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Filippo Grandi
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RefugeesChief
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The official Twitter account of UN High Commissioner for @Refugees, Filippo Grandi.
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Filippo Grandi
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“I went to visit refugees. It was a war zone. Everybody had guns. I had a guitar. I thought, I will use my guitar to help make peace, to help refugee children”: new UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Miyavi today in Tokyo. @MIYAVI_OFFICIAL pic.twitter.com/py3LiHPOdk
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Filippo Grandi
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I heard talented musician+actor Miyavi play: he will be a great goodwill ambassador for @refugees, the first ever in Japan. @MIYAVI_OFFICIAL pic.twitter.com/gTMNFHaVfH
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Filippo Grandi
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Promoting support for refugees in Japan needs further efforts. I am glad that we can count on the Parliamentary League for UNHCR chaired by @ichiroaisawa. pic.twitter.com/hBpvG91fB2
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Filippo Grandi
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Speaking about refugee education with students, faculty & civil society at Tokyo’s @SophiaUniv_ENG. Encouraging Japan to expand resettlement & scholarship programmes for refugees. pic.twitter.com/ER7KjpVFo2
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Filippo Grandi
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The @nytimes article & images by @AFergusonPhoto tell a story of despair & inhumanity about refugees+asylum seekers stranded on Manus Island. Humane, principled solutions are needed now. nytimes.com/interactive/20…
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Filippo Grandi
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Nov 18 |
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This is important for our lives in so many ways: also to prevent people from being forced to leave their homes by natural disaster & other climatic reasons. @DDisplacement twitter.com/unfccc/status/…
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Filippo Grandi
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Nov 17 |
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Japan is a strong partner of UNHCR. I thanked Foreign Minister @konotaromp & encouraged government to strengthen financial support & expand refugee resettlement. pic.twitter.com/mmnFDZsHYW
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Filippo Grandi
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Nov 14 |
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@FareedZakaria at #WISE17: the only solution to the decline of truth is education. pic.twitter.com/bY4ObKfm3p
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Filippo Grandi
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Nov 13 |
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First group of 25 refugees evacuated from Libya in special humanitarian operation. Grateful to Niger for accepting to receive them while their resettlement to a third country is processed. @mohamedbazoum twitter.com/unhcrlibya/sta…
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Filippo Grandi
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Nov 13 |
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Switzerland hosts meeting of Central Mediterranean Contact Group, encourages all to focus on protection of refugees+migrants along routes. We strongly support this approach. pic.twitter.com/EoNPge2HtH
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Filippo Grandi
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Nov 10 |
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Congratulations to @AAzoulay on her appointment as DG @UNESCO from all of us at UNHCR! twitter.com/unesco/status/…
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Filippo Grandi
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Nov 10 |
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Refugees, asylum seekers on #ManusIsland must be treated with dignity, as all human beings. twitter.com/refugees/statu…
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Filippo Grandi
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Nov 10 |
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@RalphGoodale & Ministry of Public @Safety_Canada deserve praise for working to eliminate immigration detention for children. twitter.com/jnbeuze/status…
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Filippo Grandi
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Nov 6 |
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I asked @JustinTrudeau to continue be a global leader for refugees. pic.twitter.com/uSoFlyHzU6
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Harry Leslie Smith
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Oct 7 |
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I'm spending the last years of my life touring the #refugee hot spots of the world to find a solution to this crisis gofundme.com/harrys-last-st…
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Filippo Grandi
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Nov 4 |
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Canada must continue to be a champion for refugees. theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/…
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Filippo Grandi
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Nov 4 |
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Over 150 years of welcoming refugees: @canada150th. pic.twitter.com/BzEbsS7gnA
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Filippo Grandi
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Nov 3 |
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Young refugees in Montreal turned entrepreneurs: they start businesses; are tech savvy; & use their skills to help other refugees. Amazing! pic.twitter.com/xvCU0w18Gn
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Filippo Grandi
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Nov 3 |
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Delighted to meet Jean-Claude, LGBTI refugee who is proudly rebuilding his life in Montreal. An inspiration! pic.twitter.com/mFHL4uIQ9h
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Filippo Grandi
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Nov 3 |
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In Montreal, city of refuge, where solidarity with those uprooted is a strong, shared value in civil society. pic.twitter.com/tVnPo6cB9z
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Filippo Grandi
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Nov 3 |
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New York Times article on my statement to the UN Security Council of yesterday. nyti.ms/2zaMj8D
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Jean-Pierre Lacroix
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Nov 2 |
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Delighted to meet @RefugeesChief Filippo Grandi. Our men & women work together to secure a better future for those uprooted by conflict pic.twitter.com/oUtc0szyab
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Filippo Grandi
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Nov 2 |
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All 15 Security Council members agree that solutions to refugee crises are political. I urged them to stay focused on those solutions. pic.twitter.com/rQ4WwKdy1L
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Filippo Grandi
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Filippo Grandi
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My statement of this morning to the UN Security Council. unhcr.org/59fb25ad4
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Filippo Grandi
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Nov 2 |
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UNHCR press release on closure of Regional Processing Centre on Manu Island. unhcr.org/en-au/news/pre…
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Kelly T. Clements
@KellyTClements
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Oct 31 |
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#SouthSudan #Refugees describe priorities. Peace paramount to enable safe returns. Education, health & livelihoods key now. @UNHCREthiopia pic.twitter.com/VJnmFJlHg0
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Filippo Grandi
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Oct 30 |
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Thanks to @GermanyUN for hosting discussion on current crises. Focus on Rohingya refugees, situation in Syria+region & Dem Rep of Congo. twitter.com/germanyun/stat…
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Filippo Grandi
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Oct 30 |
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Strongly support @WFPChief's call to the world: conflict, displacement & hunger in Dem Rep of Congo need urgent international attention. twitter.com/wfpchief/statu…
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Filippo Grandi
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Oct 29 |
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Assisting refugees, displaced & returnees in cities means this, too - a laundromat to ease a little bit of hardship. twitter.com/unhcrinsyria/s…
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