Andrew Harper

@And_Harper

Love all things innovative, now Director of Program Support & Management for UNHCR. Despise long meetings & pessimism.

Geneva, Switzerland
unhcr.org
Joined August 2012
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  1. Retweeted
    Jun 21

    I am celebrating Croatia’s win tonight. Bravo 🇭🇷 It is also a chance to remind everyone on the heels of yesterday’s World Day that refugees need a chance. Thank you Dejan Lovren and for speaking out ❤️

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  2. 14 hours ago

    With the added element of having the views taken into account & acted upon. No use pressing a button (or sending a message to a complaints box) unless it leads to an appropriate & timely response.

    Install these on all foreign aid projects
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  3. 15 hours ago

    Excellent storyboard on some initiatives in undertaken by . Next step is reforestation & providing sustainable energy options in order to protect nearby forests. However the teams on the ground need help.

    Great web story showing work of in working with Rohingya refugees to minimise biodiversity conflict in and around the refugee settlements of Cox's Bazar, including mitigating human-elephant conflict
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  4. Retweeted
    Jun 20

    Football ⚽️ game about to start in Kutupalong refugee settlement. Teams from within refugee community vying for these trophies 🏆

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    Jun 20

    United asks U.S. government not to fly separated immigrant children on our aircraft.

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    Jun 19

    The title says it all. You either get this, or you’re pushing tech and getting your bosses to be excited about products with little success in sustainability, and missing opportunities to innovate processes and approaches.

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    Jun 20

    13 years ago published its first map of a refugee camp in cooperation with . Satellite imagery allowed us to assess flood damage at Ifo camp, Kenya

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    Jun 19

    Great tweet. Refugees in action and no agency logos!

    There's a lot of repair work to be done in the aftermath of torrential monsoon rains in Bangladesh. Who do you think is doing it? (with a bit of support from UNHCR and NGO partners). Respect -- a whole lot of respect actually. .
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    Jun 19
    Replying to

    It is great collaborating w/ using the latest technology & collaborating to ensure the best use of resources to support .

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  10. Retweeted
    Jun 16

    EU raises renewable energy targets to a binding 32% by 2030. UK calls for 30%; no clarity how this can be achieved after . Currently ~17% of EU energy derived from renewables, UK is ~9%. A long way to go & policies to achieve targets are uncertain.

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    Jun 15

    If you only read one thing today then it should be this. When his mandate ends later this year we will have lost a remarkable human rights advocate.

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    Jun 14

    I just watched a woman stop two women wearing hijabs in the frozen aisle and say "Excuse me, ya have a holiday, right? I don't know how to say it, but I wanted to say happy holidays!" Then the women taught her how to pronounce Eid. It's over, my day is made, the Bronx is great.

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    Jun 16

    Heavy monsoon rains in the past week caused around 100 landslide incidents throughout the refugee settlements. Meet shelter officer, Marina Drazba, geologist and landslide expert, helping to keep families safer

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    Jun 14

    "Our humanitarian work is the human face of Europe worldwide – and humanitarian needs worldwide are at a historic high. For the next 7 years, the has proposed a 30% increase of our humanitarian budget" on the 🇪🇺🌍

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    Jun 13

    A new project in Lao PDR will enable 50,000 low-income households to have access to super-clean, affordable cookstoves – and that means better health and more economic opportunities for women

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  16. Retweeted
    Jun 12

    View from the air: aerial pix taken by shelter team show how high the monsoon flood waters are rising. At risk is the main arterial road route - a lifeline - through the main Kutupalong mega site. Urgent need for more families need to be moved to safer grounds.

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    Jun 12

    Punishing rains in the Rohingya refugee sites today. , with partners, working in support of Bangladesh Govt, helped to move more than 20 families at high risk of landslides to safer areas; but thousands more still at risk and need to be relocated.

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    Jun 11

    As monsoon rains continue in , we look to the Government of Bangladesh & its emergency responders to evacuate where necessary to save lives in hilly sites prone to landslides & flooding. UNHCR & partners ready to play our supporting role.

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  19. Jun 11

    What a difference $1,350 (+ transport)can make to the & protection of a family. A new Refugee Housing Unit (RHU) installed last week in . This family’s previous shelter is on the right. Everyone deserves a dignified & safe space to live.

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    Jun 9

    The are here: a night of heavy rain & strong winds. 2 landslides in refugee sites reported yesterday, no injuries. Refugees sheltering in bamboo/plastic shelters, many areas already under water - little protection against harsh weather conditions

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