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Filippo Grandi
The official Twitter account of UN High Commissioner for , 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.
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I heard talented musician+actor Miyavi play: he will be a great goodwill ambassador for , the first ever in Japan.
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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 .
Filippo Grandi Nov 18
Speaking about refugee education with students, faculty & civil society at Tokyo’s . Encouraging Japan to expand resettlement & scholarship programmes for refugees.
Filippo Grandi Nov 18
The article & images by tell a story of despair & inhumanity about refugees+asylum seekers stranded on Manus Island. Humane, principled solutions are needed now.
Filippo Grandi Nov 18
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.
Filippo Grandi Nov 17
Japan is a strong partner of UNHCR. I thanked Foreign Minister & encouraged government to strengthen financial support & expand refugee resettlement.
Filippo Grandi Nov 14
at : the only solution to the decline of truth is education.
Filippo Grandi Nov 13
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.
Filippo Grandi Nov 13
Switzerland hosts meeting of Central Mediterranean Contact Group, encourages all to focus on protection of refugees+migrants along routes. We strongly support this approach.
Filippo Grandi Nov 10
Congratulations to on her appointment as DG from all of us at UNHCR!
Filippo Grandi Nov 10
Refugees, asylum seekers on must be treated with dignity, as all human beings.
Filippo Grandi Nov 10
& Ministry of Public deserve praise for working to eliminate immigration detention for children.
Filippo Grandi Nov 6
I asked to continue be a global leader for refugees.
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Harry Leslie Smith Oct 7
I'm spending the last years of my life touring the hot spots of the world to find a solution to this crisis
Filippo Grandi Nov 4
Canada must continue to be a champion for refugees.
Filippo Grandi Nov 4
Over 150 years of welcoming refugees: .
Filippo Grandi Nov 3
Young refugees in Montreal turned entrepreneurs: they start businesses; are tech savvy; & use their skills to help other refugees. Amazing!
Filippo Grandi Nov 3
Delighted to meet Jean-Claude, LGBTI refugee who is proudly rebuilding his life in Montreal. An inspiration!
Filippo Grandi Nov 3
In Montreal, city of refuge, where solidarity with those uprooted is a strong, shared value in civil society.
Filippo Grandi Nov 3
New York Times article on my statement to the UN Security Council of yesterday.
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Jean-Pierre Lacroix Nov 2
Delighted to meet Filippo Grandi. Our men & women work together to secure a better future for those uprooted by conflict
Filippo Grandi Nov 2
All 15 Security Council members agree that solutions to refugee crises are political. I urged them to stay focused on those solutions.
Filippo Grandi Nov 2
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My statement of this morning to the UN Security Council.
Filippo Grandi Nov 2
UNHCR press release on closure of Regional Processing Centre on Manu Island.
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Kelly T. Clements Oct 31
describe priorities. Peace paramount to enable safe returns. Education, health & livelihoods key now.
Filippo Grandi Oct 30
Thanks to for hosting discussion on current crises. Focus on Rohingya refugees, situation in Syria+region & Dem Rep of Congo.
Filippo Grandi Oct 30
Strongly support 's call to the world: conflict, displacement & hunger in Dem Rep of Congo need urgent international attention.
Filippo Grandi Oct 29
Assisting refugees, displaced & returnees in cities means this, too - a laundromat to ease a little bit of hardship.