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  1. Pinned Tweet
    Jul 4

    Since 18 June, 483 migrants have lost their lives in the Sea: 1 July: 114 30 June: 104 29 June: 8 24 June: 4 21 June: 26 20 June: 51 19 June: 171 18 June: 5 We must continue to focus on saving lives and protecting migrant rights.

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  2. 5 hours ago

    Each year, millions of people are internally displaced by: • conflict • violence • disasters • natural hazards • climate change A new VR exhibition showcases their stories:

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    8 hours ago

    The theme of the on sustainable development this year is "Transformation towards sustainable & resilient societies” Find out more about the & the in review & how they're linked to 🌎 ➡️

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  4. 6 hours ago

    Here are 4 things you might not know about migration and :

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    10 hours ago

    The Secretary-General is gravely concerned by the resumption of the military offensive in southwest Syria and its continued devastating impact on civilians:

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  6. 10 hours ago

    A camera 📹 A key 🔑 A shirt 👕 A photo 📸 For an internally displaced person, objects can serve both as a symbol of struggle and a beacon of hope. Our latest exhibition explains why:

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  7. 11 hours ago

    A new ✨ powder is helping our teams in to fight lack of safe and drinkable water:

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  8. 12 hours ago

    Fact: almost 1 in 10 players in the were born outside of their country. Learn more ➡️

    1 reply . 14 retweets 20 likes
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  9. Retweeted
    Jul 4

    "I know I’m an immigrant. But look at all the similarities we have." For , Netflix's is more than just putting people in floral shirts. ➡️

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  10. 14 hours ago

    For the fourth year in a row, more than 1,000 migrants have died in the Mediterranean Sea.

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    15 hours ago

    Facing the press in Tripoli with a powerful message about protecting migrants’ rights William Lacy Swing

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  12. 16 hours ago

    Two-thirds of all refugees come from just 5 countries. These are the places they used to call home.

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    Jul 4

    Deported from the US to a Somali danger zone

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  14. 17 hours ago

    Ever wondered what an internally displaced camp looks like? Take a dive into 's Wau rehabilitated camp:

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  15. 19 hours ago

    Each year millions of people are displaced within the borders of their own countries by: • conflict • violence • disasters • natural hazards • climate change A new VR exhibition at showcases their stories:

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  16. Retweeted
    Jul 4

    "The Mediterranean is a shared space, north-south. We have a joint responsibility to govern what happens in that space, including avoiding that people drown," says IOM Regional Director  

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  17. Jul 4

    Arrivals by sea to EU: 2014: 247.263 2015: 1.070.625 2016: 360.329 2017: 172.362 2018 (until 3/7): 45.808 Total EU population: 500 million. This is not a migration crisis, rather a humanitarian one: more than 16.000 migrants have died or gone missing at sea since 2014.

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  18. Retweeted
    Jul 4

    This is how we make safer ground and safer shelters! As storms lash refugee camps, chief of mission shows how IOM is working with refugees to move thousands of people away from landslide and flood threats via

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  19. Jul 4

    Miranda. Thiago Silva. Marcelo. Casemiro. Paulinho. Gabriel Jesus. All these 🇧🇷 footballers are migrants. But they also grew up without fathers.

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  20. Jul 4

    It is the fourth year in succession that more than 1,000 migrants have died trying to reach Europe via the Mediterranean.

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