Mark Macdonald

@markus_mac

Head of Comms, Australia for UNHCR . Previously BBC Worldwide, Sony in Asia and Europe, newly resident in Sydney. Opinions my own.

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Joined July 2010
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  1. Retweeted
    Aug 25

    Don't miss an exclusive Q&A with UNHCR Special Representative live from Lebanon. Submit your Q today:

    9 retweets 9 likes
  2. Aug 22

    UNHCR cash support for Syrian refugee families just months from running out in some areas. launching public appeal in Sept

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  3. Aug 22

    Excellent report by on reality facing many thousands of Syrian refugee families in urban settlements.

    All Asra wants to be is a teacher, but she hasn't been able to go to school.. and now her diabetes is taking her eyesight..
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    Aug 20

    Reducing number of refugees+migrants arriving in Europe without stepping up peacemaking, development, safe pathways is morally unacceptable.

    108 replies . 858 retweets 1,046 likes
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    Aug 21

    Reporter was born in Syria, but in far different circumstances to the kids in these refugee camps. Tonight on .

    Dateline Shorts: Sarah Abo in Lebanon
    Reporter @_SarahAbo was born in Syria, but in far different circumstances to the kids in these refugee camps. Tonight #DatelineSBS, 9.30pm SBS.
    8 replies . 55 retweets 84 likes
  6. Retweeted
    Aug 21

    This is how we are able to save precious time and resources in emergency situations

    This new self-standing tent can be assembled in 30 minutes
    18 replies . 247 retweets 431 likes
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    Aug 21

    The world’s most valuable resource is no longer oil, but data

    31 replies . 715 retweets 865 likes
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    Aug 21

    “All this area had been booby-trapped, and we had to pay bomb removal teams to clear our street.”

    1 reply . 26 retweets 32 likes
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    Aug 21

    Saving tiny lives in Lebanon, regardless of nationality: via

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  10. Aug 18

    Honouring humanitarian workers . David's story: from refugee to UNHCR officer helping rebuild

  11. Aug 17

    If you have two spare minutes, take time out to watch this. Very powerful and heartfelt piece

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    Aug 16

    Here's what Paraguayans did with a statue of dictator Alfredo Stroessner (1954-89). It's an interesting compromise.

    357 replies . 17,217 retweets 46,216 likes
  13. Aug 17

    South Sudan refugees in Uganda pass 1 million mark, UNHCR renews call for help

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  14. Aug 17

    What does it take to protect and sustain over one million people? Hear from

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    Aug 16

    " cannot abdicate for . Our gvt. placed + kept them there for years on end."

    1 reply . 14 retweets 10 likes
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    Aug 16

    UNHCR - Ramadi and Falluja returnees weigh scale of rebuilding task

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  17. Aug 15

    Excellent advice from for anyone in the field: How to film TV news stories on a smartphone

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  18. Aug 15

    Why children’s authors take on the refugee crisis

  19. Aug 15

    Fantastic exploration of VR, great job

    1:59
    Catalyst returns to take you to the heart of the biggest science stories from Australia and around the world. Starts Tue 15 Aug
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  20. Aug 13

    Hope amid the ruins as displaced Iraqis return to West Mosul: via

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