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Official account of the United Nations Migration Agency • HQ in Geneva 🌎 • Also in French ()

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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. 22 players. 21 migrants. 🇺🇾 Muslera ✅ Caceres ✅ Gimenez ✅ Godin ✅ Laxalt ✅ Torreira ✅ Nandez ✅ Vecino ✅ Betancour ✅ Suarez ✅ Stuani ✅ VS 🇫🇷 LLoris ✅ Hernandez ✅ Umtiti ✅ Varane ✅ Pavard ✅ Pogba ✅ Kanté ✅ Tolisso ✅ Griezmann ✅ Mbappé Giroud ✅

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  3. Retweeted

    In my meeting with PM Fayez al-Sarraj I appealed that migrants brought back to shore or rescued by the Coast Guard not be put into detention centers. Those who wish to go home should be voluntarily returned to their countries of origins rather than linger in detention.

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    With the heat in camp 20 and on going relocation supports more water boreholes. Difficult not to have enough clean water in the camps!

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  5. 🔴 BREAKING Swing appealed to the Libyan authorities to stop detaining migrants after they have been intercepted by the Coast Guard:

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  6. Retweeted
    8 hours ago

    🇳🇪 500+ at the transit centre in right now waiting to be assisted with voluntary return to their countries of origin.

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  7. 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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  8. Retweeted
    Jul 5

    -- expert notes how some countries are illegally using citizenship, nationality & immigration laws to justify racist policies

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  9. 46,449 & arrived by sea to Europe in 2018. 1412 dead/missing. Learn more ➡️

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  10. Retweeted

    Behind every migrant death is an individual: a father, daughter, friend or fellow-traveller who, irrespective of how they died, has a story that may never be told. We discuss stories behind the data in our latest blog

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  11. As monsoon brings landslides and floods to refugee camps, is moving people to safer ground:

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

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  15. Retweeted

    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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  16. Jul 5

    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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  17. Jul 5

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

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  18. Jul 5

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

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  19. 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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  20. Jul 5

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

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  21. Retweeted
    Jul 5

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

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