Rose Mwebi

Asst. Representative - Protection #UNHCR

[Mamadou Dian Balde @mamadou_dbalde]

Very pleased to witness the launch of Ethiopia’s #Makatet Roadmap, a culmination of years of progressive policies benefitting refugees & host communities alike. Thanks to the government & partners for making this milestone possible. Let’s implement it.

@TeybaHassen @AissatNdiaye

[Mamadou Dian Balde @mamadou_dbalde]

I’ve seen first hand how #Sudan’s women are leading protection & peacebuilding efforts, despite tough challenges everywhere.
Proud to support these incredible women & refugee leaders, proving the power of real inclusion in decision-making & partnership. https://t.co/HBYlcNRxBD

[Marie-Helene Verney @MarieHVerney]

In just a few weeks, the cost of transporting life-saving items for refugees and displaced people in #Sudan has doubled.

Meanwhile the fighting shows no sign of abating, access challenges remain and aid convoys come under attack.

Only the daily examples of bravery and humanity from the Sudanese people shine a positive light into this tragedy

@UNHCRinSudan @UN_Sudan @OCHASudan @mamadou_dbalde @DominiqueHyde @dana_hughes

[SOAS Centre for Pan African Studies @soas_cpas]

Fully funded MPhil/PhD studentship at SOAS exploring Pan-Africanism, reparative futures & global order.

Join the UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship project led by Dr Daniel Mulugeta. Includes tuition + stipend. Deadline: 15 May 2026.

https://t.co/wtr8WblFYj

[vincent cochetel @cochetel]

https://t.co/Ndb9n10OYA interesting interview, sometimes return under adverse circumstances may be better than protracted displacement & demonstrates that imperfect protection at home may be preferable to lack of protection abroad.

[UNHCR Sudan @UNHCRinSudan]

Registration helps refugees live in dignity by enabling access to assistance, freedom of movement, banking & more. Thanks to @eu_echo 🇪🇺 UNHCR supports refugee registration in #Sudan🇸🇩
However, it has been suspended since Sept 2025. UNHCR continues to advocate for its resumption.

[Marie-Helene Verney @MarieHVerney]

1,000+ days of armed conflict in #Sudan
14 million people displaced - a staggering 23% of the population

Also: 3.4 million returns to safer areas inc. 714,000 from abroad

See below for new @unhcr data for updated info:

https://t.co/LB48WxtOue

[Marie-Helene Verney @MarieHVerney]

A new World Bank survey tracks displacement trends in Sudan - this time including refugees

The survey is a collaboration between @WorldBank, @Refugees, @jointdatacenter and the STARS Trust Fund

https://t.co/2FdFf2xcpb

[Marie-Helene Verney @MarieHVerney]

Throughout two dark years Dr Farida kept the #Umbada hospital running as fighting raged in #Khartoum

@UNHCRinSudan installed solar batteries to power 3 operating theatres + the emergency & intensive care units

The hospital now treats 900+ patients a day - but still need a lot of support to rebuild services

[Tom Fletcher @UNReliefChief]

Thank you, @FilippoGrandi.

[UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency @Refugees]

“Whatever you do. Whoever you are. Don't underestimate the power that you have to change things for the better.”

📣 An important final message from UN High Commissioner @FilippoGrandi at the Global #RefugeeForum Progress Review.

[Barham Salih @BarhamSalih]

I am honoured to have been elected as the incoming United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. As a former refugee, I know first-hand how protection and opportunity can change the course of a life. That experience will inform a leadership approach grounded in empathy, pragmatism, and a principled commitment to international law. My foremost responsibility will be to refugees and others forced to flee—upholding their rights and dignity and advancing durable solutions so that displacement remains a temporary situation, not a permanent fate.

At a time of record displacement and severe pressure on humanitarian resources, delivering on UNHCR’s mandate requires a renewed focus on impact, accountability, and efficiency. This is a shared responsibility. UNHCR will build on the important reforms undertaken in recent years to strengthen operational effectiveness and value for money. I will work with Member States and partners across the public, private, and philanthropic sectors to mobilize the capacity, resources, and collective will needed to reach those most in need.

I am grateful to the Secretary-General, António Guterres, and to the General Assembly for their confidence, and to High Commissioner Filippo Grandi for his principled and tireless leadership during a period of extraordinary global challenge.

I look forward to working closely with UNHCR’s dedicated staff, states, partners, host communities, and, most importantly, refugees themselves to advance protection and durable solutions fit for both the promise and the perils of the 21st century.

[Marie-Helene Verney @MarieHVerney]

My interview with Turkey’s @anadoluagency on the situation in #Sudan

[RuvenMenik @RuvenMenik]

At the Global #RefugeeForum Progress Review, one message is front and centre: protection is non-negotiable.

In a year of division, real protection gains are happening because people choose solidarity over fear.

https://t.co/rHAgLU0gxR

[UNHCR South Sudan @UNHCRSouthSudan]

Intensified fighting in West Kordofan, Sudan, 🇸🇩 last weekend has forced thousands to flee to South Sudan.

UNHCR, together with partners, is on the ground in Rotriak, Unity State, urgently providing vital protection and life-saving assistance to those in need.

[UNHCR United States @UNHCRUSA]

They need food.
They need medicine.
They need shelter.
They need water.
They need education.
They need the very basics.
They need peace.

High Commissioner @FilippoGrandi's reflections from Sudan.

[ABC News Live @ABCNewsLive]

Sudan's ongoing civil war has displaced more than 12 million people, and cuts in aid have forced clinics and schools to shut down.

Filippo Grandi, the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, details the "utter destruction and devastation" on the ground in a new video diary.

[UNHCR Sudan @UNHCRinSudan]

"هذا ما تبقّى من مكتب مفوضية اللاجئين في الخرطوم — خرابٌ في مدينة دمّرتها حرب #السودان.

ومع ذلك، التقينا بأشخاص عادوا ويحاولون إعادة بناء حياتهم — ومن أجلهم أيضاً ينبغي أن نضاعف الجهود من أجل السلام ونحشد مزيداً من موارد المساعدات."
فيليبو غراندي - @FilippoGrandi

[Marie-Helene Verney @MarieHVerney]

The faces of the #Sudan tragedy

10-days old Azzadin was born in Al Raffa IDP site: a symbol of hope in a bleak landscape of armed conflict + decreased funding

His mother was over 8 months pregnant when she fled El Fasher - an 8-day journey to safety

Azzadin deserves peace

[Mamadou Dian Balde @mamadou_dbalde]

Met survivors of El Fasher, Darfur. They shared painful stories of violence, loss of life back home. Having found safety in Ad Dabah, Northern Sudan, let’s provide them with life-saving aid, but also support for the future.
Above all, they are crying for peace. #KeepEyesOnSudan