UNHCR Ireland

UNHCR Ireland

@UNHCRIreland - 17/01/2020

Last month, the Global Refugee Forum drew 3,000 participants to Geneva to show their support for the 25.9 million refugees globally and make commitments to help them. Now these commitments must be rapidly translated into concrete outcomes for the future. https://t.co/kSdrN4dC7k

UNHCR Ireland

@UNHCRIreland - 17/01/2020

RT @jnbeuze: 41,100 persons currently on Greek islands: 48% from Afghanistan 20% from Syria 6% from Palestine 34% are children mostly und…

UNHCR Ireland

@UNHCRIreland - 16/01/2020

Asylum applications in Spain in 2019 were up by 112% from the previous year to 118,264. Venezuelans made up 40% of these applications. Find out more here: https://t.co/ypEZTvfN3o https://t.co/ULQYkq6gHB

UNHCR Ireland

@UNHCRIreland - 16/01/2020

Rwada fled her home in Darfur when conflict broke out in 2003. She is among nearly 4,000 Sudanese refugees who have returned from Chad since 2017. But a lack of basic services has made it harder to rebuild their lives and fears of further attacks persist. https://t.co/TEZoge2ZHT

UNHCR Ireland

@UNHCRIreland - 16/01/2020

RT @Refugees: 25 million refugees are generously hosted by countries around the world. These are the countries that have stepped up for th…

UNHCR Ireland

@UNHCRIreland - 15/01/2020

UNHCR is calling for increased support for Sudan, which currently hosts 900,000 refugees. https://t.co/bR5TaliKDS

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@UNHCRIreland - 14/01/2020

Despite living in a refugee settlement for Rohingya in Bangladesh, Nur and his family are determined not to put their lives on hold. A former school teacher in Bangladesh, Nur encourages his daughters and granddaughter to continue to learn and educate themselves. 🎓 📚 https://t.co/tmO5aOJxO2

UNHCR Ireland

@UNHCRIreland - 14/01/2020

Over 805,000 Rohingya refugees from Myanmar have been registered in a joint registration exercise by the Bangladesh authorities and UNHCR. For many of these refugees, it is the first time they have an identity card. See the latest report: https://t.co/3PSY6msXH9 https://t.co/4jfGG2SXWg

UNHCR Ireland

@UNHCRIreland - 14/01/2020

RT @UNHCRinSYRIA: So far @UNHCRinSYRIA's winter assistance 💙+ 1.6 million winter items distributed 💙+ 551,000 people received winter items…

UNHCR Ireland

@UNHCRIreland - 14/01/2020

Volkswagen is part of a network of German companies now offering qualification programmes specially tailored for refugees. Afghan refugee Mastura and fellow trainee Mohammad, from Syria have both landed prestigious traineeships with the German car-maker. https://t.co/h8aevRQ43d