UNHCR Ireland

UNHCR Ireland

@UNHCRIreland - 05/02/2020

RT @cheshirkov: Now is the time for more European solidarity with Greece and responsibility-sharing, including in the relocation of vulnera…

UNHCR Ireland

@UNHCRIreland - 05/02/2020

The Sahel countries of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger continue to be targets of violent attacks by militant groups. In Burkina Faso, the number of people internally displaced reached over 560,000 at the end of 2019, a 1,200 per cent increase since January https://t.co/hZZkPbi0yO https://t.co/UR18NexWol

UNHCR Ireland

@UNHCRIreland - 04/02/2020

Last week, High Commissioner @FilippoGrandi visited a new housing development in Niger which is due to give houses to refugees and vulnerable people in the community in the town of Oullam. Projects like this help to foster integration and inclusion with host communities. https://t.co/Zm414Kbety

UNHCR Ireland

@UNHCRIreland - 04/02/2020

UNHCR welcomes the Colombian government's decision to create two special permits to benefit up to 100,000 Venezuelans, allowing them to stay and work in the country. Colombia hosts 1.6 million Venezuelans, 60 per cent of whom lack a regular status. https://t.co/MKA1EVRdJA

UNHCR Ireland

@UNHCRIreland - 04/02/2020

🎬 is to the Oscars 🎶 is to the Grammys 💙 is to the #NansenAward Do you know unsung heroes making a difference in the lives of refugees? You have until Sunday to nominate them 👉 https://t.co/TqfNtUBJ1k

UNHCR Ireland

@UNHCRIreland - 03/02/2020

RT @FilippoGrandi: In Burkina Faso, over 600 thousand people have been displaced by the violent action of armed groups. In Kaya and Dori, w…

UNHCR Ireland

@UNHCRIreland - 02/02/2020

RT @FilippoGrandi: We spent an inspiring day in Mbera, where almost 60,000 refugees from Mali live alongside their Mauritanian hosts. Gradu…

UNHCR Ireland

@UNHCRIreland - 02/02/2020

According to the latest figures, there are over half a million refugees and asylum seekers in the Democratic Republic of Congo. UNHCR is working on the ground to resettle the most vulnerable refugees and urgent cases to third countries. https://t.co/Xhiuhiwv36 https://t.co/iAzzrcTQVb

UNHCR Ireland

@UNHCRIreland - 01/02/2020

Four generations of Aminata's family were born in Cote d'Ivoire, yet they are all stateless as they are not of Ivorian ancestry. Being stateless excludes them from opportunities such as: - owning land - opening a bank account - holding a formal job https://t.co/J0f68qvC18

UNHCR Ireland

@UNHCRIreland - 01/02/2020

UNHCR welcomes Tajikistan's new measures towards ending statelessness in the country. The Amnesty Law allows stateless people and foreign national in the country to obtain residence permits. After three years they may apply for Tajik citizenship https://t.co/X5EAGlCbzj