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  1. Pinned Tweet
    Jun 20

    Soccer coach ⚽️ Elementary school principal 👨🏿‍🏫 Family man 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Refugee Spend a day with Bertine in Gillette, Wyoming

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  2. 4 hours ago

    Protecting refugee children is a test of our humanity. Share our Filippo Grandi and Henrietta Fore's message about why we need to work together to keep refugee kids safe. via

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  3. 6 hours ago

    Not 1 in a million. Not 1 in a thousand. Not 1 in 500. 1 in every 110 people on the planet has been forced to flee.

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  4. 7 hours ago

    "The victims of violence are being dehumanized and politicized... We need to reset the language” Our calls for greater efforts to debunk myths around refugee crises

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  5. Retweeted
    22 hours ago

    Spend a day with a refugee! These vlogs will take you inside the day of a refugee in: Bangladesh 🇧🇩 Jordan 🇯🇴 Belgium 🇧🇪 Colombia 🇨🇴 Ghana 🇬🇭 The United States 🇺🇸 Watch the full version here ➡️

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  6. 11 hours ago

    "I had a big dream. I always wanted to be in the studio and record a song." A2VT's musical style is a unique blend of cultures 🎤

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  7. 12 hours ago

    Thousands of children are thought to be missing as DR Congo's displacement crisis deepens.

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  8. 14 hours ago

    “It’s obviously a blessing to have a farm here in Alaska" Refugees in Alaska are growing fresh food for their new communities 👩‍🌾👨‍🌾

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  9. Retweeted
    17 hours ago

    Who's watching the tonight? ⚽️ In Brazil, families are inviting refugees to watch the match in their home.

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  10. 17 hours ago

    Read our 's powerful op-ed in thanking the United States and her Houston community for giving her family hope, a place to call home, and a chance to live the American dream. 🇺🇸

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  11. 18 hours ago

    “I was very happy to have this opportunity to attend school. I loved it from day one. I missed two years of schooling because of the war. I should be in grade seven but I am now in the fifth grade.” Moaed, 13 ✍️ 🏫 🎒📚

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  12. 20 hours ago

    The 1951 Refugee Convention is the key legal document that forms the basis of our work. Learn more here:

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  13. Jul 5

    Ten months after hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees fled from Myanmar – more than half of them children – addressing their longer-term needs is becoming a key focus of the humanitarian response:

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  14. Retweeted
    Jun 29

    Young refugees living in Ankara attended a digital storytelling workshop jointly organized by UNHCR & Listen to their stories: A big thank you goes to for its generous contribution to UNHCR that makes this kind of engagement possible.

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  15. Jul 5

    In 2017 Every 2 seconds ⌚️ someone was forced to flee 🚶🏽‍♀️ their home due to war, violence, or persecution. ⚠️

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  16. Retweeted
    Jul 4

    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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  17. Retweeted
    Jul 5

    UN Filippo Grandi is gravely concerned about the civilian population caught in the crossfire in south-west Syria, including airstrikes and heavy shelling. An estimated 750,000 lives are in danger. His statement ⤵️

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  18. Jul 5

    🌍 🌏 🌎 Which country hosts the most refugees? 🌍 🌏 🌎 Hint: 85% of refugees are in the developing world.

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  19. Jul 5

    Volunteer for people with disabilities ♿ Best friends with Safa aged 7 👧 Refugee Spend a day with Alya in Jordan 🇯🇴

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  20. Retweeted
    Jul 2

    Pakistani and Afghan refugee youth play ⚽️ with U.S. National Soccer Team Legends. Proud to provide support for achieving lasting solutions for Afghan and host communities through Pakistan and other partners.

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  21. Retweeted
    Jul 4

    This will be good. Respect to !!

    Our Goodwill Ambassador and world champion slam poet Emi Mahmoud will share her heart-stopping poetry at the annual Leadership Summit in Washington, DC! 📲 You can watch LIVE here on July 10 at 2:45pm ET:
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