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Today, we kick off #WomensHistoryMonth and count down to 8 March, #InternationalWomensDay! Without gender equality today, a sustainable, equal future remains beyond our reach. Our digital world cannot leave behind forcibly displaced and stateless women and girls. #IWD2023

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Forcibly displaced women and girls have less access to digital spaces than men and boys. This means less opportunities to build better futures. We must close the digital gender gap! #IWD2023

🚨Drought and insecurity in the Horn of Africa are threatening lives. Hundreds of thousands of people have been uprooted from their homes in search of safety and assistance. They deserve the world’s attention. ow.ly/cHYp50N4lAj

Engineers Coders Teachers Lawyers Mechanics Architects Doctors Nurses Midwives Advocates Refugee women are building and rebuilding the world, and paving the way for a sustainable future. #IWD2023

The devastating earthquakes that struck Syria caused immense damage. Syrians urgently need our support in the weeks, months, and years ahead to rebuild their lives and communities.

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📍Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine Join our colleague Alina on a visit to one of the severely impacted villages of Kyiv Oblast.

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From cash assistance to gender-based violence protection,see how UNHCR and our partners are helping those displaced by the war in Ukraine.

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We've been hard at work this winter. Thank you

@LizaKoshy

for emphasizing that the needs are greater than ever. Please donate and support displaced families still facing extreme weather conditions: unh.cr/6400d71e41

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"Designed by refugees for refugees." A new Innovation Fund from UNHCR has awarded 17 organizations hundreds of thousands of dollars to improve the lives of displaced people and host communities. ow.ly/XFWI50N6NwU

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Here are 5 things you need to know about the humanitarian crisis in Yemen. ⬇️

5 things you need to know about the humanitarian crisis in Yemen

UNHCR Ukraine

“It hurts to see these villages. Broken settlements with broken lives. That is why I feel I need to give everything I can to them. I never doubted what I did,” shares Andriy, the driver from

local partner NGO

@MissionProliska

Everyone can be a hero: the humanitarian response in war-torn Ukraine. Part 2 - UNHCR Ukraine

Andriy Smirnov, a 68–year-old father of two daughters and a Kharkiv native, knows first-hand what forced displacement looks like. Andriy has been working as a driver at Proliska, a local UNHCR...

partners delivered vital items to refugees from 🇺🇦 accommodated in

@GovBulgaria

recreational home in the Black Sea resort-town of Sunny Beach. Among the residents of the center are elderly § people w/t chronic medical conditions.

Bulgarian Red Cross

UNHCR - Careers

@UNHCRCareers

Interested in learning more about international professional opportunities (P2-P4) to support

across the globe? Join our live webinar on Wednesday, 29 March 2023 at 12h (CET). Register today to save your spot and/or to receive the recording: forms.office.com/e/Frr5jwVQaY

Register to join our webinar on Evergreens - UNHCR's New Talent Pipelines for temporary appointments in the international professional category. Visit unhcr.org/careers to learn more.

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A birds-eye view of Hatay, Türkiye. Our hearts go out to the people who have lost their homes and neighbourhoods in the wake of the devastating earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria. The impact on lives in the region and the needs of affected people continue to grow.

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Gender. Race. Age. Class. Ethnicity. Socio-economic status. Location. Sexual orientation. Physical ability. Immigrant status. Displaced and stateless women and girls often face multiple forms of discrimination. Let’s speak up to end gender inequality FOR ALL. #IWD2023

Filippo Grandi

@FilippoGrandi

Thanks Majid Al-Suwaidi, Director-General of

@COP28_UAE

, for visiting UNHCR. It is crucial that #COP28 focuses on human displacement caused by climate change, often in combination with conflict: to explore practical solutions and find resources for prevention and responses.

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Drought Scarce water sources Hunger Insecurity Displacement The complex mix of climate and conflict in the Horn of Africa is worsening an already dire humanitarian situation. ow.ly/cHYp50N4lAj

1 year of war in Ukraine has forced millions of people to flee home. Forcibly displaced people and countries hosting them need our support now more than ever. Here’s one way you can help: ow.ly/3MbA50N0hQO

Yemen remains one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world, with nearly 3/4 of the population in need of humanitarian aid and protection. UNHCR calls on the international community to stand by the people of Yemen. #YemenCantWait

UNHCR: Funding gap of US$295m in Yemen jeopardizes life-saving humanitarian aid

SANA’A – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is calling for further efforts and resources to address the acute and growing humanitarian needs inside Yemen, nine

Everyone deserves the chance to find community and feel supported. UNHCR and the Estonian Human Rights Centre are providing this opportunity to refugees from Ukraine in Estonia.

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"It's been a year since the invasion started and the village has been badly affected," says Alina. Join her as she visits a woman named Liudmyla, who's been greatly impacted by the conflict in Ukraine.

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"It was like a bad dream, as if the house was made from salt and it crumbled like a biscuit." ~Lubana from Latakia, Syria

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UNHCR Greece

@UNHCRGreece

24 people rescued, two tragically lost their lives and one is feared missing after today’s shipwreck off Kos island. Grateful for the rescue efforts which are still ongoing. People will continue to fall prey to smugglers on such perilous voyages is the absence of safe pathways.

Do you know that UNHCR is sponsoring refugee-led innovation projects around the world?💰 Meet the winners of our Innovation Fund this year! 🏆✨ ow.ly/ZM5H50N64sR

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“Now, there is another war… We can’t understand it.” A year on from Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022, a third of the population remains uprooted and 17.6 million people inside the country require urgent humanitarian assistance.

House repairs restore hope for Ukrainian family after year of turmoil

Four generations of the Humennyy family shared a home badly damaged by fighting, before repairs by UNHCR provided a safe sanctuary amid the ongoing war.

UNHCR Türkiye

@UNHCRTurkiye

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency and 2 others

Sometimes, photos speak louder than words. Following the deadly earthquakes in Turkiye, UNHCR continues to stay on the ground and help the survivors in coordination with the 🇹🇷 authorities to deliver much-needed assistance to the people who lost everything they owned.

Le HCR en RDC

@UNHCR_DRC

UNHCR Southern Africa and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency

#StrongerTogether 💪 Rachel & Amina, both 23, met in📍Buchagara, they share the same roof 🛖, the same projects & work together to produce briquettes🧱to feed their families 👪 #UNHCR promotes cohesion between displaced people and host families through community projects.

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UNHCR Ukraine

During 1 year of war,

Karolina L Billing and 9 others

with 9 NGO partners delivered essential relief items to 𝟭,𝟵𝟭𝟴,𝟰𝟳𝟳 𝘄𝗮𝗿-𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲, including in hard-to-reach areas close to the frontline As the devastating war has entered a second year, solidarity must continue

UNHCR Rwanda

@RefugeesRwanda

Before & After at #Nkamira Transit site Setting up a new site to host people #forcedtoflee is no easy task But flexible funding from donors such as 🇺🇸 🇸🇪 has helped UNHCR & partners respond and help people fleeing Eastern DRC over the last month

Everybody deserves to live free from discrimination and has a right to safety, including refugees living with HIV. On this #ZeroDiscriminationDay, let's celebrate the right of everyone to live a fully productive and dignified life.

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🦸🏻‍♀️🦸🏻‍♂️🦸🏿‍♀️🦸🏾‍♂️ Some wear capes and masks. 💙🤝🙌🌎 Some devote their lives to helping refugees, the forcibly displaced and stateless people. You have until 17 March to nominate your hero. #NansenAward 👉 ow.ly/Ea1C50MH4fn

Everyone, everywhere must have the right to lead a life free of discrimination, including refugees living with HIV. #ZeroDiscriminationDay

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A climate catastrophe is unfolding in the Horn of Africa. With no immediate end in sight to one of the longest and most severe droughts on record, we appeal for US$ 137 million to provide life-saving aid.

Drought in the Horn of Africa

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“Just look around me, you can see the kind of devastation that the earthquake has wrought on this neighbourhood alone.” UNHCR Representative to Syria, Sivanka Dhanapala, visits some of the areas that have been severely impacted by the earthquake.

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Don’t believe everything you read on the internet. Especially when it comes to refugees, look for trusted sources. Lives depend on it. Thank you

@LizaKoshy

for helping us tackle misinformation online 🙏

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Swiss Development and Cooperation

@SwissDevCoop

Who showed inspirational dedication for refugees, internally displaced or stateless people? The #NansenAward by

, co-sponsored by 🇨🇭, recognises outstanding commitment. 🗳️ You can submit your nomination until 17 March 👇

Each year, the UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award recognizes several individuals, groups or organizations that have shown exceptional dedication in protecting

Nominate

Kelly T. Clements

@KellyTClements

The Horn of Africa drought situation appeal

The devastating drought in the Horn of Africa is real - 6th failed rainy season - millions on the move, millions in need. The 🌍 can’t turn away now. Families in the region need our urgent support.

@CNkwetaSalami

@UNHCRgov

reporting.unhcr.org

The Horn of Africa region continues to experience the longest and most severe drought on record, threatening lives and livelihoods, including millions of refugees and internally displaced people....

Climate Change Conflict Displacement Shamsa and her family are now safe in Dadaab refugee camp after fleeing drought. But there are millions of others in the region who are facing this same deadly mix.

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As the Horn of Africa enters its sixth consecutive rainy season with no rain, displacement continues to climb as millions from Somalia, Ethiopia and Kenya struggle to survive amid scarce water sources, hunger, insecurity and conflict. ow.ly/HUQm50N4sGo

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UNHCR Syria

@UNHCRinSYRIA