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  1. Pinned Tweet
    Jun 22

    Can you imagine a world 🌍 more open to refugees? Here's how it can happen:

    Imagine a world more open to refuguees
  2. 7 minutes ago

    Thousands of determined residents of Iraq’s battered city are heading home and taking back their lives.

  3. Reza from Afghanistan baked his guardian, Marina, a cake to say "Cheers for helping out!"

  4. 1 hour ago

    In Jordan, Rayan and Zeinab have found safety, shelter and a sport that changed their life.

  5. 3 hours ago

    Lionel Messi & invite you to . Join in! Go to: ⚽ Who will you pass to?

  6. Without an income + often with children to support, Mosul’s war widows are among most vulnerable displaced in :

  7. Marta didn't speak a word of English when she first arrived in Canada, but she built a great life in Toronto:

  8. “We had never heard a gunshot in our lives” Bernard, like many others, is experiencing conflict for the first time:

  9. We have never recorded as many refugees as in 2016. See the latest data -

  10. “If someone were to ask me who my heroes are, I would say my parents”

  11. 11 hours ago

    65.6 million people were forced to flee their homes by the end of 2016. This video explains what you need to know:

  12. “I started my education when I was 14 because there was no school for me to go to”

  13. “When I got to my street, I saw that my house was in flames. Everything was lost.”

  14. 15 hours ago

    Marta didn't speak a word of English when she first arrived in Canada, but she built a great life in Toronto: 🇨🇦

  15. Back in 1972, the Merchant family fled to Canada to shield their children from the deteriorating situation in Uganda

  16. 17 hours ago

    "I come from a background where there is a lot of hatred. Here I feel loved."

  17. From youth hostel to refugee home 🏡 Over 500 refugees can now look forward to a brighter future:

  18. Delivering assistance + protection in Kasaï is a huge challenge due to difficult road conditions + security issues

  19. 22 hours ago

    Conflict in Kasaï, , continues to expand where armed groups commit severe human rights abuses against civilians:

  20. Bureaucracy, waiting periods, application fees prevent many Venezuelans from using regular asylum or migratory paths

  21. Jul 15

    In this displaced camp in Iraq, female headed households make up more than a quarter of the total families:

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