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@UNHCRUK - 31/07/2021
We posed the Q: ‘July 2021 marks the 70th anniversary of the Refugee Convention. How has it helped save lives over the decades and what might be the impact if it was abandoned?’ Congratulations to Stijn Kuipers for his winning essay. Read it here ⬇️ https://t.co/ZokclX0xdR
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@UNHCRUK - 31/07/2021
2020: the year of COVID-19, the year where we didn't move, where we were confined, loc ked down. Despite that, 3 million people more were compelled to flee because of war, because of discrimination, because of persecution and other forms of violence. https://t.co/4Q7MhGZOc4
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@UNHCRUK - 31/07/2021
Our Goodwill Ambassador David Morrissey has a powerful message: After helping convene and write the Refugee Convention, and offering sanctuary for 70 since, he urges the UK not lose of this history, or to turn inwards. @davemorrissey64 https://t.co/U92DEbVKQO
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@UNHCRUK - 31/07/2021
“I am a nurse by day and a weightlifter in the evening.” Cyrille's story is inspiring and heartbreaking. After fleeing his country, he found himself homeless and at breaking point in Brighton. Now he is a mental health nurse and competing at #Tokyo2020. https://t.co/5q8BO81KFQ https://t.co/VQE3qtLmaT
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@UNHCRUK - 30/07/2021
Mental health nurse and weightlifter Cyrille has Olympic-sized dreams. 💪 Join us in supporting him and all the #RefugeeOlympicTeam athletes competing at #Tokyo2020! https://t.co/uK9Tv2kUSg
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@UNHCRUK - 30/07/2021
For 70 years, the Refugee Convention has been our guide as we seek to protect refugees, the internally displaced, asylum seekers, and stateless people. #UNHCR70 https://t.co/IkH6A6PXei
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@UNHCRUK - 30/07/2021
From battling depression and homelessness to helping carry the Olympic flag into the Tokyo stadium. Weightlifter and refugee athlete Cyrille Tchatchet has an inspiring story. https://t.co/5q8BO81KFQ
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@UNHCRUK - 30/07/2021
When Jamal was just a teenager, he fled his home in Darfur. He walked for miles by foot, crossing deserts. Watch Jamal compete in the karate at #Tokyo2020 https://t.co/MNyotKdRyu
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@UNHCRUK - 30/07/2021
RT @RefugeesOlympic: After competing today at her second #Olympics Rio 2016 flag bearer Rose Nathike Lokonyen tells us her story of her jou…
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@UNHCRUK - 30/07/2021
Despite the COVID crisis millions of people were driven from their homes in 2020. https://t.co/fc1IRhRYrW
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