Maeve Patterson
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Communicating on why people have to make the impossible choice to flee their homes and what we can all do to help. @UNHCRUK UN refugee agency #refugees #IDPs
London, England
Joined September 2011
RT @FilippoGrandi: The starvation of people in #Gaza must end now. Standing with UN and NGO colleagues ready to deliver desperately needed….
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UNHCR News Comment on the UK–France pilot arrangement: .
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UNHCR welcomes the pilot announced today between the United Kingdom (UK) and France, aimed at addressing irregular movements of refugees and migrants across the Channel as an important initiative. If...
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‘Like a wastepaper basket’: Life as a child refugee fleeing home via @AJEnglish.
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If the global refugee population were just 100 people, 33 would be children, each in need of protection.
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RT @davemorrissey64: In a time of growing displacement and shrinking aid, it’s more urgent than ever to choose solidarity with refugees ove….
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RT @SeemaMalhotra1: Very useful cross departmental discussions this week with @TentOrg members at Bloomberg London on improving employment….
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Today is World Refugee Day – a day to honour the courage and resilience of millions of people around the globe forced to flee war, violence and persecution -. UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi’s message:
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Today is World Refugee Day – a day to honour the courage and resilience of millions of people around the globe forced to flee war, violence and persecution. But it is also a moment to sound an alarm...
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RT @FilippoGrandi: I am in Lebanon, heading to Syria for #WorldRefugeeDay. Over two million Syrian refugees and displaced have returned h….
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RT @Refugees: Hey, are you still with us?. In the face of ongoing wars, humanitarian crises and displacement, the world must not look away.….
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RT @Refugees: NEWS: #GlobalTrends is out!. ▪️Number of people forced to flee is at 122.1 million. ▪️Main drivers are large conflicts like S….
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RT @FilippoGrandi: Refugees and displaced people continue to be well over 120 million worldwide. With conflicts raging, peacemaking on lif….
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RT @FilippoGrandi: I told Member States today that we will do our best to maintain support to refugees and host countries amidst harsh fun….
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RT @FilippoGrandi: “Preventing and stopping war – upholding peace and security – this is the Security Council’s mandate. This is your prima….
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Merci Monsieur le Président,
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RT @FilippoGrandi: Many innocent lives were lost in another Russian attack in Ukraine. Many were injured, including children and pregnant w….
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RT @chiaraUNHCR: Sei stato una guida per tutti coloro che credevano che difendere i più deboli fosse la via del vero cristiano, l'incarnazi….
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RT @RefugeesMedia: The UN Refugee Agency is deeply saddened by the passing of His Holiness Pope Francis - a compassionate, courageous and t….
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UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is deeply saddened by the passing of His Holiness Pope Francis. We extend our heartfelt condolences to Catholics around the world and to all those mourning the loss of a...
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RT @RefugeesMedia: Today marks 10 years since Europe witnessed one of the largest tragedies at sea when over 1,000 people died or went miss….
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Geneva – 17 April 2025On 18 April 2015, Europe witnessed one of the largest tragedies at sea when over 1,000 people died or went missing in the Mediterranean as their boat capsized between Libya and...
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RT @FilippoGrandi: May you rest in peace, Pope Francis. You stood up and spoke out — relentlessly — for the poor, the persecuted, the vict….
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RT @Refugees: Loss. Separation. Survival. Two years of war in Sudan, and the world must not look away. Photographer Ala Kheir captures not….
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RT @davemorrissey64: Two years of war in Sudan has created a dire humanitarian situation, intensified by brutal funding cuts. The world c….
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This statement is attributable to Filippo Grandi, UN High Commissioner for Refugees, marking two years since the outbreak of conflict in Sudan. Fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the...
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RT @FilippoGrandi: Thanks @DavidLammy for hosting the London Conference on Sudan — with a welcome focus on a political solution to the war;….
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