UNHCR West & Central Africa
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UNHCR West & Central Africa
@UNHCRWestAfrica - 30/01/2019
"Behind the statistics, let's not forget we have individual human beings who require our support, our solidarity & our action" - @Refugees Protection Chief, Volker Türk, interviewed by @channelstv 2.5m displaced, incl 230,000 refugees in #LakeChad basin https://t.co/dnAjgbLgml
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UNHCR West & Central Africa
@UNHCRWestAfrica - 30/01/2019
At least 2,275 died crossing the Mediterranean Sea last year. That's 6 persons every day, every month, for 12 months. Or an entire plane, disappearing every month... Behind these sobering statistics & numbers, there are individual human beings. https://t.co/08zM8yALNC
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UNHCR West & Central Africa
@UNHCRWestAfrica - 30/01/2019
"It is heartening to see governments of #LakeChad basin so strongly reaffirm commitments to the protection of those forced to flee!" @Refugees Protection Chief, Volker Türk, interviewed by @channelstv (at 22mn) Nearly 230,000 Nigerian are refugees in ?????? @unhcrnigeria https://t.co/tS6pqVLvHf
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UNHCR West & Central Africa
@UNHCRWestAfrica - 30/01/2019
@DrJoeAbah @Jorgkuhnel @UNDPNigeria - you might have a go at the caption competition!
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UNHCR West & Central Africa
@UNHCRWestAfrica - 29/01/2019
Over the past weekend alone, 30,000 have fled the city of Rann, in Nigeria, to seek refuge across the Cameroonian border! https://t.co/EyXiwW493b
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UNHCR West & Central Africa
@UNHCRWestAfrica - 29/01/2019
Depuis ce weekend, 30,000 personnes ont fui #Rann au Nigéria & passé la frontière camerounaise pour trouver refuge! https://t.co/sl97BVtuxG
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UNHCR West & Central Africa
@UNHCRWestAfrica - 29/01/2019
“We stand as One @UN, launching our responses together! One is dealing with the situation inside of Nigeria, with IDPs & returnees. The other one is dealing with refugees outside of Nigeria & in host countries” - @ILYZAHUA, our Rep. for #WestAfrica https://t.co/x5awlsMj4I
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UNHCR West & Central Africa
@UNHCRWestAfrica - 29/01/2019
“Les refoulements de réfugiés & demandeurs d’asile se poursuivent et nous inquiètent! C’est une violation du sacro-saint principe de non-refoulement, ancré dans la tradition + le droit international” - Volker Türk, notre Chef de la Protection #LakeChad #RPD2 https://t.co/81WrWf0wHW
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UNHCR West & Central Africa
@UNHCRWestAfrica - 29/01/2019
“Protection is at the centre of this Regional Refugee Response Plan, with non-refoulement of those forced go flee being sacrosanct & enshrined in tradition + international law” Volker Türk, our #Protection Chief #RPD2 #LakeChad https://t.co/Rka0r3Hrir
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UNHCR West & Central Africa
@UNHCRWestAfrica - 29/01/2019
“Civilians in #LakeChad bear the brunt of insecurity + displacement We must not forget that behind the nb of 2.5m displaced, there are human beings who want to be home, to get on with their lives!” - Volker Türk, our #Protection Chief #RPD2 https://t.co/AjBjGE44iS
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