Kristy Siegfried

Sharing the stories of forcibly displaced people around the world as an editor/writer with @Refugees. Also on BlueSky: @klsiegfried.bsky.social

[Kristy Siegfried @klsiegfried]

Misinformation, disinformation and hate speech targeting refugees is on the rise on digital platforms and increasingly linked to xenophobia, violence and even forced displacement. 

Find out how UNHCR is tackling this threat:

https://t.co/McPEYvAGQh

[Rana @Rana4UNICEF]

Without urgent funding, the learning facilities may remain closed, and an entire generation of Rohingya children risks being left behind.

https://t.co/VjcGkNXu4s

[New York Times Opinion @nytopinion]

“There is perhaps no force in human history more powerful than the longing for home,” writes @lpolgreen. “Nowhere is this clearer, and more moving, than in Syria today.” https://t.co/LLMNkcYy62

[Filippo Grandi @FilippoGrandi]

An appeal to European leaders from a lifetime humanitarian: as you discuss boosting defense spending please don’t overlook humanitarian aid, which faces devastating cuts.
Aid, too, is about keeping your countries safe. Aid promotes stability. And a stable world is a safer world.

[Kristy Siegfried @klsiegfried]

What do recent events in Syria mean for Syrian refugees?

https://t.co/1GUXBFQyCf

[Marie-Helene Verney @MarieHVerney]

As dry season starts in #Sudan we are seeing a spike in numbers fleeing to #SouthSudan following fighting close to the border

Thousands are arriving - many through informal border crossing points

Once again humanitarian partners in Renk are bracing for difficult days

[Kristy Siegfried @klsiegfried]

In Nigeria's Benue State, the #ClimateCrisis is fueling conflict and driving displacement.

Mimi Kava lost her husband and daughter, as well as her home and her livelihood to the conflict.

https://t.co/hJOUeyPoj0

[Kristy Siegfried @klsiegfried]

A useful overview of the humanitarian and displacement crisis affecting Haiti.

[UNHCR Data @unhcrdata]

🗺️ Behind the numbers are real stories. #Haiti’s 🇭🇹 multi-dimensional crisis continues to displace countless people. See how @Refugees and the international community are responding in our latest data story.

Read the full story: https://t.co/3b8tf6ObhX

[Kristy Siegfried @klsiegfried]

It was such a pleasure to meet this amazing young woman and some of the people she's helped through her company, @peacetherapist

https://t.co/zM7ZDEw50l

[Kristy Siegfried @klsiegfried]

https://t.co/CP5mQSjZF6

[Kristy Siegfried @klsiegfried]

Onwards and upwards for the incredible Cindy Ngamba, the first athlete to win a medal for the Refugee Olympic Team at #Paris2024

https://t.co/dGCd1BOiRT

[Mamadou Dian Balde @mamadou_dbalde]

The warning signs were there for months yet there is now confirmation of #famine in Sudan. Such a tragedy for the civilians caught in the conflict - many of them displaced several times over. This brutal war must end & humanitarians need access to deliver urgently needed aid.

[Levon Sevunts @LevonSevunts]

The war in Sudan has uprooted over 10M people, including nearly 8 million who are internally displaced (IDPs).
Now, a full-blown famine is confirmed in the Zamzam IDP camp in North Darfur and, possibly, two more camps housing internally displaced people. #KeepEyesOnSudan

[Kristy Siegfried @klsiegfried]

The 37 members of Refugee Olympic Team have beaten extraordinary odds to make it to #Paris2024

https://t.co/HUwrIVcOdI

[Refugee Olympic Team @RefugeesOlympic]

The journey, the sacrifice, the triumph!
Watch our athletes' dreams ignite as they learn they're headed to #Paris2024. We dare you to keep a dry eye! 🥹🫶

#ForThe100Million

@Refugees | @Olympics | @Paris2024

[Mixed Migration Centre @Mixed_Migration]

What is missing from the European debate on smugglers? 👉 Nuance.

🎬 @BramFrouws at the 'On this journey, no one cares if you live or die' report press conference https://t.co/2brWG915My

[UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency @Refugees]

With more people estimated to cross the Sahara Desert than the Mediterranean Sea, our new report with @UNmigration and @Mixed_Migration casts light on the much less documented and publicized perils facing refugees and migrants on these land routes.

https://t.co/qRzYQnlTjWith more people estimated to cross the Sahara Desert than the Mediterranean Sea, our new report with @UNmigration and @Mixed_Migration casts light on the much less documented and publicized perils facing refugees and migrants on these land routes.

https://t.co/qRzYQnlTjWith more people estimated to cross the Sahara Desert than the Mediterranean Sea, our new report with @UNmigration and @Mixed_Migration casts light on the much less documented and publicized perils facing refugees and migrants on these land routes.

https://t.co/qRzYQnlTjWith more people estimated to cross the Sahara Desert than the Mediterranean Sea, our new report with @UNmigration and @Mixed_Migration casts light on the much less documented and publicized perils facing refugees and migrants on these land routes.

https://t.co/qRzYQnlTjWith more people estimated to cross the Sahara Desert than the Mediterranean Sea, our new report with @UNmigration and @Mixed_Migration casts light on the much less documented and publicized perils facing refugees and migrants on these land routes.

https://t.co/qRzYQnlTjWith more people estimated to cross the Sahara Desert than the Mediterranean Sea, our new report with @UNmigration and @Mixed_Migration casts light on the much less documented and publicized perils facing refugees and migrants on these land routes.

https://t.co/qRzYQnlTjK

[Kristy Siegfried @klsiegfried]

This data visualization brings to life the myriad dangers faced by refugees & migrants crossing Africa to reach shores of the Mediterranean.

Twice as many are thought to lose their lives in the desert than at sea.

https://t.co/TVwFhOKZrV

[Kristy Siegfried @klsiegfried]

Over 600,000 Sudanese refugees have crossed into Chad to escape horrific violence in Darfur, but they are still in a desperate situation.

https://t.co/mN8VXe9nLJ

[Kristy Siegfried @klsiegfried]

Find out what's happening around the globe on #WorldRefugeeDay by following our live blog: https://t.co/FE3hqEJQ6E