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  1. Pinned Tweet
    Mar 13

    Thank you so much for your support of ! We hope you will also join the conversation on Facebook where we highlight refugee stories from Canada and around the world.

    Refugees and their sponsors spending time at a park in Edmonton, Alberta. From left to right: Leona Heuver, Vietnamese refugee Huong Tran, Vietnamese refugee Dr Nhung Tran-Davies, Vicky Baril, and Syrian refugee Somaya Alchabli.
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  2. 15 hours ago

    Wars, violence, and persecution drove worldwide forced displacement to a new high in 2017. You can help save lives by giving here:

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  3. 17 hours ago

    UN Filippo Grandi took off his shoes, sat down on a mat on the floor, and listened to the children and their teachers.

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  4. 19 hours ago

    "I'm interested in helping disabled children. I want those children to know that even though life can be hard we need to be strong if we are to reach our life goals." Spend a day with Alya in Jordan 🇯🇴

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  5. Retweeted
    21 hours ago

    Loving the ? See how English club are welcoming refugees in the UK.

    4 replies . 18 retweets 34 likes
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  6. 21 hours ago

    Nobody chooses to be a . But every person forced to flee has the right to seek protection. Stand and donate today→

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  7. 22 hours ago

    Lean nuestra nueva historia sobre Marco, un gay de que huyó de la discriminación y la violencia de pandillas y encontró seguridad en .

    1 reply . 5 retweets 7 likes
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  8. 23 hours ago

    Have you seen this video of learning how to make former-Iraqi Ahmed Badr's favorite childhood dish? It's informative and will make you want shawarma too! 😋

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  9. Retweeted
    Jul 5

    My statement of today on the critical situation of civilians in South-West Syria.

    5 replies . 115 retweets 144 likes
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  10. Retweeted
    Jul 2

    I just donated to UNHCR's emergency appeal to provide life-saving aid to Rohingya refugees. Donate now

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  11. Jul 4

    "From the very beginning of my life, I’ve not had even five minutes of peace.” 4 generations of statelessness, and a lifetime of sorrow. This family wants peace.

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  12. Jul 4

    315 reported incidents have already occurred in Kutupalong refugee settlement. refugees still need our help during monsoon season!

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  13. Retweeted
    Jul 4

    Read what has to say about the role that Canada should play to help . Not necessarily here in Canada, but there in northern Iraq. Solutions are within reach in the countries where refugees come from. This is what they want.

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  14. Retweeted
    Jul 4

    Meet Marco and read how members are persecuted in the North of Central America. Solutions exist in with & support. His fight for his 🌈 rights is a lesson for all of us. Via

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  15. Retweeted
    Jul 4

    Hostilities escalate in southern Syria/ Dara’a. Up to 300,000 Syrians affected. Displaced. Stranded. With little access to humanitarian aid. Shelters & hygiene kits, sleeping mats & blankets, medicines are urgently needed. ▶️

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  16. Jul 4

    Did you know that has been appointed one of our new Goodwill Ambassadors? It's true! Thanks for standing 😁

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  17. Retweeted
    Jul 3

    "There has never been a more compelling reason or greater urgency to show solidarity and support for refugees." - Ben Stiller , our newest Goodwill Ambassador

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  18. Jul 4

    Veteran Scott Cooper stands

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    After serving in Afghanistan + Iraq, this Marine veteran is on a new mission: speaking up for refugees on Capitol Hill. He believes that welcoming refugees helps keep America safe
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  19. Retweeted
    Jul 4

    This family had to leave El Salvador with nothing but what they could carry, and in secrecy. They were being extorted by gangs who wanted their home. They have refugee status in…

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  20. Retweeted
    Jul 4

    Relocating to safe, flat land. Great reporting by . Check out the video below. Stand strong .

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    Sabera Begum fled & thought she’d found safety for her family in . Then the rains came. My report on efforts to relocate most at risk from landslides, feat intv w '
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  21. Jul 4

    “There is no hope. I will never see my daughter again.” Read more about the displacement crisis from the perspective of the mother's who will most likely never be reunited again with their children.

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