Shabia Mantoo
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Shabia Mantoo
@Shabia_M - 28/04/2020
“Some $89.4m is urgently needed to keep life-saving aid programmes running, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Tuesday, adding that the shortfall threatens critical assistance for Yemenis and refugees "most vulnerable" to COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus” https://t.co/imbWNbDNHq
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Shabia Mantoo
@Shabia_M - 28/04/2020
Vivid dreaming during quarantine is a thing. #idreamofcovid https://t.co/oVeev8B0gv
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Shabia Mantoo
@Shabia_M - 28/04/2020
@MIJamjoom @AJEnglish @TheWebbyAwards @aysealibey @katyabohdan @StefanieDekker @furcoisorin @ShowkatShafi @konstantinosant Voting! Congrats Mohammed and team!
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Shabia Mantoo
@Shabia_M - 28/04/2020
For many Central Americans who find themselves targeted by brutal street gangs, fleeing is the only option, even during the COVID-19 outbreak. A must-read by @PMRENE ? https://t.co/fJdW6THkwc
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Shabia Mantoo
@Shabia_M - 28/04/2020
Protection in the time of COVID: While many countries have closed their borders not only to limit coronavirus but also refugees, #Mexico continues to protect those fleeing violence and persecution, registering hundreds of asylum claims despite the pandemic https://t.co/U4FPlS6C71 https://t.co/0p5UUQFxUq
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Shabia Mantoo
@Shabia_M - 27/04/2020
Managing COVID and protecting refugees are not mutually exclusive. Almost 2/3 of European states are managing their borders to mitigate COVID (limiting air travel + cross-border mobility) while allowing access to their territories for people seeking asylum https://t.co/GFu424Ocm2
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Shabia Mantoo
@Shabia_M - 24/04/2020
Latin America has shown extraordinary generosity in hosting millions of displaced Venezuelans. Now with #Coronavirus testing countries and their capacities to cope, refugees are stepping up and giving back, supporting their hosts and their health responses https://t.co/AvtmafbpGd
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Shabia Mantoo
@Shabia_M - 22/04/2020
Beware long-term damage on human rights from Covid pandemic warns UN Refugee Agency as countries close borders incl to asylum seekers. But securing public health + protecting refugees not mutually exclusive. The right to seek asylum can and must be upheld: https://t.co/mxdZv18LTO https://t.co/6iremdzszL
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