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Melissa Fleming
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Geneva, Switzerland
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Chief Communications @Refugees. Tweets highlight stories of human suffering & resilience I witness every day.
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Mark Lowcock
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Excited to begin post @UNOCHA today as the new @UN humanitarian Chief. Please follow me on @UNReliefChief.
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Melissa Fleming
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"There is nothing worse than a child who has to sit with his dead mother out in the cold at night." @ICRC buff.ly/2eLwGvo pic.twitter.com/sPshjPXbNK
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Filippo Grandi
@RefugeesChief
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May Eid-al-Adha be a time for peace also where there is war. Wishing a happy holiday to Muslims worldwide. unhcr.org/news/latest/20…
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Melissa Fleming
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Resettlement is for refugees at risk in their country of refuge or have particular needs or vulnerabilities. Need more resettlement spaces! twitter.com/refugees/statu…
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Melissa Fleming
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"As human[s], we have to help each other."
#HoustonFlood huffingtonpost.com/entry/harvey-t… # via @HuffPostPol
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The Refugee Hub
@RefugeeHub
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UN High Commissioner for @Refugees, Filippo Grandi, on why #education is crucial for #refugee children medium.com/@UNHCR/why-ref… #WithRefugees
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Melissa Fleming
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I can't even imagine the pain of losing two precious daughters to the sea in search of a safe place to raise them.
unhcr.org/news/stories/2…
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Melissa Fleming
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“At home, she planted strawberries & every morning she gets the hose & waters the plants & tells me ‘this is what I learned at school, mum.’ twitter.com/ocha_syria/sta…
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Melissa Fleming
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Thank you, Waheed, I look forward to watching it. Your work sounds amazing. Warmest wishes, Melissa
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Melissa Fleming
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Nearly 90% of US respondents said they would welcome refugees to their country, compared with 72% globally." - @wef qz.com/1063490/millen…
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Melissa Fleming
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“Although refugees have vulnerabilities, they also have capabilities." -@alexander_betts qz.com/1063280/the-we…
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António Guterres
@antonioguterres
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Yad Vashem sends an essential message: remember the Nazi genocide, act against hatred today. Silence abets bigotry. pic.twitter.com/RyXBSOqpCb
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Lotte Leicht
@LotteLeicht1
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Stuck in a refugee camp. Then a Canadian scholarship competition became a way out. Heartbreaking & inspiring story: washingtonpost.com/sf/world/2017/… pic.twitter.com/n6QR1wyntI
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George Okoth-Obbo
@GeorgeOkothObbo
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Egregious violence across the Kasai provinces in #DRCongo displaced thousands. #Unhcr mounting its response along with sister UN agencies. pic.twitter.com/w9BCH6Ch3L
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Melissa Fleming
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The fundamental challenge is to address root causes of the violence that cause so many people to flee-@RefugeesChief reut.rs/2gbvfdn
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António Guterres
@antonioguterres
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In Syria, Yemen and South Sudan, the level of civilian casualties is appalling. I call on all parties to ensure their safety and protection.
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UN Refugee Agency
@Refugees
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Our new report on the #desperatejourneys taken by refugees and migrants to reach Europe: trib.al/Q1w8kyx pic.twitter.com/2v0kQGBEKr
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Melissa Fleming
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Only 1% of refugees have the chance to go to university. So shortsighted. Will Ayan win the scholarship? Do read: washingtonpost.com/sf/world/2017/…
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Melissa Fleming
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Very sad account of refugee children alone in Egypt and the horrors they continue to face. Children must be protected. twitter.com/irinnews/statu…
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Melissa Fleming
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"After six years in the U.S., refugees were more likely to be employed than U.S.-born residents around the same age." Perspective: twitter.com/FiveThirtyEigh…
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