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Adrian Edwards 🌍
@AdrianEdwrds - 27/07/2021
And through Australia's accession in 1954 the Refugee Convention finally came alive. Article 43 of the Convention says that entry into force would come 90 days after the 6th accession. Australia - no 6. https://t.co/pcPAV7rNgB
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Adrian Edwards 🌍
@AdrianEdwrds - 27/07/2021
Happy 70th to the UN Refugee Convention. 7 decades of saving lives & still the bedrock of international refugee protection. Australia had a key role. Under the government of Robert Menzies, Liberal Party founder, it was among nations that finalized the text in July 1951. https://t.co/FBxpZyIetH
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Adrian Edwards 🌍
@AdrianEdwrds - 27/07/2021
'The treat is just as essential today as it was seven decades ago' - Former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on why the UN Refugee Convention is more needed than ever. https://t.co/oRKM8uPEvq
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@AdrianEdwrds - 24/07/2021
RT @BBCWorld: Abdullah Sediqi escaped gang violence in Afghanistan and fled to Belgium where he continued his taekwondo training in a refug…
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@AdrianEdwrds - 24/07/2021
RT @antonioguterres: The climate crisis is here - and no country or region is immune. The torrential rainfall & devastating flooding seen…
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@AdrianEdwrds - 23/07/2021
RT @FilippoGrandi: Entrance of the @RefugeesOlympic Team in the stadium during the #Tokyo2020 opening ceremony. We wish them success and…
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@AdrianEdwrds - 23/07/2021
RT @antonioguterres: Prolonged droughts, wildfires, horrific floods. The climate impacts we see today give us a glimpse of the future unle…
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@AdrianEdwrds - 22/07/2021
RT @UNrefugees: "The starting line doesn’t care who we are" @YusraMardini A team that defies borders and limits, united by one dream. Th…
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@AdrianEdwrds - 22/07/2021
After UK asylum bill debate, UNHCR urges MPs to avoid punishing asylum-seekers https://t.co/ILjLkeplgu
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@AdrianEdwrds - 20/07/2021
RT @Refugees: 🇯🇵 Members of the #Tokyo2020 Refugee Olympic Team begin arriving in Japan for the Games. https://t.co/GiNYVnbGvv
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