@Dbitetti

#WithRefugees & all people #ForcedtoFlee - working with @Refugees in NY

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Thank you Ann Curry, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Mary Maker, Toussaint Chiza and Femi Oke for using your powerful voices to ensure the messages of the need for the 🌎 to uphold the principles of the Refugee Convention echoed from the ECOSOC Chamber to the world #UNGA #WithRefugees
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Another tragic reminder that people continue to risk everything in search of safety. At least 12 lives lost, including a baby, off Lesvos and Samos. We cannot become desensitized to tragedies at sea. Every life lost is one too many. unhcr.org/europe/news/press-…

UNHCR deeply saddened by loss of life at sea, calls for renewed efforts to prevent further traged...

GENEVA/ATHENS – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is deeply saddened by the tragic loss of lives in two separate incidents off the Greek islands of Lesvos and Samos on 19 October.At least 12 people,...

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Join me next week @Columbia & @CUNY Grad Center Some really amazing speakers from across academia & the @UN! My panel will focus on how institutions can listen better & leverage that intel to communicate more effectively Any thoughts or tips welcome communicatingforabetterworld…
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Run. Toussaint Chiza brought his voice and personal story to the United Nations at #UNGA. His performance brought the refugee experience into the room, drawing on refugee stories and his own journey from DR Congo to safety in Sweden.
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Heartbreaking news, with the death toll now at 139 and expected to grow as more than 80 still missing. @UNHCRDjibouti stands ready to support the survivors impacted by this unfathomable tragedy.
UNHCR Eastern and Southern Africa
@RefugeesAfricaOct 11
UNHCR is deeply saddened by the deaths of least 109 people, incl 15 children following the capsizing of a boat carrying more than 305 migrants off the coast of #Djibouti travelling to Yemen. We are working w/@DjiboutiIom to assess protection needs, incl counseling for survivors.
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UNHCR is deeply saddened by the deaths of least 109 people, incl 15 children following the capsizing of a boat carrying more than 305 migrants off the coast of #Djibouti travelling to Yemen. We are working w/@DjiboutiIom to assess protection needs, incl counseling for survivors.
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Reminder: Winter is coming. For millions of refugees and people forced to flee, winter can be life-threatening. Help them prepare for the cold. Donate today: unh.cr/QZzKC3
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25 years ago time seemed to stop on that fateful day. Thank you @Sept11Memorial @macaulayhonors for hosting this discussion & moment of reflection on what it meant for a generation of college students in NYC & how it shaped our futures 911memorial.org/events/25-ye…
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The discussion also provided me a very special moment to pay tribute to my own mother, a nurse who was called in to serve triaging and responding to the wounded. Thank you @macaulayhonors @Sept11Memorial
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From Syrian refugee to commercial pilot. Our Goodwill Ambassador and the first female Syrian pilot, Maya Ghazal is proof of what’s possible when refugees have access to education. Find out about her story and more in the UNHCR 2026 Education Report: unh.cr/MB7we9
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At #UNGA, Goodwill Ambassador Gugu Mbatha-Raw remembered brave refugee women she met at the Chad-Sudan border. Ordinary people who had lost loved ones, homes and safety but held onto their hopes for the future. For them and millions of others, the refugee convention is a lifeline.
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#FBF during the #WorldCup watching New Yorkers enjoy the beautiful game at Gracie Mansion with ⚽️ designed by young refugees & shining a spotlight on the crisis in Sudan & the power of sport to bring communities together 💙 Thank you @MayorsPEU @globalnyc @nycgov #WithRefugees
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We are delighted to announce @FilippoGrandi as our new chair of Board of Trustees from Jan 2027. With 4 decades of humanitarian leadership, he brings deep expertise & commitment to protecting vulnerable populations. We thank Angela Ahrendts for six years of strong leadership.
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Keep eyes on Sudan. End this brutal conflict. @BBCWorld from #UNGA sat down with @Refugees High Commissioner to discuss his pleas to world leaders
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30 seconds. One message. This is UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador @Marymaker_43’s message for world leaders from #UNGA.
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UN refugee chief, Barham Salih, has warned the Security Council that more than 117 million people are forcibly displaced worldwide, with Sudan, Ukraine, Western Sahara, Yemen, the Sahel and Myanmar among the crises driving displacement. 🟠 LIVE updates: aje.news/1dwra9
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From Yemen to Sudan, Ukraine, Myanmar and too many other places around the world, people are crying out for peace.
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency
@RefugeesSep 25
Today, High Commissioner @‌BarhamSalih delivered his first address to the UN Security Council. His message was clear: displacement is rapidly outpacing solutions. He called on the #UNSC to make peace possible so refugees can return. Full statement: unhcr.org/news/speeches-and-…
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High Commissioner @Refugees @BarhamSalih addresses the UN Security Council, calling for the world to summon the political will to end the conflicts causing over 117 million people to be forcibly displaced 📰 Via @AP apnews.com/article/un-refuge…

UN refugee chief urges action from Security Council so displacement no longer crosses generations

The U.N. refugee chief is urging the world’s divided nations to focus on ending conflicts and crises so the more than 117 million people forced to flee their homes can return.

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Replying to @Refugees
@Refugees is committed to a more efficient humanitarian system under #UN80 One example showcased at #UNGA81: alongside @WFP @UNICEF @UNmigration we are integrating our supply chains The goal: coordinated procurement & logistics saving previous resources for the people we serve
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Behind the scenes of the many interviews @Refugees gave this week: Fund humanitarian responses Uphold the principles of the 1951 Refugee Convention Include refugees & provide access to opportunities Resolve the conflicts forcing people to flee in the first place
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