Masud Rahman

Statistician for 🇺🇳 @Refugees, Regional Bureau for Eastern and Southern Africa (@RefugeesAfrica) | Research on forced displacement + statelessness.

[Suraj Sharma @suraj_sharma14]

Bro I'm so sick of pretending this isn't weird.

The internet spent 20 years creating tutorials, open-source projects, blog posts & answers for free.

AI companies turned all of it into products worth billions.

And now the same people who created that knowledge are being told they're replaceable.

We built the library.

Someone else started charging admission.

[Masud Rahman @masudtweets]

Let that sink in for a second.

[MTS @MTSlive]

SITUATION DETECTED: For the first time in internet history, agentic traffic has surpassed human traffic online, per Cloudflare Radar.

[Masud Rahman @masudtweets]

Read the full summary here: https://t.co/KDvl3h36XD

[Masud Rahman @masudtweets]

#SurvivalAnalysis methods helped us move beyond snapshots to understand how long people actually remain in asylum. Our new analysis of UNHCR data shows displacement is rarely temporary - refugees in Eastern & Southern Africa spend a median of nearly 16 years in exile.

[UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency @Refugees]

https://t.co/znFyulRscO

[UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency @Refugees]

They once stood as children whose lives were shaped by displacement.

Today, they stand together at the highest level of the game.

UNHCR’s Gamechanging Team ahead of the 2026 #FIFAWorldCup shows what’s possible when children forced to flee are given safety and opportunity.

*This video was made using AI to help visualize childhood and present-day versions of the player.

[Masud Rahman @masudtweets]

@aniketapanjwani It seems the subscribe link is not accessible from all IPs:

[UNHCR Eastern and Southern Africa @RefugeesAfrica]

Launching today!!

The #Sudan Crisis Regional Map goes live, a new tool to support development action in response to the Sudan crisis.

View here 👇🏾👇🏾
https://t.co/GWSfRi4ySm

#DevelopmentActionPlatform #SudanCrisisRegionalMap #KeepEyesOnSudan

[Mamadou Dian Balde @mamadou_dbalde]

Heartbreaking and unacceptable attack on a hospital in East Darfur, reportedly killing dozens, including children, & injuring more.

Civilians must be protected — not targeted.

@UNOCHA_Sudan

[World Bank Data @worldbankdata]

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[World Bank Kenya @WorldBankKenya]

📢 REPORT: Building Evidence to Enhance the Welfare of Refugees and Host Communities in Kenya - Insights from Two Rounds of the Kenya Longitudinal Socioeconomic Study. #RefugeesandHostKE

📚Download Report: https://t.co/2fZ17lXgPx

[John B. Holbein @JohnHolbein1]

Love the research process; hate the publication process

[Masud Rahman @masudtweets]

Read the notes here:

https://t.co/RSMoH5WcfC

[Masud Rahman @masudtweets]

1000 days of conflict passed already In Sudan. How are refugees, internally displaced coping inside Sudan?
We try to compare the lives of IDP, refugee, and non-displaced Sudanese in this co-authored policy note.

[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

[Mamadou Dian Balde @mamadou_dbalde]

More than 1000 days of war in #Sudan has left millions of lives shattered.

I spoke w/ BBC's @WaihigaMwaura on why now is the time to step up support for our Sudanese brothers & sisters & all those impacted from this senseless war, until peace prevails. #KeepEyesOnSudan

[Masud Rahman @masudtweets]

This thread is an episode of Silicon Valley (the show) unfolding in real time...

[Guohao Li 🐫 @guohao_li]

Anthropic Claude Cowork just killed our startup product 😅 So we did the most rational thing: open-sourced it.

Meet Eigent 👉 https://t.co/R82WRFoh41

[Masud Rahman @masudtweets]

1000 days of suffering in Sudan.

[Mamadou Dian Balde @mamadou_dbalde]

Today marks 1000 days of war in #Sudan. A tragedy for millions of people impacted by this brutal conflict.

Days can be counted, but the continued suffering of our Sudanese brothers & sisters, & refugees they host is immeasurable.

The conflict must end. Peace & solutions. Now.

[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.

[UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency @Refugees]

It’s official!

@BarhamSalih, former President of Iraq, has been elected as the next High Commissioner for Refugees.

Having been a refugee himself, he brings powerful lived experience to lead UNHCR.

We’re excited to welcome him soon. 💙

[Masud Rahman @masudtweets]

On African Statistics Day 2025, here is a refresher on the displaced popstats for the continent:
1/ Africa hosts ~9.8m refugees/asylum seekers.
2/ 100% hosted by LDCs and MICs (79% only in LDCs).
3/ 93% hosted by neighboring countries.
5/ 87% in protracted situations.

[Masud Rahman @masudtweets]

Come join us at this webinar. I will also be speaking here on findings from our report last year on the impact of citizenship on the (formerly stateless) Shona population in Kenya.

[Global Alliance to End Statelessness @EndStatelessns]

📢 Launch of the new UNHCR report “Leaving No One Behind: Statelessness and the Sustainable Development Goals”

🗓 Tuesday, 11 November 2025 | 10:00–11:30 CEST | Online (Microsoft Teams)

Register here: https://t.co/5owpvSb4ZS