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Secretary General of the Norwegian Refugee Council . Chairs UN/ISSG Task Force on Humanitarian Access in .

Oslo, Norway
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Joined August 2013
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  1. 23 hours ago

    Complex battlefields: 1 in 4 wars today have over 10 parties fighting on their territory – conflicts are more dangerous for civilians & greater challenge for humanitarians. Important read from

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  2. Retweeted
    Jun 21

    Helping refugees will soon be a crime in Hungary. Punishable by up to a year in jail.

    New Law in Hungary Makes Helping Migrants a Crime
    32 replies . 253 retweets 168 likes
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  3. Retweeted
    Jun 20

    "It is totally wrong to believe who have been vetted and selected for resettlement are any danger at all for the societies they come to. We're worried that the US and Europe are closing their borders."

    1 reply . 14 retweets 11 likes
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  4. Retweeted
    Jun 20

    BREAKING ⁦:⁩ Immigrant children as young as 14 housed at a juvenile detention center in Virginia say they were beaten while handcuffed and locked up for long periods in solitary confinement, left nude and shivering in concrete cells.

    3,355 replies . 34,526 retweets 24,475 likes
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  5. Jun 21

    From to , a disgusting race to the bottom - away from all our values of protecting victims of violence.

    6 replies . 83 retweets 92 likes
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  6. Jun 21

    is one of most deadly places on earth to deliver aid. Last month alone: - 3 aid workers killed - 19 aid workers detained - 8 aid workers threatened, intimidated, harassed or assaulted We cannot continue saving lives when humanitarians are under fire.

    2 replies . 79 retweets 105 likes
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  7. Jun 20

    Urgent update: Today our staff tell us water supply in Hodeidah is cut off in many neighbourhoods, while capital city Sana’a now almost full of families who’ve fled there for safety.

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  8. Jun 20

    Turkey alone took in 700,000 refugees last year, while the whole of Europe took a mere half million. When Europeans were WWII refugees we demanded the refugee convention that we now want to forget.

    8 replies . 129 retweets 130 likes
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  9. Jun 20

    viser en verden i ubalanse: Rekordmange er på flukt, men færre kommer hit. Norge mottar så få at vi må bidra mye mer til fattige land som tar imot hundretusener, slik som og , + øke antallet kvoteflyktninger.

    2 replies . 16 retweets 24 likes
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  10. Jun 19

    : Human safety net put in place after WW2 to protect refugees is unravelling, shamefully ignored by powerful countries. Have no doubt, this will have dramatic impact on lives lost and stability & security in many parts of world.

    22 replies . 207 retweets 308 likes
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    Jun 19

    is good for honey harvesting Bee keeping not only earns money for families, it supports agriculture and the Funded by

    , , and 3 others
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    Jun 19

    “Rich countries are building walls against families fleeing war, at the same time as less money is available for aid to people in conflict areas,” said Tomorrow is

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  13. Jun 19

    While many prosperous & peaceful countries were busy building walls against families fleeing war, hospitable Bangladesh, Turkey, & Uganda alone took in half of all refugees last year.

    17 replies . 324 retweets 372 likes
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    Jun 19

    har tidligere jobbet med retur og familiegjenforening for enslige mindreårige asylsøkere. Forslaget om et retursenter i Kabul er imidlertid den verst tenkelige måten å gjøre dette på. Kan i seg selv bli et terrormål. Dropp det!

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  15. Jun 18

    Highest number of refugees and displaced ever: 68 million people displaced worldwide, figure on the rise for 6th year. Painfully clear that int’l cooperation & peace diplomacy are in deep crisis.

    11 replies . 246 retweets 184 likes
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    Jun 18

    Follow for regular updates on the humanitarian situation in Hodeidah in .

    1 reply . 14 retweets 25 likes
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  17. Jun 18

    Our NRC staff in Yemen’s Hodeidah tell us residents’ food cupboards lay empty, supplies increasingly scarce in the city. Only sensible course: ceasefire, UN-led talks, hungry families allowed to leave, port must be open.

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    Jun 17

    As Colombia prepares for the second round of elections today, thousands suffer from the ongoing violence. Over 7.3 million people are displaced within Colombia today.

    1 reply . 22 retweets 15 likes
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  19. Jun 17

    Bravo ! Your moral leadership needed in a Europe of barbed wire and walls. Shame on and governments for leading a race to an ethical bottom for Europe.

    1 reply . 44 retweets 98 likes
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  20. Jun 17

    As humanitarians in war zones we are delighted by that should lead to Afghan peace talks. Why are muslims in using Eid to fight each other? Attack on must stop. Parties must cease fire & let UN envoy mediate peace before more children die.

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    fighters, residents and security forces greet each other enthusiastically, on the outskirts of city, in the spirit of the
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