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    @UNHCRMalta - 09/01/2020

    UNHCR is deeply concerned about the fire that broke out at the Initial Reception Centre in Marsa on Wednesday, and calls for measures to be taken to improve conditions at reception centres in Malta. Read our latest press statement: https://t.co/6thcFgBcEa

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    @UNHCRMalta - 04/01/2020

    Detention of asylum-seekers in Malta "not within the bounds of the law." "It is very specific... detention should only be utilised as a last resort for a short period of time and it should always be justified.” @kahin_ismail @TheTimesofMalta https://t.co/qHpEiUtfzu

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    @UNHCRMalta - 02/01/2020

    RT @Refugees: “Refugees are a treasure, not a burden.” At 16, Nujeen made the 3,500-mile journey from Syria to Germany in a steel wheelch…

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    @UNHCRMalta - 24/12/2019

    In accordance with international refugee and human rights law, asylum-seekers should not be detained, except as a measure of last resort and within the bounds of law. Children should never be detained.

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    @UNHCRMalta - 24/12/2019

    A simple service. No Christmas tree, no fancy food or family. Many asylum-seekers are thankful to find safety in Malta but will have to spend this festive season in detention, deprived of liberty. We thank Fr Zammit for providing holy mass on Christmas Eve. https://t.co/9nmDiJg4YF

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    @UNHCRMalta - 24/12/2019

    RT @UNHCRUK: 'A baked potato of a winter’s night to wrap your hands around or burn your mouth. A blanket knitted by your mother’s cunning f…

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    @UNHCRMalta - 22/12/2019

    RT @kahin_ismail: Very glad to have #Malta join UNHCR Governing body - Executive Committee - to contribute in directing the the work of #un…

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    @UNHCRMalta - 17/12/2019

    RT @MaltaUNGeneva: Each stateless person faces particular hardships that should not be disregarded. #Malta 🇲🇹 accedes to 1954 Convention re…

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    @UNHCRMalta - 16/12/2019

    RT @KellyTClements: #RefugeeForum is almost here - everyone has a stake: refugees, hosts, governments, businesses, civil society, media. L…

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    @UNHCRMalta - 13/12/2019

    UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, welcomes #Malta ’s decision to join global efforts to end statelessness by 2024 after it acceded to the 1954 Convention relating to the Status of #Stateless Persons on 11 December 2019.  https://t.co/TksR1CMM5n