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Mother to Safari, Comms Head, UN Refugee Agency, Kenya. Ex-Al Jazeera, ex-BBC Correspondent & Host - LSE + alumni. England, Nigeria, Kenya.

Nairobi, Kenya
unhcr.org/ke
Joined July 2011
Born on April 03
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  1. Aug 21

    .....and many many thousands displaced. Tragic mudslide. 💔

    The death toll from a devastating landslide and flooding that hit Sierra Leone earlier this week has risen to 500
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  2. Aug 21

    Awesome! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

    BBC starts Pidgin digital service for West Africa audiences
  3. Aug 19

    Yes. I stand in awe of the thousands of selfless and dedicated humanitarians I now work with at

    This World , our honours the commitment and spirit of humanitarian workers worldwide.
    3 retweets 9 likes
  4. Aug 17

    Excellent. Access to higher education for refugees a no-brainer. Remember my own thank you UK

    Two Syrian refugees get straight A grades in A-level results two years after fleeing to Britain
    1 reply 2 retweets 9 likes
  5. Aug 17

    Have to say it again. The children's humanitarian catastrophe. 1M South Sudan kids flood Uganda. Support

    A S.Sudanese child sleeps on the floor at a Uganda border post. More than 1 million S. Sudan refugees in Uganda: UN
    2 replies 8 retweets 5 likes
  6. Aug 17

    It's the children's refugee disaster. No question. Over 85% of the 1 million who've fled South Sudan are under-18s

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    1 million refugees from have now fled to . They urgently need our support.
    3 retweets 3 likes
  7. Aug 4

    Refugee athletes from Kenya hit the streets of London for World Athletics Championships! Excellent!

    1 reply 12 retweets 40 likes
  8. Aug 3

    Refugees athletes from Kenya hit World Athletics Championships in London. Go!

    2 replies 22 retweets 72 likes
  9. Aug 3

    Video on young refugees from Kenya competing in the World Athletics Championships. To hell with circumstances!

    Refugee athletes from Kenya to compete in London for the first time
    1 reply 2 retweets 5 likes
  10. Aug 2

    Great to be on Chinese tv on Kenya refugees competing at in London, So proud!

    Replying to @SaddiqueShaban @UNHCR_Kenya and 11 others
    Five-member refugee team prepares for World Championships in London. My piece for
    1 retweet 3 likes
  11. Jul 27

    Interviewed by Chinese TV today on Kenya refugees racing in . Thank you

    1 reply 3 retweets 9 likes
  12. Jul 26

    $180m needed for refugees affected by Nigeria's Boko Haram. Only $41 donated. Fresh appeal launched by

    UNHCR seeks additional support to respond to the situation & unexpected surge in returns of refugees
    4 replies 4 retweets 2 likes
  13. Jul 26

    135k Nigeria refugees mainly women and children displaced by Boko Haram, trying to return, in need of help. $9.5m needed

    "Many returnees unable to go back to their homes & end up displaced again, in dire humanitarian conditions"
    1 reply 6 retweets 2 likes
  14. Jul 26

    Witnessed this first hand as Correspondent there. Tragic. Solution needed yesterday.

    Nigeria has over 50% of the world's out-of-school children
    2 replies 4 retweets 3 likes
  15. Jul 26

    On recce to bring to Kakuma Refugee camp, Kenya with 2 great Fellows. Should be amazing

    8 retweets 13 likes
  16. Jul 25

    Inspiring FB live with + on . This is why I joined .

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    🎥LIVE NOW Join + for a conversation on the global refugee crisis:
    1 reply 7 retweets 11 likes
  17. Jul 25

    Refugee athletes and Kenya professional team train for upcoming . Great.

    9 retweets 24 likes
  18. Jul 24

    Kenya refugees train for through coffee plantation this morning. Inspiring

    1 reply 14 retweets 31 likes
  19. Jul 18

    UK National Health Service hiring refugee doctors. This is great.

    2 retweets 3 likes
  20. Jul 17

    'Nobel Prize winner for modern architecture', agrees to design 20k homes for refugees in Kenya. Thank you Shigeru Ban!

    Award-winning Japanese architect signs deal to design new homes for refugees
    1 reply 40 retweets 69 likes

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