her organisation to improve refugees' conditions inside Egypt during a time when both locals and authorities are turning their backs on them.
Conditions improving Though teaching and learning remain difficult in the refugee communities, conditions are slowly improving as assistance from UNICEF, the UN refugee agency and foreign governments reaches the area.
"In 2013, refugee reception conditions were dire," Boris Cheshirkov says.
Whether you're a veteran, a victim of abuse, or a refugee, the condition itself is profoundly isolating.
