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  1. Pinned Tweet
    Jun 18

    Record numbers, record needs. Please stand together via

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    8 hours ago

    “I want to give an answer to people.” Families of the missing long for answers. This forensics professor in Greece is helping find them.

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  3. 8 hours ago

    “At least nine ceasefire agreements have been signed since the war started in 2013. Only one has lasted longer than a month. The latest ceasefire, agreed to on June 30th, is already in danger of falling apart.

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  4. 10 hours ago

    Beautiful story of welcome in to restore faith in humanity: via

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  5. 14 hours ago

    Broad agreement reached on the final draft of the Global Compact on Refugees! Could be game-changing in how the world responds & shares responsibility.

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  6. 14 hours ago

    Gorgeous little film by about the beautiful and inspiring Halima Aden - - and her return to her childhood home in the Kakuma Refugee Camp to speak at .

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    Model 's success feels more vital now than ever, with the shifting definition of "being American." For our July cover, she returns to the Kenya refugee camp where she spent part of her childhood — follow along here:
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  7. 14 hours ago

    UNHCR staff & medical experts observed further deterioration in the mental health of refugees & asylum-seekers. Separation from family members + deep seated fear of being abandoned has contributed to an acute sense of insecurity & helplessness.

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  8. 17 hours ago

    In June alone, one person died for every seven who crossed the Central Mediterranean, compared to one in 19 in the first half of this year and one in 38 in the first half of 2017. People in distress must be rescued at sea. These are human lives!

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  9. Jul 5

    “The refugee situation around the world is everybody’s problem. It’s not just a problem for host countries, or just a problem for the refugees — this is everybody’s problem." - ⁦⁩

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  10. Jul 5

    Since the start of military operations in south-west on 17 June, an average of nearly 18,000 people a day have been displaced. via

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  11. Jul 5

    “The rebels came into our villages, they take the children and disappear with them. They rape the girls and cut them into small pieces with machetes.” More and more children are being reported missing as the displacement crisis worsens. via

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  12. Jul 5

    "I am gravely concerned for the civilian population caught in the crossfire in South West , including airstrikes and heavy shelling. An estimated 750,000 lives are in danger." - via

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  13. Retweeted
    Jul 4

    Meet , dynamic head of UNHCR office in Kakuma, home to 185K refugees from 19 nations, working w/ . Has focused on humanitarian issues for two decades. I learned a lot about refugee resettlement and more. FOLLOW HIM! 🇰🇪🇹🇷

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    Jul 3

    We agree with and are proud of our Equal Access Scholarships, which allow students fleeing conflict an opportunity to study at the University (see: ). Thanks to support by a range of donors including and staff.

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    Jul 2

    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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  16. Retweeted
    Jul 3

    More people drowning in the Mediterranean. Rescue at sea must not be taken hostage by politics.

    Update: 2 shipwrecks took place over the past days with one disembarkation on 29 June in Tajoura (100 persons missing and 16 disembarked) and one today 2 July at the Tripoli Naval Base (114 persons missing and 276 disembarked) No disembarkation took place in Zwara.
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    Jul 3

    In the biggest refugee site in the world, UN Filippo Grandi talked to about the Rohingya refugees he met during his visit to Bangladesh. , watch the video here:

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    Jul 3

    Young refugees are active as community workers in Rohingya settlements in Bangladesh. They help refugees understand, speak out, be heard and participate. A great project supported by UNHCR.

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  19. Jul 3

    200,000 Rohingya refugees at risk of losing their shelters to floods and landslides. Monsoon rains paused when I took this photo. Great to see ⁦⁦⁩ with partners + refugees working 24/7 to shore up infrastructure.

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    Jul 3

    Catch up now on this morning's Facebook Live - our first from Bangladesh with UNHCR's , and at the refugee site in Cox's Bazaar:

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    Jul 2

    Live from Kutupalong refugee site, Bangladesh - UN Filippo Grandi will talking to about the Rohingya refugees he’s met on his visit to the country. Watch live in an hour at 13:35 today!

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