I was sent the above UNHCR in-house report written in June 1973 by Janak Thanki on the Ugandan Asians FB page. It tells the story of “How they did it” – meaning how the refugees were faring within six months in the various countries they had been resettled from HCR camps at the behest of the refugee agency. We get stories of over 20 refugee familie in 7 countries. How were they faring? Well, very well, as may be seen from the picture of the eagre pupil in USA and the family in Norway. The kid’s name is Shailesh M (as per HCR practice family names aren’t divulged). He not only beat all students at math (9 x 7 = ?) but even at baseball, modifying his cricket action. The report’s also a record of how the UNHCR “did it” – how they processed around 4,000 PoUNs in 10 days before the headline. I have extracted from the report in my book.
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