Jan De Bisschop

@JanDBisschop

UNHCR Advocacy Officer EU. Protecting Refugees in the EU and Globally. Tweets are personal.

Brussels, Belgium
unhcr.org
Joined June 2011
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  1. 13 hours ago

    The Trump administration has been terrorizing families and children, abandoning all norms of decency for a crisis that doesn't even exist. Return of the Blood Libel, by Paul Krugman in the NYT

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  2. Jun 18

    “Rescue at sea is too important a principle to jeopardize, and any wavering about disembarkation presents grave peril not just to refugees and migrants but to anyone in difficulty at sea.”

    Disembarkation to Spain responds to elementary considerations of humanity. But regional options & commitments must be discussed to avoid other similar incidents
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  3. Retweeted
    Jun 11

    UN High Commissioner for Refugees welcomes Spain's decision to allow Aquarius to dock

    8 replies . 74 retweets 128 likes
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  4. Jun 11

    Bring the Aquarius passengers to land.

    Bring passengers to land. . There is an urgent humanitarian imperative here. People are running out of provisions and need help quickly. Broader issues such as who has responsibility should be looked at later.
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  5. Jun 6

    Like a boss.

    The man who stole the clothes of Alexander Gauland, co-leader of the German far-right party while he was bathing a lake near while shouting "for there is no bathing place" is the .
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    May 31

    Today at the @ifc_europe Working to create a sustainable market opportunities for international and local private sectors in .

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    Apr 25

    Opening of : for seven years we have been unable to give peace to Syria; we must now try to avoid that the Syrian people lose hope. Their strength in adversity depends on our solidarity.

    5 replies . 96 retweets 169 likes
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    Apr 24

    Today is the first day of the . It starts with a dialogue with civil society. Amidst the ruins and pain of the Syria war, the voice of the Syrian people must finally be heard.

    7 replies . 229 retweets 340 likes
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    Apr 12

    New UNHCR report finds the death rate amongst those crossing from Libya increased to 1 for every 14 people in the first three months of 2018, compared to 1 for every 29 people in the same period in 2017.

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  10. Retweeted
    Mar 28

    "he prevalence of depression and post-traumatic stress disorder" found in asylum seekers held by Australia on remote Nauru island "is among the highest ever recorded"--UN Agency.

    7 replies . 127 retweets 107 likes
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    Mar 27

    Tunisia now represents some 20% of migrant/refugee sea departures towards the EU, says Frontex chief Fabrice Leggeri.

    1 reply . 13 retweets 11 likes
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  12. Mar 13

    Associate PSP Officer (LG)

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    Mar 7

    This International , we are celebrating refugee women. Their courage and determination inspire us every day.

    47 replies . 1,033 retweets 1,653 likes
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  14. Mar 6

    402 people dead or missing in the first few months of 2018. And yet according to officials in Brussels: the situation is under control.

    10, 941 migrants and refugees have arrived in Europe by Mediterranean sea in 2018, almost half arriving in Italy. 402 people are dead or missing via
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  15. Mar 6

    A staggering 700,000 refugees have now sought refuge in Bangladesh, since violence broke out in Myanmar in late August of 2017. read our update: UNHCR appeals for protection of Rohingya currently trapped on Myanmar-Bangladesh border: via

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    Mar 6

    Discover & get inspired by Lal Moti, Rohingya refugee who fled Myanmar & left everything behind to survive, still continues to care for her 3-months baby with tenderness. By & for

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  17. Mar 1

    Somalia’s change "The Horn of Africa, Somalia in particular, is seeing the impacts of climate change, though it had no hand in contributing to global carbon emissions that are the cause of it" ,

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  18. Retweeted
    Feb 28

    , Djanet is one of the key crossroads for refugees & migrants to reach Libya. UNHCR is seeking permission to access vulnerable asylum seekers on such mixed migration routes.

    1 reply . 22 retweets 36 likes
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    Feb 23

    . “Now more than ever, it is critical to sustain & reinforce int’l support to neighbouring countries & communities hosting 5.5 million Syrian refugees in Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq & Egypt”. Our statement:

    6 replies . 121 retweets 188 likes
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    Feb 23

    A high-level AU, EU, UN mission in Tripoli yesterday tackled migration and protection issues with the Libyan authorities. Read the joint statement: http://

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