Pur BIEL

@Pur_Biel

Olympian| South Sudanese| Board Member, Olympic Refuge Foundation| UNHCR High Profile Supporter.

Lausanne| Nairobi
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Joined May 2018
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    22 hours ago

    2 seconds = an empty home 2 seconds = a heartbreaking choice 2 seconds = a life turned upside down Every 2 seconds someone is forced to flee persecution or violence. More than half of the world’s refugees are children. We cannot give up on them.

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    24 hours ago

    World Refugee Day - UN Secretary-General António Guterres (20 June) via

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    Jun 21

    A refugee child evacuated from Libya to Niger made this drawing. He could have been among the 220 people who drowned in the Mediterranean today. Let’s give more children safe pathways out of despair.

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  4. Jun 21

    Honoured to be featured by : . Proud of the resilience + achievements of fellow refugees across the world despite the many challenges. 'Life is about struggle'. Cc

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    Jun 20

    All refugees should have a safe place to live, get an education and be able to work to support their families. Please stand on

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    Jun 21

    celebrations! 🇨🇲 Handicrafts & for Nigerian refugees & Cameroon hosts 🇨🇷 A refugee entrepreneur exhibition in 🇧🇷 Standing in Brazil 🇪🇸 deliciousness in Madrid, Spain! (Pic: Jane Mitchell)

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    Jun 21

    Tonight we have an incredible evening to celebrate : 🔹 exciting food from and 🔹 electrifying poetry from 🔹 exquisite refugee-made products Please join us:

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    Jun 21

    Important discussion today ⁦⁦⁩ with ⁦⁩ and ⁦⁩ on need to prevent and respond to sexual exploitation and abuse & sexual harassment. We all must do more to protect the people we serve and each other.

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    Jun 20

    ⬇️Spot the refugee ⬇️ 🧑🏾👶🏻👧🏿👩🏼🧓🏾👧🏻🧒🏽👨🏻👨🏾🧓🏽👴🏻👶🏿🧔🏿👨🏽 👩🏻🧑🏻👶🏽👵🏽👦🏼🧔🏻👩🏿👱🏼‍♀️👵🏼👶🏽🧒🏽👦🏾🧔🏼👴🏼 👧🏽👩🏾👵🏻👶🏾👱🏼‍♂️👦🏽👩🏻🧒🏾🧔🏽👱🏾‍♀️👨🏿🧒🏻🧓🏻🧑🏽 You see? They're just like you and me.

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    Jun 21

    2013 📈 2014 📈 2015 📈 2016 📈 2017 📈 For the 5th year in a row, forced displacement reached a new high. Read our report:

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    Jun 20

    1 in 110 has left behind friends. 1 in 110 has made the decision of whether they had time to grab photo albums. 1 in 110 has had their world turned upside-down. 1 in 110 has faced the unthinkable. 1 in 110 has been forced to flee their home.

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    Jun 20

    16.2 million people were newly displaced in 2017. That means tens of thousands fleeing for their lives. Read our new Global Trends report:

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    Jun 20

    THANK YOU to the millions who have shown they stand today. is an important day to celebrate & show solidarity. But for those who have lost everything... ...tomorrow is important too. We must stand with those who have fled every day of the year.

    8 replies . 63 retweets 146 likes
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    Jun 20

    Calling all bookworms! 📖🐛 "A Hope More Powerful Than the Sea" by is being discussed in the book club this month. Join the club to read and discuss it:

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    Jun 19

    “It's not about numbers. It's about people.” - UN Filippo Grandi in Libya. 🌊

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    Jun 19

    "We must try to rally people and nations to act together based on common interests and universal aspirations for security, dignity and equality" Our Special Envoy Angelina Jolie's message in the

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  17. Jun 19

    Today, 20 June is World Refugee Day. In 2017, forced displacement figures reached 68.5 million people: higher than the population of the United Kingdom. Message from : . Cc

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    Jun 19

    Joyful day for the 122 refugees released from detention here in Tripoli who are boarding a flight to Niger, hopefully to soon be resettled to 3rd countries. We are flying with them.

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    Jun 9

    .'s story is one of determination and has inspired thousands globally. He fled to Kenya at age 10 and grew up in Kakuma camp. He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics as a member of the first-ever Refugee Olympic Team, running in the 800-meter event.

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    Jun 19

    Fathom this: Why we need solidarity

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