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@Refugees

The official account of , the United Nations Refugee Agency. Providing life-saving aid and protection to + the forcibly displaced.

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Geregistreerd in april 2008
Geboren op 20 juni 1951

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  1. Vastgemaakte Tweet
    20 jun.

    ⬇️Spot the refugee ⬇️ 🧑🏾👶🏻👧🏿👩🏼🧓🏾👧🏻🧒🏽👨🏻👨🏾🧓🏽👴🏻👶🏿🧔🏿👨🏽 👩🏻🧑🏻👶🏽👵🏽👦🏼🧔🏻👩🏿👱🏼‍♀️👵🏼👶🏽🧒🏽👦🏾🧔🏼👴🏼 👧🏽👩🏾👵🏻👶🏾👱🏼‍♂️👦🏽👩🏻🧒🏾🧔🏽👱🏾‍♀️👨🏿🧒🏻🧓🏻🧑🏽 You see? They're just like you and me.

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  2. Less than 0.5% of the world’s refugee population were resettled in 2017. Yet needs are greater than ever: the global refugee population passed 19 million in 2017, and resettlement needs have doubled in the last six years.

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    28 jun.

    A new home for on flat land, away from flooding and landslides. But more space is needed for other refugees. UNHCR is working with the Government of to find solutions.

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  4. “This is the hardest day of my life, I didn’t know if to save myself, my children or my friends” We are appalled by the loss of life at sea off the coast of Libya

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  5. Created by a refugee and run by refugees. This successful business, ‘From Syria With Love’, sends a strong message that refugees can help each other and contribute to their host communities.

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    An opportunity to thank ⁦⁩ and ⁦⁩ for strong collaboration , and partners to protect and aid those fleeing persecution and violence ⁦

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    26 jun.

    Prints are now available for the painting from . All profits from sales will benefit

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    25 jun.

    Songs and Shakespeare, poetry and plays were brought to Parliament last week to highlight the plight of refugees! Re-watch some of the best moments from Cate Blanchett, Colin Firth, , , and many others!

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  9. “I want to show that we are contributing, we are giving back, just like them. We aren’t a burden.” After seeking asylum in Belgium, Yara Al Adib set up 'From Syria With Love' and now employs refugees.

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  10. DR Congo 🇨🇩 South Sudan 🇸🇸 Myanmar 🇲🇲 Crisis, war, & persecution in these countries led the way to a new high for forced displacement in 2017.

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    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.

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    Heartfelt congratulations from all of us at UNHCR and from me personally to Antonio Vitorino on his election as Director-General of IOM . My colleagues and I look forward to working together, in close partnership, on the many challenges ahead.

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  13. 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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  14. “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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  15. Resettlement is a life-saving tool for refugees, and essential in protecting the most vulnerable. 25% of UNHCR referrals for resettlement in 2017 were survivors of violence and torture. 51% were children.

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

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    We have spoken for years of linking humanitarian and development aid. Now it is happening, thanks to the and other development partners. In Bangladesh - and many more countries - the potential positive impact can be huge.

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    To ensure that people rescued at sea are disembarked safely and that subsequent procedures are carried out quickly but fairly, UNHCR and IOM have proposed several ideas to the EU. We stand ready to help.

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    28 jun.

    Emergency shelters to evacuate at risk of landslides being constructed. 7 days a week, rain or shine. No retreat. standing .

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  20. 1 in 110 has left behind friends. 1 in 110 has made the decision of whether they had time to grab photo albums. 1 in 110 has had their world turned upside-down. 1 in 110 has faced the unthinkable. 1 in 110 has been forced to flee their home.

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  21. Music is our common language - as this orchestra in Germany shows. 🎶🎻 🎺 🎹

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