Ewan Watson
@watsonewan1
Head of Global Communications for the UN Refugee Agency. Occasionally homesick Scot with a piece of my heart in Colombia.
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http://www.unhcr.org 14-05-2011 07:06:23
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📢📢📢amazing job alert Are you a passionate public COMS person keen to put your skills to use in the world's most visible humanitarian crisis? Join our team in #Ukraine with fantastic colleagues like Alyona Synenko Patricia Rey and many more! Get applying: career5.successfactors.eu/sfcareer/jobre…
For months we have been working to get access to POWs held in the Ukraine-Russia international armed conflict. This is we can check on conditions & treatment and keep families informed about their loved ones. Our statement at United Nations Geneva today
ICRC's Middle East Director Fabrizio Carboni describes the complexities of operating in #Gaza today, where humanitarian needs have skyrocketed, and our painstaking efforts to help the hostages. nytimes.com/2023/10/21/wor…
With FC Barcelona and Barça Foundation, we’re helping refugee children with healthcare, education and to get into sports - a great way for them to feel part of the local community they’re living in.
I’ve been in Pakistan this week, where UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency are calling for a ‘bigger, broader vision’ for the Afghan people here - and more international support for the local communities hosting them. 👇 unhcr.org/news/press-rel…
Powerful words from my colleague Omer Elnaiem on the worsening humanitarian situation for millions of people forced to flee fighting in Sudan.
What a moment - UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency High Commissioner, Filippo Grandi carries the Olympic torch in honour of all people forced to flee. At #Paris2024 , we’re cheering on the Refugee Olympic Team Team as they compete with the best. Their determination to succeed against all odds is amazing!
All the chills this evening as #Paris2024 gets going. The crowd gathered here at the opening ceremony gave the Refugee Olympic Team team the biggest cheer. It’s an amazing achievement to go from refugee to Olympian. Great to see that recognised so publicly.
An amazing moment at the #Paris2024 Olympic Games #OpeningCeremony. High Commissioner Filippo Grandi accepted the Olympic Laurel on behalf of UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency: an award that recognizes the power of sport to help refugees heal and find hope.
Cindy Ngamba's name gets etched in the Olympic record books. Cindy Winner Djankeu Ngamba Ninon Mateu beat French Davina Michel to reach the 75kg boxing semi-finals, becoming the first ever athlete from the IOC Refugee Olympic Team Team to secure an Olympic medal. Read more: olympics.com/en/news/cindy-… (Photo