Adrian Edwards

@AdrianEdwrds

Head of News & Media UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency .

Geneva, Switzerland
unhcr.org
Joined February 2010
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  1. Retweeted
    9 hours ago

    . leads the team supporting on behalf of in Cox’s Bazar, . He is worth a follow, let’s get him over 1000 followers tonight. Please RT.

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  2. 9 hours ago

    750,000 lives at risk. 320,000+ people displaced. Safe refuge desperately needed for thousands in SW Syria.

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    Jun 29

    It is not enough to have political agreements between States when people continue to drown in the Mediterranean. Rescue at sea, disembarkation and safe pathways must all be urgently improved so that lives can be saved.

    Saddened by the loss of 100 lives today off the coast of Libya in Tajoura - 30 women and 70 men died after swimming for one hour before they were rescued. UNHCR teams supported the 16 survivors upon disembarkation with humanitarian and medical assistance
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  4. Retweeted
    Jun 26

    2/3 of all refugees come from just 5 countries. 🇸🇾 Syria 🇦🇫 Afghanistan 🇸🇸 South Sudan 🇲🇲 Myanmar 🇸🇴 Somalia Imagine what peace in just one of those countries could mean.

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  5. Jun 27

    UNHCR, IOM tonight urging EU to chart a new way forward to reduce loss of life on Mediterranean

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    Jun 25

    Predictable rescue-at-sea among the Mediterranean countries is a a test for our values. What legacy do we want to leave behind? Less declarations & more concrete acts of solidarity/responsibility are needed.

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    Jun 25

    As solutions for refugees shrink worldwide, resettling the most vulnerable ones from fragile situations to stable countries saves lives: we need more (not less!) resettlement places and more states to accept resettled refugees.

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    Jun 22

    EU member states will soon debate migration and refugees. Read the statement which I issued ahead of these important discussions.

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  9. Jun 21

    So sad to have heard this tonight

    A refugee child evacuated from Libya to Niger made this drawing. He could have been among the 220 people who drowned in the Mediterranean today. Let’s give more children safe pathways out of despair.
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  10. Jun 21

    So how was World Refugee Day 2018 celebrated where you were?

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    Jun 19

    Half of are children – and half of them are missing out on an education. Tomorrow, are releasing a practical plan of action for all refugee children to get access to a quality education

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    Every two seconds a person is displaced by war, violence or persecution and says we're now at a record high of more than 68.5 million people forcibly displaced worldwide.
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    Jun 19

    On World Refugee Day, I ask you to remember the millions who were forced to leave their homes. Their story is one of resilience, perseverance and courage. Ours must be of solidarity, compassion and action.

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    Jun 20

    This is town on the morning. currently hosts over 200,000 . This host community generously supported and stood for the past 27 years. Thank you Dadaab!!!

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  14. Jun 20

    'We are being tested today and our response will be the measure of our humanity' - UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie on World Refugee Day 2018

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    Jun 19

    On we remember that protecting people fleeing persecution, violence and war is a basic act of humanity shared by all cultures and enshrined in international law.

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    Jun 19

    Wishing and refugees on the plane the best of luck

    We say goodbye to as he departs with 122 refugees bound for Niger. Safe travels and best of luck in this new chapter of their lives
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  17. Retweeted
    Jun 18

    Highest number of refugees and displaced ever: 68 million people displaced worldwide, figure on the rise for 6th year. Painfully clear that int’l cooperation & peace diplomacy are in deep crisis.

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  18. Jun 18

    68.5m people, one in every 110 of us, is displaced. And they’re not where you might think. New report just out

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    Jun 18

    Forced displacement above 68m in 2017, new global deal on refugees critical

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  20. Jun 18

    Border control doesn’t have to involve separating children from parents. UNHCR urges keeping families together.

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