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Adrian Edwards 🌍
@AdrianEdwrds - 31/07/2021
Today's a big day for @Iicyrille in the men's 96kg Group B at #Tokyo2020. Wishing him luck from here in Oz. And to all the incredible refugee Olympians. https://t.co/pH7HeCATLe
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@AdrianEdwrds - 30/07/2021
RT @Refugees: “Maybe we can start a refugee soccer team?” Footballer @AlphonsoDavies and swimmer Alaa Maso discuss the Olympics and the po…
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@AdrianEdwrds - 30/07/2021
Sad news today of the death of Jean-Pierre Hocke, UN High Commissioner for Refugees from 1986-1989, as the Cold War was coming to a close. It's said journalists write the first drafts of history. This rather gloomy outlook from @nytimes in March of '89. https://t.co/72TyeT3LNu
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@AdrianEdwrds - 30/07/2021
RT @UN_Women: The #COVID19 pandemic is causing a resurgence in extreme poverty, affecting women the most. https://t.co/oGSmHIfRZ7
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@AdrianEdwrds - 29/07/2021
Lovely story, and doubly poignant at this worrying moment for Afghanistan. Wishing luck to Masomah and the other 28 refugee athletes competing in Tokyo. All have overcome formidable odds. https://t.co/HjAbq35yIo https://t.co/PudzcUyUrn
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@AdrianEdwrds - 28/07/2021
RT @GillianTriggs: One of the most frequent questions I receive is whether, 70 years on, the Refugee Convention is outdated? The answer is…
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@AdrianEdwrds - 28/07/2021
RT @GillianTriggs: Refugees and migrants should never be instrumentalized by states to achieve political ends. States must protect their r…
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@AdrianEdwrds - 28/07/2021
RT @Refugees: Fact: The Refugee Convention enshrines an ancient, fundamental and universal human right - the right to seek asylum. https://…
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@AdrianEdwrds - 27/07/2021
The Refugee Convention at 70. @FilippoGrandi's statement on why it's so relevant today, and why its principles must be defended. https://t.co/9ZVQXop46C
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@AdrianEdwrds - 27/07/2021
Australia had 2 representatives at the July 1951 Conference of Plenipotentiaries where the Convention was finalised. Dighton Burbidge of the then 6 year old Dept of Immigration, and Patrick Shaw of Australia's foreign service - the Dept of External Affairs
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