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Kigali, Rwanda
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  1. Pinned Tweet
    May 9

    Marai fled violence in and led her family to safety in neighbouring . This , we share her story with you, in solidarity with mothers around the world. Through your generosity, UNHCR is supporting mothers like Marai.

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  2. Jun 20

    Stand painting, a collaborative artwork made by urban refugee kids during celebration in Kigali, Rwanda

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  3. Jun 20

    Cultural display by host communities during in Nyabiheke camp, Rwanda, hosting 16000 Congolese refugees. On this day, 20 June, stand and commemorate

    2 replies 20 retweets 34 likes
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  4. Retweeted
    Jun 20

    LIVE now: + are live in Niger on on the route refugees take as they flee conflict + persecution in Sub-Saharan Africa, answering our questions. Join us:

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  5. Retweeted
    May 14

    Save the date! Join us for a free concert with Mélat at The Kennedy Center Millennium Stage on June 20.

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    1 reply 9 retweets 15 likes
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  6. Retweeted
    May 14

    🚽A lack of toilets + menstrual supplies can block refugee girls’ access to schools. 💡Our report - Her Turn - lists effective and actionable solutions.

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  7. Retweeted
    May 14

    They want to transform the world. They have ideas. They have first-hand experience. They are a new generation of change-makers. Oh, and they're young refugees. They want the new deal for refugees to succeed and they're ready to help:

    7 replies 119 retweets 267 likes
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  8. May 14

    is a very strong human emotion that leads people to do great things. In such difficult times, it must be ensured that children do not lose hope of a better tomorrow & the best way to do that is through .

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  9. Retweeted
    May 14

    Walaa was shocked to learn she was expecting 4 daughters, but despite struggling to meet their needs she draws strength from her little ‘miracles’.

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  10. Retweeted
    May 14

    I am proud to be working for and to be communicating on behalf of the world's forcibly displaced people. Most of my colleagues serve refugees, IDPs & the stateless where they are - in developing & poor countries + war zones. Here is what we do:

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  11. Retweeted
    May 14

    On Mother's Day, we celebrate all refugee mothers the world-over for their unwavering strength, perseverance and love. Please join me in giving these women special recognition on Mother's Day.

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  12. Retweeted
    May 11

    Thanks to the and partners, in , schools are giving children a safe place where they can be children again.

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  13. May 11

    In , schools are giving refugee children a safe place where they can be children again. and are helping refugee children, like Godfried from , get back to school.

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  14. May 10

    Godfried has big dreams UNHCR and HM Foundation in Rwanda: via

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  15. May 8

    “We commit to a more equitable sharing of the burden and responsibility for hosting and supporting the world’s refugees.” United Nations General Assembly, New York Declaration for Refugees and Migrants, 19 September 2016

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  16. Retweeted
    May 6

    👴🏼 The organizer. 🙋🏻 The primary school teacher. 👨🏽 The French teacher. 🙇🏾 The cultural coordinator. 🏡 And the neighbours. 🇫🇷 Meet the tiny French community who made .

    5 replies 109 retweets 280 likes
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  17. Retweeted
    May 4

    Refugees in Kakuma camp in Kenya have set up shop, offering everything from household products to access to electricity, and creating a blossoming economy in the process.

    24 replies 235 retweets 435 likes
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  18. Retweeted
    Apr 27

    By providing school supplies to children like Godfried, UNHCR and H&M Foundation are helping refugee children around the world get back to school

    10 replies 90 retweets 187 likes
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  19. Apr 27

    Kiziba camp - Play promotes social cohesion & inclusion. It gives children who fled conflicts opportunity to share & get support to overcome traumatic experiences and feel safer. ensures that refugee children rights to play & be children once again

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    5 replies 27 retweets 79 likes
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  20. Retweeted
    Apr 26

    Our very own sat down with to talk about our latest partnership to bring innovative solutions to refugees around the world 📊🌎👨‍👩‍👦‍👦 

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