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For his seventh year as UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador, @atomaraullo joined a field mission in Laminusa Island, helping children and families take an important step towards securing their right to nationality and legal identity.
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Follow this mission diary and see how something as simple as a birth certificate can change lives.   Happy birthday, Atom, and thank you for seven years of standing with displaced and stateless communities.
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📣 REQUEST FOR QUOTATION UNHCR is inviting qualified suppliers to submit a quotation for a Facilitator and Documentation Service Provider for the DOJ-RSPPU and UNHCR Strategic Planning Workshop. ⚠ Deadline for submissions: 20 Oct 2026, 17:00 (PHT) unhcr.org/ph/rfq-facilitator
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📣 REQUEST FOR QUOTATION UNHCR is inviting qualified suppliers to submit a quotation for the establishment of a Contract for the Provision of Services for the Conduct of a Policy and Legal Study on the Foundling Recognition and Protection Act. unhcr.org/ph/rfq
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Four months after the 7.8-magnitude #MindanaoEarthquake, your kindness continues to make a difference. 💙 In Jose Abad Santos, life-saving assistance has reached some of the most vulnerable displaced individuals facing heightened risks and protection concerns.
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Among those reached include populations at risk of statelessness, Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities, older persons, women, and children. Thank you for your solidarity!
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The @TheMallofAsia Globe lit up to launch @UN Month 2026, shining a spotlight on disability inclusion and a future where everyone can participate, contribute, and thrive.
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From overcoming challenges to earning degrees in Computer Engineering from De La Salle Araneta University (DLSAU), two CPath scholars have shown how education can transform lives.
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Through hard work, purpose, and the support of the Complementary Pathways Programme, they are now ready to build brighter futures for themselves and their communities. 🎓💙
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The monsoon season brings devastating floods and landslides to Bangladesh’s Rohingya refugee camps, where over 1.2 million refugees already face daily hardship. Your support is a lifeline to those that are hardest hit: unh.cr/xg93jG
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Being forced to flee changes the course of a life, but it should never define the whole story. Everyone should have the chance to find safety, rebuild, and begin a new chapter. 📖💙 #WithRefugees
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For millions of people forced to flee, peace is the most urgent form of protection.   Let's invest in peace. For everyone, everywhere, every day.   #InternationalDayOfPeace
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Uncertainty. Fear. Waiting. Hoping. For people forced to flee, there are thousands of questions with no clear answers. And behind every question is a person trying to protect their family, hold on to dignity and keep going. They shouldn’t have to do it alone.
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In Bangladesh’s Rohingya refugee camps, monsoon season can be a matter of life and death. Your support can help families rebuild their homes, restore a sense of safety and recover from the damage left behind.
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9 years of lives on hold. 9 years of surviving in the camps. 9 years since the largest Rohingya refugee influx into Bangladesh. The world’s attention may have shifted, but the Rohingya refugees' need for safety and a life with dignity has not. We cannot look away.
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Over 800 individuals in Lanao del Sur are now one step closer to a more secure and resilient future. 💙 With the support of the Government of Japan @AmbJPNinPH, UNHCR and partners facilitated a mobile birth registration across Maguing and Malabang, Lanao del Sur.
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For families forced to flee, a birth certificate can make all the difference. It establishes a person's identity, helps them access vital services & protection, and gives them a stronger foundation for the future. Join us in making sure no one is left behind. #EndStatelessness
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Around 5,000 individuals (1,185 families) displaced by the 7.8-magnitude earthquake in Mindanao have received life-saving cash assistance and critical protection support. 📘 Read the latest Situation Report: unhcr.org/ph/mindanao-earthq…
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Thank you for helping displaced families rebuild their lives in safety and dignity. 💙
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Three months after the #MindanaoEarthquake, continued protection-centred humanitarian interventions remain essential to help affected communities meet urgent needs, recover safely, and restore their dignity.
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