Due to its technological, scientific and cultural dimensions, astronomy is a unique discipline to help achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), there are currently nearly 30 million refugees in the world. While there are many (and very necessary) programmes supporting their basic needs, different indicators suggest that the resolution to refugee and internal displacement situations require not only humanitarian interventions, but also development-led actions. One of these initiatives is Amanar: Under the Same Sky, a project designed to support the Sahrawi refugee community by using astronomy to enhance their resilience and engagement in the community, through skill development and self-empowerment activities.
@article{arxiv.2003.02897,
title = {Under the same sky with Amanar},
author = {Sandra Benitez-Herrera and Jorge G. Rivero Gonzalez},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2003.02897},
year = {2020}
}
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5 pages, 2 figures. Comment published on Nature Astronomy