UNHCR Asia Pacific
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UNHCR Asia Pacific
@UNHCRAsia - 26/04/2020
RT @UNHCRAfg: In complementing the Government’s COVID-19 prevention and response, @UNHCRAfg is installing Public Hand-Washing Facilities at…
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UNHCR Asia Pacific
@UNHCRAsia - 26/04/2020
"Our fear is that we'll have tremendous loss of life." @IndrikaRatwatte, Director of UNHCR's Bureau for Asia & the Pacific, tells @BBCRajiniV about the potentially tragic consequences if #refugees in distress at sea are not able to disembark safely. https://t.co/z0yii68YyL
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@UNHCRAsia - 24/04/2020
RT @UNHCRPakistan: At the Gamkol refugee village in Kohat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, UNHCR field staff are sensitizing partners staff on precauti…
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@UNHCRAsia - 24/04/2020
In the midst of #COVID19, UNHCR warns that border management efforts must not lead to people being forcibly returned to situations of danger. Rescue at sea and allowing the persecuted to seek asylum are fundamental tenets of customary international law. https://t.co/ycVhh9U8zL
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@UNHCRAsia - 23/04/2020
"The reality for many #refugees is that persecution & threats to their lives and well-being are more immediate than #COVID19." Our Director, @IndrikaRatwatte, explains why we're calling on states to ensure that refugees in distress at sea can reach safety. https://t.co/ycVhh9U8zL
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@UNHCRAsia - 23/04/2020
UNHCR is concerned by reports of failure to disembark vessels in distress in the Bay of Bengal & Andaman Sea. All states must uphold their life-saving obligations to #refugees and asylum-seekers. Read our Director @IndrikaRatwatte's full comment here: https://t.co/TA9S5MrS5Y
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@UNHCRAsia - 23/04/2020
Wondering how the 860,000 #Rohingya refugees in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, are experiencing lockdown amid #COVID19? Read this powerful first-hand account from Saidul Hoque, a camp resident. https://t.co/S9rtmbNWlh
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@UNHCRAsia - 23/04/2020
Hello, Twitter-verse! We're #UNHCR in Asia and the Pacific, working to protect and deliver assistance to refugees, asylum-seekers, internally displaced, and stateless people across the region. Follow us for stories of hope and resilience. #NewHere https://t.co/YG4cu5iPxs
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@UNHCRAsia - 22/04/2020
Official account of UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, in Asia and the Pacific. Follow us for stories of hope & resilience of displaced people from the region.
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UNHCR Asia Pacific
@UNHCRAsia - 22/04/2020
Official account of UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, in Asia and the Pacific. Follow us for stories of hope & resilience of displaced people from the region.
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