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@UNrefugees - 11/07/2023
We talk a lot about Internally Displaced People or IDPs. But who are they? https://t.co/YqQDnxrsJ1
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@UNrefugees - 10/07/2023
The war in Ukraine has been raging for more than 500 days now. In Victoria, Ukrainian refugees are living safe from bomb blasts but for many the memories of war aren’t easy to forget. They now dream of a better life in Australia. Story from @abcnews: https://t.co/eJh3N3rCGn
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@UNrefugees - 10/07/2023
RT @UNHCR_AusNZPac: The right to seek asylum from persecution is universal. No matter where they come from, seeking asylum is a human right…
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@UNrefugees - 09/07/2023
Join #TeamUNHCR as a fundraiser in this year’s City2Surf and you'll have a real and lasting impact on the lives of people displaced from their homes. Register now > https://t.co/jlmqQpwV2a https://t.co/7z73nyfIUa
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@UNrefugees - 08/07/2023
The UN Refugee Agency is teaching Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh how to grow their own vegetables. Rokeya, a refugee living in Cox’s Bazar, uses the skills she learnt from UNHCR to grow fresh veggies on the roof of her shelter. Share this story with a green-thumbed friend. https://t.co/rKDPhl6xuT
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@UNrefugees - 07/07/2023
After nearly 500 days of conflict, UNHCR continues to roll out similar reconstruction work in several regions across Ukraine to carry out essential repairs to homes damaged during the war. Photos: © UNHCR/Diana Zeyneb Alhindawi
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@UNrefugees - 07/07/2023
To hide some of the damage, Olena went through the kitchen and put green smiley face stickers over the shrapnel marks. The UN Refugee Agency helped Andrii and his family repair the damage to their home so that it could be safe and liveable again. https://t.co/i7ji0uMxU7
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@UNrefugees - 07/07/2023
Ukrainian man Andrii, his wife Olena & their daughter Bohdana fled to Poland from their home in Borodyanka at the outbreak of the war. When in Poland, Andrii received news that his neighbours' houses had burnt down during fighting, he lost hope that his own home would survive. https://t.co/2VvrF3Tg7d
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@UNrefugees - 07/07/2023
When Borodyanka was deemed safe, Andrii and his family returned home and found their home had mostly survived the devastation. “I hugged the walls of my home, which had remained standing,” he said. “[But] everything was riddled with bullet holes and shrapnel.” https://t.co/ojVgUV6yaR
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