Gillian Triggs

Gillian Triggs

@GillianTriggs - 16/12/2020

The Pact provides an opportunity for Member States and institutions to take forward negotiations to ensure an EU that better protects refugees within and beyond Europe. https://t.co/0jJyayxkCh

Gillian Triggs

@GillianTriggs - 16/12/2020

The pandemic has highlighted the importance of the principles at the heart of the Global Compact on Refugees: the need for solidarity, to work together, to share responsibilities, and ensure that people forced to flee are included in national responses. https://t.co/cKGjYAltT3 https://t.co/oAOF4HSt4G

Gillian Triggs

@GillianTriggs - 16/12/2020

Last year, world leaders and change-makers came together at the first Global #RefugeeForum, making 1,400 pledges to help refugees. And then the C-19 pandemic hit. But despite the challenges, the world has been stepping up to deliver on its commitments: https://t.co/cKGjYAltT3

Gillian Triggs

@GillianTriggs - 15/12/2020

How can we help young people to build an inclusive and sustainable future and to find solutions to the challenges of forced displacement and climate change? I was glad to be part of discussions hosted by @DRC_ngo on the opportunities for youths who are forcibly displaced. https://t.co/gT6V4sHCs8

Gillian Triggs

@GillianTriggs - 14/12/2020

When UNHCR was created in 1950, we were tasked to help 2 million refugees. 7 decades later, there are 80 million forcibly displaced. Today on UNHCR's 70th birthday, we wish for a world where nobody is forced to flee. That would be something to celebrate. https://t.co/n6GEH3XdAJ

Gillian Triggs

@GillianTriggs - 11/12/2020

RT @RefugeesMedia: We have received an overwhelming number of disturbing reports of Eritrean refugees in Tigray being killed, abducted and…

Gillian Triggs

@GillianTriggs - 11/12/2020

Deeply saddened to learn of the tragic loss of our @DRC_ngo and @RESCUEorg colleagues. Our heartfelt condolences to their families and friends during this difficult time. Aid workers must never be a target. https://t.co/ndKeCcU495

Gillian Triggs

@GillianTriggs - 10/12/2020

Human rights violations remain a major cause of conflict and displacement. Respect for human rights is therefore critical to prevent and resolve refugee flows; and to protect refugees in countries of asylum. #HumanRightsDay https://t.co/alch8z3U0W

Gillian Triggs

@GillianTriggs - 10/12/2020

Protecting refugee rights saves refugee lives. When refugees cannot access safety, are pushed back at land or sea, returned to situations of danger, or detained indefinitely, their lives are at risk. When rights are at stake, lives are at stake. #HumanRightsDay2020

Gillian Triggs

@GillianTriggs - 10/12/2020

Refugee rights are human rights Today and every day we must stand up for their rights. As our former UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Sadako Ogata once said, “the refugee issue must be put to all govts and peoples as a test of their commitment to human rights" #HumanRightsDay https://t.co/ddMMksqRwC