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From warzone to Olympic track; UN turns spotlight on refugee athletes in global campaign April 7, 2021 8:59 A perilous trek from a warzone to Olympic running track is the centrepiece of a global campaign to raise awareness and support of refugee Olympic and Paralympic athletes in the lead up to the Tokyo Games. Created by London-based Don’t Panic, ‘The Journey’ tells the story a refugee who flees her bomb-ravaged home before continuing her quest to train and compete in the Olympics.  ...

Creative 21 Add to collection London based creative agency Don’t Panic collaborates with Anonymous Content and refugee athletes to tell the powerful story of ‘The Journey’ Refugee Olympic and Paralympic Team athletes have a story like no other. Released today, 6th April, to mark the UN’s International Day of Sport for Development and Peace, UNHCR’s latest social media video ‘The Journey’ tells the dramatised story of a female refugee who has had to flee her home to escape conflic...