“Portraits of Resilience” Exhibition at the United Nations

“Portraits of Resilience” features photographs of survivors of torture from around the world who fled their home countries seeking safety, recovery, and political asylum. The work was created in collaboration with TASSC International.

The portraits ask viewers to look beyond pre-conceived notions about refugees and asylum seekers and see them as individuals with very human connections to place and home.

“These photographs give us an opportunity to connect with the individuals (survivors of torture) and with their stories. Each one is testimony to the survivor’s courage and a reminder that we still have a far to go in the twenty first century to eliminate torture.” – Eleanor Sanders, Human Rights Ambassador for the UK

The United Nations Geneva Cultural Activities Programme provides Permanent Missions to the United Nations Office at Geneva and International Organisations a cultural diplomacy space to share art and culture at the Palais des Nations. Empowering an exchange and dialogue among cultures and peoples of different traditions and backgrounds, the Programme aims to foster tolerance and respect. Events are open to the diplomatic community, staff of the UN system, anyone accredited to enter the Palais des Nations, and the general public upon registration.