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Somali refugees in YemenEver since the collapse of the Siad Barre regime in 1991 Somali men, women and children have been arriving at the port of Bosasso to buy passage in small open fishing boats to Yemen, where they are given automatic political asylum. The boat trip, costing from 70 to 150 usd per person, can be often fatal due to the roughness of the sea, the overcrowded boats and the merciless of the smugglers. On the night of Nov 29 2007 a small fishing boat while trying to download it's load of refugees a few hundred meters from the Yemeni shores of Meifa Haja, flipped over and was overwhelmed by the constant waves. of its 130 passengers, only 42 reached the UNHCR ( United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees ) refugee center in Meifa. 30 bodies where recovered the next day. the rest are still unaccounted for. UNHCR estimates more than 80.000 somali refugees live in the country residing mostly in shanty towns in Sana'a' and Aden.
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Guy was born in Italy in 1978. He spent his childhood between Italy and the US. In 1997 he moved to Milan, where he studied and worked until late 2003. He received a degree in Communication Science from an Italian university in November 2003 upon the completion of a thesis project focusing on the semiotics of Vietnam War photography. In early 2002 he completed a professional photography course in Milan. Since 2003 Guy’s work has been focused on conflicts and social issues, mainly in the Middle East and Africa. He moved to Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa, in 2006 to concentrate on contemporary African issues while working for his editorial clients. Guy is deeply committed to exploring the continent’s social dynamics at every level, from small sub cultures in its mega capitals to the changing lives of rural communities whose social structures have been so dramatically altered in the last century. Guy moved to new York in July 2009. Several of the publications that have featured Guy’s photography include: Vanity Fair IT, US and DE, L’Espresso, Le Figaro Magazine, Paris Match, National Geographic, Le Point, GQ Italy, Der Spiegel, US News & World Report, Newsweek, USA TODAY, Specchio, Max De, The New York Times, Time Magazine, D, Cicero and Stern. Guy Calaf 's current location:Islamabad , Pakistan ( ISB ) Play slideshow → |