Nearly 1 million #Rohingya refugees are still displaced.
They, & communities in #Bangladesh who welcome & host them, still need urgent support.
We appeal for $881 million to support 136 partners to deliver that support.
Let’s not forget the Rohingya.
https://t.co/ES9Uf2ZumQ
The humanitarian situation in #Tigray, #Ethiopia is catastrophic. More than 6 million people have been sealed off from the outside world by Eritrean and Ethiopian forces for more than 500 days and counting. Starvation is being used as a weapon of war. #EndTigraySiege
"As other crises emerge, we must not lose sight of the situation of Afghanistan and of its people.”
~@UN High Commissioner for Refugees @FilippoGrandi
More than half of #Afghanistan's population needs life-saving assistance — the time to support them is now.
Dom: Kvotflykting undantagen från försörjningskravet när det på grund av särskilda omständigheter är objektivt sett ursäktligt att ansökan om familjeåterförening lämnas in efter att tremånadersfristen har löpt ut. Läs mer här: https://t.co/ftWXo2Zqjm
Female genital mutilation is an abhorrent human rights violation causing horrendous suffering to women and girls around the world. On this Day of Zero Tolerance, I call for increased, concerted and global action to #EndFGM. https://t.co/wFsM01fy0f
Resettlement in another country is a life-saving option available for only the most vulnerable refugees in the world. https://t.co/TvleUFbkIH via @refugees
2/3 of all refugees come from just 5 countries.
🇸🇾 Syria
🇦🇫 Afghanistan
🇸🇸 South Sudan
🇲🇲 Myanmar
🇸🇴 Somalia
Imagine what peace in just one of those countries could mean.
68,500,000 people.
68,500,000 stories.
68,500,000 dreams.
68,500,000 journeys.
68,500,000 lives uprooted.
68,500,000 missed chances.
68,500,000 longing for home.
68,500,000 unthinkable tragedies.
68,500,000 heads full of memories.
68,500,000 were displaced at the end of 2017.
2/3 of all refugees come from just 5 countries.
🇸🇾 Syria
🇦🇫 Afghanistan
🇸🇸 South Sudan
🇲🇲 Myanmar
🇸🇴 Somalia
Imagine what peace in just one of those countries could mean.
Only when women and girls are free from fear, violence and everyday insecurity can we truly say we live in a fair and equal world. Join the #16Days of activism to end gender-based violence. https://t.co/AHmSeQrQDB
1 in 110 has left behind friends.
1 in 110 has made the decision of whether they had time to grab photo albums.
1 in 110 has had their world turned upside-down.
1 in 110 has faced the unthinkable.
1 in 110 has been forced to flee their home.
#WorldStatisticsDay