Next year, a new UN High Commissioner for Refugees will be elected by the UN General Assembly. Why not advocate that a nominee for High Commissioner be a person with lived experience of forced displacement? This would not be a brave new world for UNHCR, but a return to its roots:
Today and every day our prayers thoughts and hearts go out to HIAS partners @R2Protection in Ukraine, brave colleagues, most of them displaced themselves, who are dedicated to helping displaced people and asylum seekers in Ukraine.
.@ElishaWiesel & I on The 70th Anniversary of the Refugee Convention - the world's promise that never
again will a person be deprived of the right to seek and enjoy asylum from persecution. Let's keep that promise. https://t.co/Jn2UpX3iBq via @HIASrefugees@Refugees
Congratulations to our national football team, Walia, for qualifier to the African Cup of Nations 2021!! Work for renewed heights towards the cup. Best wishes!
Mazel tov @AliMayorkas ! So relieved this country finally has a confirmed and qualified Secretary for Homeland Security. In fact, the best person for the job. @HIASrefugees
Proud to learn that @ProfHirutWM has been shortlisted as a candidate for @_AfricanUnion Commissioner of Education, Science, Technology & Innovation. An academic & servant leader that paved the path for many other women in academia, Prof Hirut is a capable candidate. #Ethiopia ๐ช๐น
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President Sahle-Work Zewde was selected as one of the 100 most powerful women in 2020.
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