Maeve Patterson

@mpat79

Comms at UN Refugee Agency (Western Europe) Former Head of Comms. Views own. RT not endorsement etc

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Joined September 2011
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  1. Pinned Tweet
    May 23

    If you missed The Dream Diaries in January stay tuned to channels to follow the beautiful series again + meet the inspiring children and hear their stories!

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    Refugee and asylum seeking children in Europe have found new homes and a chance to dream again. 📸Follow our Instagram this week to see the full photography series:
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  2. 3 hours ago

    United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees' statement ahead of upcoming EU meetings in Brussels ⬇️

    EU member states will soon debate migration and refugees. Read the statement which I issued ahead of these important discussions.
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  3. Retweeted
    Jun 21

    UNHCR shocked by mass drownings off Libya, calls for urgent action

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  4. Jun 19

    68.5 million people were forced to flee their homes in 2017. Read UNHCR’s full report and more of High Commissioner’s messages here ahead of World Refugee Day

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  5. Jun 18

    UNHCR’s annual Global Trends is out. Get the real story on forced displacement here ⬇️

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    Tens of millions have been forced to flee their homes. This is where they come from. Read our report:
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  6. Retweeted
    Jun 18

    “There are effective ways to ensure border control without putting families through the lasting psychological trauma of child-parent separation.” urges the United States to prioritize family unity + the best interests of children at border

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  7. Retweeted
    Jun 18

    , not just numbers, we should not over simplify mixed flows across the Central Mediterranean and we should not panic, this is manageable if we want to manage it.

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  8. Retweeted
    Jun 12

    UN High Commissioner for Refugees Grandi urges fair and coherent approach to European asylum policies

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  9. Retweeted
    Jun 7

    The world’s first TEDx event in a refugee camp will take place in Kenya

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  10. Retweeted
    Jun 5

    Tragic. Shocked by recent reports of 52 innocent lives lost after a boat carrying some 180 & migrants sank off the coast of We remain deeply concerned about the high # of deaths on Central Med route w >700 dead/missing already in 2018

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  11. Retweeted
    Jun 4

    ☀️RFF BRUSSELS 2018☀️The Refugee Food Festival at Brussels is coming ! Discover the full program in the Facebook event :

    Le superbe arrive à à partir du 17 juin ! Nous avons hâte d’y être ! Cette vidéo de l’édition 2017 vous donnera une idée de l’ambiance :
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  12. May 31

    So beautiful 🎼

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    This 14-year-old Syrian girl living in Mosney Accommodation Centre in Co Meath has taught herself the piano in less than six months (🎧 recommended)
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  13. Retweeted
    May 26

    “I want all the girls in Afghanistan to know that they can do anything boys can do.” Madina’s biggest dream is to empower girls back home and set up a school for them to learn. She lives in Brussels, Belgium, where her family found refuge.

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  14. Retweeted
    May 24

    Garden at aims to show hidden beauty in refugee camps; is working with on makeshift plots in Iraq

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  15. May 23

    Hi we were promised our refund and compensation by 22 May and yet nothing. Answers please? Impossible to reach you

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  16. Retweeted
    May 22

    “When we are grumpy or sad we dance. It lifts our spirits.” 💃🏻 Roussel is a refugee from Syria who is now living in Switzerland. Since arriving, she has learned French, and was elected class president. She loves dancing with her sisters and friends.

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  17. Retweeted
    May 12

    Nothing is worse for a mother than to be separated from her child. It happens, in refugee situations. Family reunification can make exile less cruel.

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  18. Retweeted
    May 11

    She was pregnant facing the waves of the Mediterranean from a crowded boat. Then she was detained in Libya. Now Eden is one of the 132 evacuees getting a 2nd chance in Niger:

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  19. May 9

    Hi still 0 refund nor compensation after 2 March fiasco. Now 9 May. You just told me not to bother calling call centre (that never answers). Told on DM case has been ‘escalated’ - what does this mean and when will you refund and compensate us? Concrete answer please

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  20. Retweeted
    Apr 24

    I heard once more from that the remains a fundamental partner of UNHCR in all matters related to refugees and forced displacement: asylum, protection, aid and solutions.

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