Melissa Fleming
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Melissa Fleming
@melissarfleming - 18/02/2019
We see too many families torn apart by war and desperate journeys. Which is why when my colleagues manage to reunite them like this mother and her children, we cry tears of joy with them. Watch, and you will too: https://t.co/JP3ow6GZlZ
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Melissa Fleming
@melissarfleming - 18/02/2019
If you are interested in refugee issues, do take 15 minutes to hear some really interesting perspective from @RefugeesChief, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. https://t.co/DAlOnEYqe5
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Melissa Fleming
@melissarfleming - 18/02/2019
Children without a nationality have limited access to basic rights & services and can face life-long discrimination. It puts them at greater risk of experiencing violence, abuse & trafficking, arrest and detention. https://t.co/CFqSeNOZwC via @refugees @UNICEF
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Melissa Fleming
@melissarfleming - 18/02/2019
Greece has lost an exemplary human being. R.I.P. Dionissis Arvanitakis. He once said, “I know what it feels like to have nothing,” so he distributed 100 kilograms of bread a day to refugees arriving on the island of Kos. https://t.co/ks08M3rIaE
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Melissa Fleming
@melissarfleming - 18/02/2019
The distinction really matters. Find out why: https://t.co/EzqrANtuC2
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Melissa Fleming
@melissarfleming - 18/02/2019
Wilmot Collins is the embodiment of refugee resilience. https://t.co/oVGzB7BZt8
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Melissa Fleming
@melissarfleming - 16/02/2019
“Giving love to people, you are stronger than giving hate.” Congratulations, Yassin! https://t.co/eyivX9PYv5
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Melissa Fleming
@melissarfleming - 15/02/2019
Beautiful message from one courageous refugee to another. https://t.co/swRqhpTvIp
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Melissa Fleming
@melissarfleming - 15/02/2019
“When the crisis started, all my dreams were destroyed. My dreams are relaunched now.” -Mohamed Hakmi, engineer, Syrian refugee, soon to take up work in for a software company in Canada. Win win program! https://t.co/1jb5V0cdT1
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Melissa Fleming
@melissarfleming - 14/02/2019
Syria remained the top country of origin, then Afghanistan & Iraq, + significant increase in applications from Venezuelans, Colombians, Georgians, Palestinians. 1 in 3 applications were recognized, down from 40% in 2017 & from more than 50% in 2015. https://t.co/3f6eoJSDIR
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