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@RefugeesMedia - 16/11/2021
New UNHCR report charts progress of intl community against the Global Compact on Refugees. Progress reported in some key areas but with around 9 out of 10 refugees in developing regions, responsibility sharing -integral to the Compact- must be stepped up. https://t.co/91lOMnpppV
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@RefugeesMedia - 12/11/2021
To meet this moment, UNHCR is playing its part, but collective efforts are urgently needed to drastically reduce emissions and support adaptation. If these efforts fall short, millions of refugees, displaced, and stateless people will be severely impacted.
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@RefugeesMedia - 12/11/2021
However, we are concerned that COP26 has not outlined concrete actions to realize the commitments in these areas, which will be essential to protect vulnerable communities around the world and avoid devastating consequences for millions of refugees, displaced and stateless people
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@RefugeesMedia - 12/11/2021
We welcome efforts to mitigate emissions, increase financing and support for adaptation, and address loss and damage.
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@RefugeesMedia - 12/11/2021
90% of refugees under the mandate of UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and 70% of people internally displaced by conflict are from countries that are among the most vulnerable to climate change. Millions more are forced from their homes every year by weather-related disasters.
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@RefugeesMedia - 12/11/2021
At COP26, UNHCR's Andrew Harper highlighted the impact of the climate emergency on refugees, displaced and stateless people.
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@RefugeesMedia - 12/11/2021
Climate change is intensifying the threats to people’s safety, security, and dignity by worsening poverty and sustainable access to food, water and livelihoods.
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@RefugeesMedia - 12/11/2021
World must turn COP26 words into action for forcibly displaced and stateless people https://t.co/HcxJ7dPPnl @refugees @And_Harper
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@RefugeesMedia - 11/11/2021
UN Refugee Agency releases latest displacement figures. Mid-Year Trends report shows global forced displacement now passes 84 million - as more people flee violence, insecurity and the effects of climate change. https://t.co/E65CcOYj1T
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@RefugeesMedia - 09/11/2021
RT @Shabia_M: We - the UN Refugee Agency - are alarmed at the situation at the Poland-Belarus border. Our paramount concern is for the hu…
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