Viola Eleonora Bruttomesso

Working with @Refugees in 🇮🇶. Previously covering Panama and the Southern Caribbean. RT, no endorsements. I like old movies 📽 and pizza 🍕.

[Viola Eleonora Bruttomesso @ViolaBrtm]

“Handing over a NUID is like giving back part of a citizen’s identity. They feel Iraqi again,”

In Diyala, a new Civil Affairs Directorate office is enabling Iraqi citizens to obtain their National Unified ID (NUID) in a more accessible and dignified environment.

Full story 👇

[UNHCR Iraq @UNHCRIraq]

A new Civil Affairs Directorate facility built by UNHCR in Al Sa'diyah, Diyala is making it easier for Iraqis to get National Unified ID.

One document = a big impact

Read more: https://t.co/waO6FG6vTC

[UNHCR Iraq @UNHCRIraq]

Snowstorms and freezing cold are hitting refugee camps in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.

As needs grow, urgent support is needed to bring warmth to the most vulnerable families

Donate to support: https://t.co/fOQaSyKNSO

[UNHCR Iraq @UNHCRIraq]

Interested in learning about what UNHCR did last month?

Key highlights on refugees in Iraq, UNHCR activities, and the funding situation. 📊

Read more here 👉 https://t.co/s7SCoDXdoH

[UNHCR Iraq @UNHCRIraq]

Eiman fled Syria. Now she struggles to survive. UNHCR cash aid has stopped, leaving thousands like her at risk.

We appeal for funding to continue this assistance into 2026.

Read the full story: https://t.co/y6DssuIFWW

[UNHCR Iraq @UNHCRIraq]

This year, over 5,000 refugee students in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq took Kurdish classes to help their integration into public schools.

Thanks to the support of the #PROSPECTS Partnership.

[UNHCR Iraq @UNHCRIraq]

After over a decade in Iraq, Syrian refugees like Muhammed are returning home.

UNHCR is working to support safe and voluntary returns.

So far this year, more than 6,500 Syrian refugees registered with UNHCR in Iraq have returned

[The Nobel Prize @NobelPrize]

This year’s chemistry laureate Omar Yaghi was born in Amman, Jordan, in 1965 to parents who were refugees from Palestine. When we spoke to him he shared his story:

“I grew up in a very humble home, we were a dozen of us in one room, sharing it with the cattle that we used to raise. I was born in a family of refugees, and my parents could barely read or write. My father finished sixth grade and my mother couldn’t read or write. It’s quite a journey. Science allows you to do it. Science is the greatest equalising force in the world.

Smart people, talented people, skilled people exist everywhere. That’s why we really should focus on unleashing their potential through providing them with opportunity.”

Today Yaghi shared the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Susumu Kitagawa and Richard Robson for their work developing metal–organic frameworks.

Learn more about the prize: https://t.co/4nmszg1ZIR

[UNHCR Iraq @UNHCRIraq]

On the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace, we celebrate the value of sport to bring joy and hope to refugee children around the world.

Together, we can create safe spaces where children can laugh and learn

[UNHCR Iraq @UNHCRIraq]

Refugee children in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq can attend public schools, but many struggle to keep up due to challenging living conditions

To bridge the gap, UNHCR offers catch-up classes to ease their transition into the national curriculum | #EducationForAll 📚

[UNHCR Iraq @UNHCRIraq]

UNHCR and partners provide music training and activities, helping refugees learn and thrive.

"Teaching music to children is part of growing a peaceful future," says Has, a Syrian refugee music teacher in Darashakran camp.

[UNHCR Iraq @UNHCRIraq]

Silva, a Syrian refugee and agricultural engineer in #Zakho, turned her passion for gardening into a flourishing plant business. 🌿

Read her full story here: https://t.co/TC06A8c1hQ

[UNHCR Iraq @UNHCRIraq]

On #EducationDay, we celebrate:

👏Refugee children who overcame challenges to continue their studies.
👏Refugee teachers who are working alongside Iraqi teachers.
👏@Kurdistan policies that include refugee children in public schools.

[UNHCR Iraq @UNHCRIraq]

“It felt surreal.” Aya, a refugee in Iraq, describes the moment she entered medical school⚕️

Through UNHCR's DAFI Scholarship, she’s now studying physiotherapy to help her community heal.

https://t.co/saKqi5jbQK

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@GermanyDiplo
@AA_Kultur
@AuswaertigesAmt
@GermanyinIraq

[UNHCR Iraq @UNHCRIraq]

Can you imagine if your children were turned away from school or couldn’t see a doctor when they need?

This was the reality of Azhar, who feared for the future of his children Osama and Dunia without documentation.

Watch how their situation changed

https://t.co/8UIU9bLMkl

[UNHCR Iraq @UNHCRIraq]

Education
Cash Assistance
Civil Documentation

UNHCR urgently needs funding to support refugees in Iraq between now and the end of the year

Read more ⬇Education
Cash Assistance
Civil Documentation

UNHCR urgently needs funding to support refugees in Iraq between now and the end of the year

Read more ⬇Education
Cash Assistance
Civil Documentation

UNHCR urgently needs funding to support refugees in Iraq between now and the end of the year

Read more ⬇Education
Cash Assistance
Civil Documentation

UNHCR urgently needs funding to support refugees in Iraq between now and the end of the year

Read more ⬇️

[UNHCR Multi-Country Office Panamá @acnurpanama]

Who is a refugee?

In Belize 🇧🇿 primary school students had the opportunity to learn about the challenges faced by people forced to flee and how, through empathy and solidarity, they can make a positive impact in their lives.

#WithRefugees

[Viola Eleonora Bruttomesso @ViolaBrtm]

May this Eid bring peace to all who celebrate away from home

كل عام وانتم بخير عيد مبارك عليكم !

#EidAlFitr

[Viola Eleonora Bruttomesso @ViolaBrtm]

Sometimes refugees struggle to communicate their health status when visiting medical facilities.

Dr. Felicia from Trinidad and Tobago shares three tips for making refugees feel more welcomed when they come at the hospital.

#WorldHealthDay2024

[ACNUR, la Agencia de la ONU para los Refugiados @ACNUR_es]

🩺La Dra. Felicia asistió a las clases de español para médicos en Trinidad y Tobago para comunicarse mejor con las personas refugiadas y solicitantes de asilo que llegan al hospital.

En el #DíadelaSalud, comparte 3 cosas que hace para que sus pacientes se sientan bienvenidos.

[Viola Eleonora Bruttomesso @ViolaBrtm]

Si están en Ciudad de Panamá, no se pueden perder el estreno de nuestra docuserie (In)Visibles 🎥!

📍Plaza Catedral, Casco Antiguo
📅 22 de febrero de 2024
⏰ 7:30pm

Les esperamos!

[UNHCR Multi-Country Office Panamá @acnurpanama]

🎬¡Este jueves, acompáñanos al estreno internacional de "(In) Visibles"!

Co-producida por @ecocinemasolar y #ACNUR , esta docuserie nos sumerge en las vidas de quienes, luego de verse forzados a huir, buscan construir un futuro seguro en tres países de las Américas y el Caribe.

[Viola Eleonora Bruttomesso @ViolaBrtm]

In 2023, +520,000 refugees and migrants crossed the Darien jungle. The highest number recorded. So far this year, +23,000 people have undertaken this perilous journey.

“As the situation deteriorates, we require greater cooperation and support from the international community”

[UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency @Refugees]

UN Deputy High Commissioner for Refugees @KellyTClements today called on the international community to intensify efforts to improve the situation of refugees and migrants in the Americas, as she concluded a two-day visit to Panama.

https://t.co/gN22xleSyY