{"id":560,"date":"2012-06-27T11:58:52","date_gmt":"2012-06-27T01:58:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/refugeeadvocacynetwork.org\/?p=560"},"modified":"2012-06-27T11:58:52","modified_gmt":"2012-06-27T01:58:52","slug":"united-nations-launches-my-life-refugee-android-app","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/refugeeadvocacynetwork.org.au\/?p=560","title":{"rendered":"United Nations launches My Life as a Refugee Android app"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As the great Tom Petty once said, you don&#8217;t <em>have <\/em>to live like a refugee, but one <a href=\"http:\/\/www.engadget.com\/tag\/UnitedNations\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">UN<\/a> agency is hoping you&#8217;ll at least download its new app to see what it could be like. My Life as a Refugee is designed to raise awareness about the plight of millions of people living in conflict-ridden places around the globe, and it&#8217;s available right now for free on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.engadget.com\/tag\/android\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Android<\/a> (coming soon to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.engadget.com\/tag\/iOS\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">iOS)<\/a>. We found the app to be only marginally interactive, with users simply encouraged to click through a litany of facts. However, you do get to choose one of two possible options before time runs out as each situation unfolds. You can only &#8220;play&#8221; a certain amount each day, which means you get some cliffhangers, and of course you can &#8220;share your experience&#8221; on Facebook right from the app. You can learn more there in the source link.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.engadget.com\/2012\/06\/21\/united-nations-my-life-as-a-refugee\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Continue reading <em>United Nations launches My Life as a Refugee Android app (video)<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the great Tom Petty once said, you don&#8217;t have to live like a refugee, but one UN agency is hoping you&#8217;ll at least download its new app to see what it could be like. My Life as a Refugee is designed to raise awareness about the plight of millions of people living in conflict-ridden places around the globe, and it&#8217;s available right now for free on Android (coming soon to iOS). 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