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  1. 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. 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. 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.

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  6. Jul 5

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

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  7. Jul 5

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

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  8. 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. 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. 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
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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. 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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