UNHCR East, Horn of Africa and Great Lakes

UNHCR East, Horn of Africa and Great Lakes

@RefugeesAfrica - 24/04/2019

RT @Refugees: #CycloneIdai update: 200 families were moved out of emergency shelters in Beira to a transit centre in Guara Guara. They wil…

UNHCR East, Horn of Africa and Great Lakes

@RefugeesAfrica - 23/04/2019

RT @AAAkodjenou: Some critical facts about #SouthSudan refugee situation: ❗️It is a 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻'𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗵𝗲 ❗️1.4 million children are refug…

UNHCR East, Horn of Africa and Great Lakes

@RefugeesAfrica - 23/04/2019

“We shouldn’t take [refugees] as a burden,” she says. “We should give them every opportunity that there is out there to make sure that they have another life, because they didn’t make that choice to be a refugee.” #WithRefugees https://t.co/H7RhvIi9ds

UNHCR East, Horn of Africa and Great Lakes

@RefugeesAfrica - 23/04/2019

She grew up in #Dadaab refugee camp and had to walk 45 minutes to get to school every day. Habso is now empowering young children in USA 🇺🇸 using her children’s book 📚 '𝙄𝙩 𝙊𝙣𝙡𝙮 𝙏𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙨 𝙊𝙣𝙚 𝙔𝙚𝙨' Get inspired this #WorldBooksDay 🔗https://t.co/JYJkdqYfYy https://t.co/EPbA6qEXcZ

UNHCR East, Horn of Africa and Great Lakes

@RefugeesAfrica - 18/04/2019

@achiengakena of @IntRefRights Kenya terms #Statelessness as a “scourge of the 21st century.” https://t.co/FIzAJHgv2F

UNHCR East, Horn of Africa and Great Lakes

@RefugeesAfrica - 18/04/2019

✅10 actions that states can adopt to end #statelessness https://t.co/RYUCUTMGeK

UNHCR East, Horn of Africa and Great Lakes

@RefugeesAfrica - 18/04/2019

“It was not our will to be #statelesses and in granting us an identity, Kenya gave an example to the region as a nation that values human rights.”- Thomas Nguli, Chairperson of the #Makonde https://t.co/sANKy312fE

UNHCR East, Horn of Africa and Great Lakes

@RefugeesAfrica - 18/04/2019

“Statelessness has adverse consequences for sustainable development, peace & security. It is an anomaly that states should strive to eradicate.” - Director of Africa Bureau @RaoufMazou addresses delegates at the @_icglr Ministerial Conference to Eradicate Statelessness https://t.co/6hYMitl5JP

UNHCR East, Horn of Africa and Great Lakes

@RefugeesAfrica - 18/04/2019

🔺Nosizi Dube was born in Kenya & is from the #Shona tribe. 🔺She’s almost 19 but has never had an ID card or birth certificate. 🔺For her birthday, she wants just ONE thing: To have an identity & end #statelessnes https://t.co/OaBsMobBUO

UNHCR East, Horn of Africa and Great Lakes

@RefugeesAfrica - 18/04/2019

Here’s how states can step up to end #statelessness 👇🏾👇🏼👇🏻 https://t.co/T2bjJE2FSq