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The climate crisis is a human crisis. And displacement is one of its most devastating human consequences.
A reminder for urgent #ClimateAction .
Including refugee youth isn't just the right thing to do.
It builds bridges and allows for them to input in decisions that shape their future. #YouthForum #WithRefugees
After decades in Pakistan, refugee returnee, father-of-4, Naqeeb Ullah, is starting anew in #Afghanistan .
He’s grateful for assistance from UNHCR, with support from CERF - The UN's emergency fund.
“This is important help. I hope our lives will be better.”
The Kharkiv region🇺🇦 is currently a constant target of Russian missile attacks.
UNHCR Ukraine's partner NGO Proliska was on site to support families in Izium who had their homes damaged, providing emergency repair materials & psychosocial support.
Meet Nadia from Dar’a, getting drinking water from her father's truck tank.💧
“We used to fill the water from a well in our village, but it is dry now. My dad has to drive to a nearby village to get water for us”
Climate Change isn't something far away. 💙🌍
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🎓 Congratulations to DAFI Scholarship graduates Elias, Esau, Zephaniah, and Felix!
Their hard-won degrees in fields from economics to peace studies empower them to advocate for peace and human rights in their communities.
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🙏🏾We honor Elizabeth Moreno Barco, winner of UNHCR #Nansen UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency Award🏆 x the Americas thanks to her extraordinary work in defending the human rights of women in the Colombian region of Chocó🇨🇴
Now, she'll lead the Itinerant leadership School x 30 Afro-Colombian & indigenous women👏🏿