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Mum, Head of Communications, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, Kenya. Ex-Al Jazeera Nigeria, ex-BBC Correspondent - London School of Economics + alum

Nairobi, Kenya
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Joined July 2011
Born on 03 April
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    Jun 20

    Around 1 in every 100 people on the planet is now a refugee. How can this crisis be solved?

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    Jun 20

    My interview with before the close of .

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    Jun 20

    Today is - a day to reflect on the lives of millions of individuals forced to leave everything behind by fear & violence - they can be families, they can be adults or children - in the end, they are human beings who deserve to be met with generosity and openness

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  4. Jun 20

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    A person's dignity does not depend on them being a citizen, a migrant, or a refugee. Saving the life of someone fleeing war and poverty is an act of humanity.
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  5. Jun 20

    Born in Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya. Now a Vogue cover supermodel. On we celebrate you and all that is possible with opportunity and self-belief. Kudos! Thank you .

    “While there were many struggles that came with living in a refugee camp... Kakuma is definitely a place of hope. The camp inspired me to work hard in life,” says hijabi model on growing up in a refugee camp
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  6. Jun 20

    Thank you for saying this. More than 70% of refugees in Kenya are women and children. Almost half are children. The refugee crisis in Kenya is a crisis of the young. We need to welcome refugees in Kenya, stand with and seek solutions.

    It's time we look at refugees as people who were forced to flee from their homes due to wars and not as competitors or terrorists. and
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  7. Jun 20

    The refugee crisis is a children’s crisis. That’s what I have learned. Particularly in Africa. South Sudan has produced the highest number of child refugees globally. Stand with children. Follow Find out more.

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    Children make up more than half of the world's refugees. Millions of kids have known nothing but war, conflict, and life on the run. An entire generation is at risk of losing their childhood. This , stand .
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  8. Jun 20

    Many family and friends have asked since I joined what they can do to help. Here.

    Today is ! 8 ways you can stand ➡️
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  9. Jun 20

    Thank you to our Special Envoy Angelina Jolie and all who work with her to keep the refugee cause alive.

    How to alleviate the refugee crisis? Angelina Jolie, an actor and special envoy , writes for The Economist on 👇
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  10. Jun 20

    UN High Commissioner for Refugees live now in Niamey, Niger Republic. On World Refugee Day. Taking your questions on - Watch.

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  11. Jun 20

    Proud to see our leader on , in Africa, in one of the worlds most forgotten country’s and under-reported refugee stories. NIGER. He will be live in Niamey taking your questions. Tune in

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    Join us in a few moments LIVE on with + , who are in Niger, on the route refugees take as they flee conflict + persecution in Sub-Saharan Africa.
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  12. Jun 20

    Watch the livestream of the World Refugee Day in Kenya here. Happening now!

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  13. Jun 20

    Yes. For those in Nairobi are marking at University of Nairobi, Graduation Square. Come meet and interact with refugees living here in Kenya.

    marking World Refugee Day at University of Nairobi, Graduation Square 9am to 2pm. Come and meet and hear from refugees. Testimonials, speeches, music, dance.
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  14. Jun 20

    Thank you for standing with refugees in Kenya. All please come join at University of Nairobi, Graduation Square 9-2pm. Follow to learn more.

    It’s World Refugee Day, day for global solidarity with refugees & the communities that welcome them. There are 68M people displaced globally. More than 20M in Africa. More than 1/2 a million in Kenya. Please support today by following and
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  15. Jun 19

    It’s World Refugee Day. A day for global solidarity with refugees and the communities that welcome them. Please watch this simple message from UN High Commissioner about the global refugee situation and what you can do to help.

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    “It’s time to do things differently.” message from UN Filippo Grandi.
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  16. Jun 19

    New study shows Kenyans hold positive attitudes towards refugees. 71% support working rights 94% government providing services to refugees 78% combining local development +support for refugees

    71% of Kenyans support refugees being able to work in Kenya. But getting a work permit as a refugee is extremely difficult. Learn more in our latest report:
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  17. Jun 19

    Said. World Refugee Day tomorrow, June 20.

    68,500,000 people. 68,500,000 stories. 68,500,000 dreams. 68,500,000 journeys. 68,500,000 lives uprooted. 68,500,000 missed chances. 68,500,000 longing for home. 68,500,000 unthinkable tragedies. 68,500,000 heads full of memories. 68,500,000 were displaced at the end of 2017.
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  18. Jun 19

    Ahead of World Refugee Day tomorrow, June 20, our new global report is out. Sad to see African nations leading the way in forced displacement globally. Congo and South Sudan. Under reported and under funded crises, affecting mainly children, young people.

    DR Congo 🇨🇩 South Sudan 🇸🇸 Myanmar 🇲🇲 Crisis, war, & persecution in these countries led the way to a new high for forced displacement in 2017. Read our report:
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  19. Jun 18

    Ahead of World Refugee Day this Wednesday. Really glad is shining the light on the terrible Meditterean Sea crisis. Particularly as so many of the victims are from Africa.

    Starting my visit to Libya by remembering all those who have lost their lives in desperate attempts to cross the sea. They are people, not numbers. Women, men, children. May they rest in peace.
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  20. Jun 17

    Thank God this is over. Many on board were children from Libya and parts of West Africa.

    We applaud Spain for its actions today in bringing to an end a sea-rescue crisis on the Mediterranean after a ship, the , was refused permission to land and disembark elsewhere more than 600 rescued people. Statement:
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