Pia Prytz Phiri

@PiaPrytzPhiri

humanitarian with hope.

Joined October 2011
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    Jul 4

    Less than 0.5% of the world’s refugee population were resettled in 2017. Yet needs are greater than ever: the global refugee population passed 19 million in 2017, and resettlement needs have doubled in the last six years.

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    Jun 26

    Millions of refugees and displaced will benefit from Sweden’s latest contribution to UNHCR: 400 million $ over 4 years. Flexible funds to be used where they are most needed including in underfunded crises. This is generous and exemplary donorship. Thank you 🇸🇪!

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    Jul 2

    "Refugees need exactly the same things we do - a safe place to sleep, food, shelter, access to healthcare - but also work, school, playing with friends & having a normal life." Talking about global refugee numbers and the situation in Syria & Iraq with at .

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    Jul 4

    As Austria begins its EU Presidency, we call on it to lead and unite European Union countries towards a fair and functioning asylum system.

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    Jul 3

    UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, met today with serving as Community Outreach Members (COMs). He emphasised that "the voice of refugees must guide us." Putting refugees in the driver's seat where they belong: .

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    Jul 2

    Thank you and the for this incredible article. We had tea for a couple of hours and she managed to center the narratives that combat oppression beautifully, shout out my book & It means so much to be heard!

    5 replies . 85 retweets 162 likes
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    Jul 2

    In 1816, in the raft of the Medusa, 15 persons survived, in some of the daily tragedies of the Central Med, no1 survives & more will die if we do not maintain a credible -at-sea capacity on both sides of mare nostrum

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    Jul 2

    Nothing could’ve prepared me for the scale of crisis and extent of suffering I saw today in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. I heard heartbreaking accounts from Rohingya refugees that will stay with me forever. My appeal to the int’l community is to step up support.

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    Jun 30

    1978: she fled. 1991: she fled. 2017: she fled. She's lived a lifetime of sorrow. This is the story of her people:

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    Jul 1

    President & Secretary-General , on a joint visit to Bangladesh, make the case for the & to work even closer together to address global challenges: climate change, migration, forced displacement, epidemics, development.

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    Jun 30

    UNHCR vurderer, at der er behov for pladser til 1,4 mio. i 2019. Sidste år blev ca. 75.000 mennesker genbosat som kvoteflygtninge. Det kræver ikke megen matematik at regne ud, at det langt fra går op! skriver om udfordringen.

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    Jun 29

    Foray, Arkadin, Zola, Kwamie Liv... La playlist du cahier musique de «Libé»

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    Jun 29

    We have spoken for years of linking humanitarian and development aid. Now it is happening, thanks to the and other development partners. In Bangladesh - and many more countries - the potential positive impact can be huge.

    Bangladesh showed great generosity in providing refuge for the . Today, thanks to our partnership with Canada, we announced up to $480 million to support this effort. We stand ready to help until the refugees can return home safely & voluntarily
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    Jun 28

    On my way to Bangladesh to join UN Secretary-General , President , Executive Director . We will visit Rohingya refugees. We will discuss ways to strengthen support to host communities and the Bangladesh government.

    It's amazing what can do with bamboo. Below: building emergency evacuation shelters on flat land, away from landslide risks as monsoon rains persist in .
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    Jun 28

    Music is our common language - as this orchestra in Germany shows. 🎶🎻 🎺 🎹

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    Jun 28

    is launching an award for NGOs! All partners, in the broad sense, can apply, and experimentation plan submitted should be co-created or lead by displaced people and include elements of and inclusion. Deadline: 31 July 2018

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    Jun 27

    “There is no refugee crisis in Europe and no refugee crisis in America. The crisis is elsewhere…”—

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    Jun 28

    When humanity’s values are abandoned, we all are at greater risk. We need to stand up for our rights and those of others.

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    Jun 28

    1.4 million will need in 2019, but the number of places available do not match needs. The Norwegian Refugee Council calls for rich and mid-income countries to increase the number of people admitted for resettlement.

    PRESSEMELDING: Antallet mennesker som trenger kvoteflyktningplasser vil øke til 1,4 millioner i 2019, forventer – Norge sender helt feil signal når vi kutter i antallet kvoteflyktninger vi tar imot, sier
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    Jun 27

    Great to be at the Consultations in Geneva to raise issues and how to ensure that these are properly addressed within the and and as part of campaign

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