UNHCR Ireland

UNHCR Ireland

@UNHCRIreland - 08/01/2020

Zakieh was forced to flee her home in Ras AlEin, Syria with three of her children after it was destroyed in an airstrike. "Where do we go? Which homes do we go to for protection? Where is the family to gather us? I've lost my brothers, I've nowhere to go" https://t.co/ANUr272cxI

UNHCR Ireland

@UNHCRIreland - 08/01/2020

During the first half of 2019, European countries recorded some 297,560 new asylum-seekers. Nearly a third of them (94,040) were children. See the latest report here: https://t.co/P30umNsVkp https://t.co/lPByfNw6Zl

UNHCR Ireland

@UNHCRIreland - 08/01/2020

Spain received over 100,000 asylum applications from January-November 2019, a 110% increase compared to the same period in 2018. Most applications were submitted by: Venezuelans (37,313) Colombians (25,949) Nicaragua, Honduras & El Salvador (16,084) https://t.co/utpZukx0in https://t.co/zHbXGr6gxR

UNHCR Ireland

@UNHCRIreland - 07/01/2020

North Macedonia acceded to the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness last week, an important step in global efforts to end statelessness. This is a positive development for UNHCR's #IBelong campaign to end statelessness by 2024. #IBelong https://t.co/i8gC8ZK8hU

UNHCR Ireland

@UNHCRIreland - 07/01/2020

Afghans represent the longest displaced and longest dispossessed population under UNHCR’s mandate worldwide. In 2019, 7,985 refugees returned to Afghanistan: 6,048 from Pakistan, 1,863 from Iran and 74 from other countries. Read the latest report here: https://t.co/BvFLSq4fB7 https://t.co/bdnMgp6u9x

UNHCR Ireland

@UNHCRIreland - 06/01/2020

The Emergency Support to Integration and Accommodation programme provides accommodation and cash assistance to refugees and asylum seekers in Greece.These figures show that there are currently over 21k people benefiting from ESTIA. More about ESTIA here: https://t.co/galBmJTlkz https://t.co/767F9VFnsb

UNHCR Ireland

@UNHCRIreland - 06/01/2020

Have you listened to UNHCR’s podcast Awake at Night? @MelissaFleming interviews humanitarian workers who work to support those forced to flee their homes. Listen here to series 1 and 2: https://t.co/eBh7ErYXkN

UNHCR Ireland

@UNHCRIreland - 06/01/2020

UNHCR Ireland invites applications for a 6 month internship with the Protection Team. The deadline for applications is 5:00pm on 16 January 2020. Please see here for more info on the internship and what it involves 👇 https://t.co/cYgtt42MQW

UNHCR Ireland

@UNHCRIreland - 05/01/2020

Some 40,800 refugees and migrants reside on the Aegean islands. The majority are from: - Afghanistan (47%) - Syria (20%) - Somalia (6%). Read more here: https://t.co/K0aG8U01JD

UNHCR Ireland

@UNHCRIreland - 05/01/2020

UNHCR is deeply concerned for the safety of refugees and asylum seekers at the Gathering and Departure Facility (GDF) in Tripoli, Libya, following news that three mortars fell close to the site this week. Fortunately, there were no casualties. https://t.co/zvSl07rqPd