Christine Petré  

@christinepetre

UN Migration Agency in Libya 🇱🇾 • Swedish 🇸🇪 ⚽️+🎾+🏔 lover • Arabic student 4 life 📚• Migrant • Get in touch chpetre@iom.int 👩‍💻

Libya, Tunisia etc
Joined April 2011
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  1. Pinned Tweet
    May 1

    Yesterday nine bodies were retrieved on the Libyan shores west of . One of them a tiny baby! 💔People continue to risk their all in hope for a better future. More has to be done to reduce irregular unsafe movements of people along Central Mediterranean Route

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  2. 20 hours ago

    Heart-tearing. 💔

    It is shockingly difficult for immigration attorneys to locate children separated from their parents at the border. Today I spoke to lawyers who represent more than 400 parents. They've located two children.
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  3. Retweeted
    Jun 21

    States around the world must act now to protect from traffickers by putting in place innovative measures to identify as early as possible those who are at risk -- UN rights expert:

    51 replies . 144 retweets 310 likes
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  4. Jun 21

    Migrants Are on the Rise Around the World, and Myths About Them Are Shaping Attitudes

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  5. Jun 21

    👇👇👇

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    TIME’s new cover: A reckoning after Trump's border separation policy: What kind of country are we?
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  6. Retweeted
    Jun 21

    Forty-eight children among the 363 migrants returned to shore by coast guard in past 24 hours. Very worrying to see that children continue to be among migrants embarking on this dangerous journey (1/2)

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  7. Jun 21

    Small piece of 🇸🇪 brought to 🇹🇳 by and the - Merci beaucoup för det fina Midsommarfirandet! 🌸

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  8. Retweeted
    Jun 20

    Today & everyday we stand ⁠ ⁠in Libya - celebrating with strong, resilient and inspiring refugees in Tripoli showcasing their different cultures

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  9. Retweeted
    Jun 19

    The UN refugee agency says the number of displaced people across the world hit a record high last year with close to 69 million people fleeing their homes because of war, violence and persecution

    UN: Number of displaced people across world hit a record high in 2017
    The UN refugee agency says close to 69 million people have fled their homes because of war, violence and persecution.
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  10. Retweeted
    Jun 19

    "Disappointing, if not really surprising, news. Given the state of in today's world, the US should be stepping up, not stepping back" -- UN Human Rights Chief following USA decision to withdraw from U.N. Human Rights Council.

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  11. Retweeted
    Jun 19

    Tragic news of more lives lost at sea as a rubber dinghy capsized off Libyan coast earlier today. Whilst 6 deaths are confirmed, fear is death toll will rise. Five migrants have been transferred to hospital. More has to be done to reduce irregular unsafe movements across Med. Sea

    5 replies . 23 retweets 21 likes
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  12. Jun 19

    Not ready to let this man go yet. 👇 Such an inspiration to all of us. 🙏

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    "This is the hardest, most challenging, most fulfilling responsibility I have held" – UN Human Rights Chief in his last global update to . Full speech:
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  13. Retweeted
    Jun 19

    This is the United Nations Commissioner on Human Rights, a globally respected leader.

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    UN Human Rights commissioner: "In the United States, I'm deeply concerned by recently adopted policies which punish children for their parents’ actions ... The thought that any State would seek to deter parents by inflicting such abuse on children is unconscionable."
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  14. Retweeted
    Jun 18
    Replying to

    = Lie. Crime rates in Germany are at their lowest level in 30 years

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  15. Jun 19

    857 too many. 💔💔💔

    40,073 & arrived by sea to Europe in 2018. 857 dead/missing. Learn more ➡️
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  16. Jun 18

    . praises Spain for bringing 600+ migrants stranded aboard to safety Full statement:

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  17. Jun 18

    Not ready to let him go...

    It’s on us now.
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  18. Jun 18

    Whop whop, The Eagles of Carthage! 🇹🇳 🇹🇳 🇹🇳 ⚽️

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  19. Retweeted
    Jun 18

    The best video out there is this Tunisian piece of art, combining subtle political messages, dark humour, and passion for the game.

    13 replies . 542 retweets 868 likes
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  20. Jun 17

    ‘I Can’t Go Without My Son,’ a Mother Pleaded as She Was Deported to Guatemala

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  21. Jun 17

    When and how will this end? Italy bars two more refugee ships from ports

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