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  1. Retweeted
    15 hours ago

    Despite the sharp decline in the number of asylum-seekers and migrants reaching European shores after crossing the Mediterranean Sea, men, women and children continue to die at sea. (1/7)

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  2. 13 hours ago

    Can you code your own games? 🎮 Refugee children in Belarus are having fun and learning new skills with the help of free programming classes 🖥️

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  3. 16 hours ago

    Despite slow start, UK community sponsorship of is likely to grow, says 👇🏾  Evidence from Canada 🇨🇦suggests privately-sponsored refugees integrate 👩‍🎓👮🏾‍♂️👨‍🚒 more quickly than govt-supported counterparts

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  4. Jul 5

    Universities across the UK are proudly sharing their support for refugees through scholarships and funding 🎓 We've partnered with and to help young gain access to higher education and build brighter futures.

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  5. Jul 5

    Of the 25.4 million refugees in the world today, less than 1% have access to university 🎓 Thank you for your determination to help change that statistic - scholarships like these are a great way to create a brighter future for young refugees.

    We've had feedback over the last week that some people are unhappy with our plan to offer up to 14 scholarships to refugees living in the local area. To these people, we would like to say: Tough. Jog on.
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  6. Jul 5

    . ready to support to ensure the disabled are not marginsalised during displacement

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    . becomes the first minister to use sign language at the dispatch box in Parliament to highlight the UK’s first ever global
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  7. Jul 5

    Thanks for the mention and the work you do for marginalised girls

    is opening up so many opportunities for - and demonstrates the vital role they can play in supporting local economies. Great story from .
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  8. Retweeted
    Jul 4

    There is no migration/refugee crisis in Europe. Very low arrival and "secondary movement" figures are the opportunity for EU states to focus together on real issues like asylum reform, safe pathways and more+better aid to refugee hosting+transit countries.

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  9. Jul 4

    Schools in Lebanon are going the extra mile to ensure refugee children can have brighter futures 🌟

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  10. Jul 4

    16.2 million people were driven from their homes in 2017. 44,400 each day. 📆 1 every 2 seconds. ⌚️ Find out more 👉

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  11. Retweeted
    Jul 4

    Check out 'the Unforgotten' - powerful video about life for those with disabilities, who can be 'marginalised, vulnerable and forgotten' in displacement. Set in IDP camp

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  12. Jul 4

    In this German orchestra, refugees and locals are speaking one common language - music. 🎶

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  13. Jul 4

    Mohammad is as old as the Syrian war. When he was 3 his home in Palmyra was shelled. His family fled extremists in the country when he was 5. Now aged 7 he is back in school in Lebanon.

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  14. Retweeted
    Jul 2

    We need people from all around the 🌍 to help refugees more than ever. Here are 8 practical ways 👇👇

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  15. Jul 3

    ❓Which country hosts the most refugees❓ 🇹🇷 - 3.5 million 🇵🇰 - 1.4 million 🇺🇬 - 1.4 million 🇱🇧 - 998,900 🇮🇷 - 979,400 The numbers are staggering. But behind the statistics are people. Each with their unique story. We must not forget that.

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  16. Jul 2

    “It would take just one storm to wash us all away.”

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  17. Jul 2

    In 2017, 45,500 unaccompanied and separated children sought asylum worldwide. That number has more than doubled since 2014.

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  18. Jul 2

    Check out this piece on Goodwill Ambassador - an inspirational slam poet and activist "overflowing with charisma". 🗣️

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  19. Jul 2

    We are committed to working closely with of , the and the people of Wales to support throughout 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

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  20. Retweeted
    Jul 1

    Just back from a fact finding mission in Greece with , and . The refugee crisis is still horrific. Greece can't cope alone - it's time for all EU countries to share responsibility for adults as well as children. It's urgent.

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