1972 Napalm Girl Accompanies Ukrainian Refugees To Canada

The iconic Associated Press photo of Phuc running with her napalm-scalded body exposed was emblazoned on the private non-governmental organization’s plane that flies refugees to the city of Regina, the capital of Canada’s Saskatchewan province. Kim, 59, a Canadian citizen, said she wants her story and work for refugees to be a message of peace. With her husband, Bui Huy Toan, she traveled from Toronto to board the humanitarian flight. The refugees, mostly women and children from across Ukraine, are among thousands of Ukrainians to whom Canada has provided humanitarian visas after Russia invaded their country. Millions of Ukrainians fled Russia’s February 24 offensive. Nearly 5.5 million have registered with humanitarian organizations in Europe, according to the UN Canada is among several Western countries offering Ukrainian refugees safe haven. The founder of the NGO Solidaire, Argentinian philanthropist and pilot Enrique Pineyro, pilot of the Boeing 787. Also on board was Oscar Camps from the Spanish organization Open Arms. AP photographer Nick Ut took the Pulitzer Prize-winning photo of Kim and other children escaping a napalm attack in South Vietnam in June 1972.

title: “1972 Napalm Girl Accompanies Ukrainian Refugees To Canada " ShowToc: true date: “2022-10-29” author: “Helen Ley”

The iconic Associated Press photo of Phuc running with her napalm-scalded body exposed was emblazoned on the private non-governmental organization’s plane that flies refugees to the city of Regina, the capital of Canada’s Saskatchewan province. Kim, 59, a Canadian citizen, said she wants her story and work for refugees to be a message of peace. With her husband, Bui Huy Toan, she traveled from Toronto to board the humanitarian flight. The refugees, mostly women and children from across Ukraine, are among thousands of Ukrainians to whom Canada has provided humanitarian visas after Russia invaded their country. Millions of Ukrainians fled Russia’s February 24 offensive. Nearly 5.5 million have registered with humanitarian organizations in Europe, according to the UN Canada is among several Western countries offering Ukrainian refugees safe haven. The founder of the NGO Solidaire, Argentinian philanthropist and pilot Enrique Pineyro, pilot of the Boeing 787. Also on board was Oscar Camps from the Spanish organization Open Arms. AP photographer Nick Ut took the Pulitzer Prize-winning photo of Kim and other children escaping a napalm attack in South Vietnam in June 1972.