Kevin J. Allen

@Kevin_J_Allen

UNHCR Head of Operations, Rohingya Refugee Emergency. Working together to protect, empower and achieve solutions for .

Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh
unhcr.org
Joined May 2018
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  1. 2 hours ago

    Operational muscle in support of . Disaster response packages for 190,000 families pre-positioned. Plastic tarps, rope, wire, bed mats, etc. 10,000 emergency family tents for 60,000 refugees. & valued partner standing .

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  2. 3 hours ago

    UNHCR continues to move at risk of landslides to flat, safe land. Click below to see one of our latest relocation sites -- built by refugees themselves, with & support. Stand strong .

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    12 hours ago

    Moving to safe, flat land -- away from flooding & landslide risks. More space is needed for emergency evacuations as monsoon rains continue. UNHCR is working with the Government of to find solutions. Standing strong .

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    10 hours ago

    “In a world in which borders are closing in front of people seeking asylum, Bangladesh has generously kept its borders open to Rohingya refugees. This is a lesson in humanity to many other countries... that are doing the opposite"- UN Chief

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    16 hours ago

    Now more than ever, we must stand with to ensure that they have a future of hope & possibilities. To do that, we must improve the quality of education for children. They deserve the best.

    2 replies . 11 retweets 41 likes
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    Jul 4

    Relocating to safe, flat land. Great reporting by . Check out the video below. Stand strong .

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    Sabera Begum fled & thought she’d found safety for her family in . Then the rains came. My report on efforts to relocate most at risk from landslides, feat intv w '
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    9 hours ago

    . leads the team supporting on behalf of in Cox’s Bazar, . He is worth a follow, let’s get him over 1000 followers tonight. Please RT.

    1 reply . 34 retweets 22 likes
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  8. 12 hours ago

    Moving to safe, flat land -- away from flooding & landslide risks. More space is needed for emergency evacuations as monsoon rains continue. UNHCR is working with the Government of to find solutions. Standing strong .

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    17 retweets 56 likes
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  9. 16 hours ago

    Now more than ever, we must stand with to ensure that they have a future of hope & possibilities. To do that, we must improve the quality of education for children. They deserve the best.

    2 replies . 11 retweets 41 likes
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    Jul 4

    UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, and UN High Commissioner for Refuges, Filippo Grandi, made clear during their recent mission to Bangladesh that the Myanmar population forced to flee here are , they are , and they are entitled to citizenship.

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    Jul 4

    Walking with , Filippo Grandi, through the mega-settlement where over 620,000 reside, after a downpour of monsoon rains. UNHCR has relocated thousands at risk of landslides, but more flat land is needed.

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    Jul 4

    As monsoon rains continue to pour down, UNHCR Field & Shelter Teams deploy to distribute materials to to repair & reinforce shelters. Relocation of families at risk of landslides continues. Stand strong. Stand firm. Stand .

    1 reply . 11 retweets 17 likes
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  13. Jul 4

    Moving to safety. Stand strong .

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    Under darkening monsoon clouds, and its partners are relocating hundreds of refugee families away from the threat of deadly floods and landslides. Here, with plenty of help from volunteers, families cross the bridge on their way to new shelters.
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    Jul 1

    On a windy, rain-soaked day in the settlement, field officer coordinates the relocation of almost 40 refugee families from hazardous landslide- and flood-prone zones to newly built shelters in a safe, level area.

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    Jul 3

    The Sec-Gen spent 10 years as UN High Commissioner for Refugees but tells he’s never seen anything like these camps

    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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  16. Jul 4

    As monsoon rains continue to pour down, UNHCR Field & Shelter Teams deploy to distribute materials to to repair & reinforce shelters. Relocation of families at risk of landslides continues. Stand strong. Stand firm. Stand .

    1 reply . 11 retweets 17 likes
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  17. Jul 4

    Walking with , Filippo Grandi, through the mega-settlement where over 620,000 reside, after a downpour of monsoon rains. UNHCR has relocated thousands at risk of landslides, but more flat land is needed.

    20 retweets 39 likes
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  18. Jul 4

    Filippo Grandi, UN High Commissioner for Refugees, spent time with and the Bangladeshi host community during this field mission in Southeastern Bangladesh yesterday.

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  19. Jul 4

    Relocating to safe, flat land. Great reporting by . Check out the video below. Stand strong .

    2:10
    Sabera Begum fled & thought she’d found safety for her family in . Then the rains came. My report on efforts to relocate most at risk from landslides, feat intv w '
    12 retweets 17 likes
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  20. Jul 4

    Fantastic having , Chief of UNHCR Communications, in Bangladesh with our High Commissioner this week. Thanks, Melissa, for helping to give profile and voice to in Bangladesh.

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