#WithRefugees & all people #ForcedtoFlee - working with @Refugees in NY
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Jun 14
Nestory Irankunda was born in a Tanzanian refugee camp to Burundian parents.
At 20 years old, he just became the youngest player to score for Australia at a FIFA World Cup! 🔥
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Jun 14
This is incredible
KNICKS ARE CHAMPS
NEW YORK 💙🧡HOME
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Thank you @UN_News_Centre for covering @Refugees exhibit spotlighting the Gamechanging team: 11 soccer players with a background of forced displacement
It shows what can be achieved when refugees are met with inclusive policies, welcome & opportunity
#WithRefugees #WorldCup
Jun 13
As the #WorldCup2026 gets underway, @Refugees has unveiled “Uprooted to Unstoppable: The Gamechanging Team” at UN Headquarters in New York, highlighting footballers whose lives have been shaped by forced displacement.
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Jun 13
As the #WorldCup2026 gets underway, @Refugees has unveiled “Uprooted to Unstoppable: The Gamechanging Team” at UN Headquarters in New York, highlighting footballers whose lives have been shaped by forced displacement.
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Jun 3
“Don’t forget Rohingya refugees.”
UN @Refugees agency warns that sharp reductions in humanitarian and development funding are putting essential services at risk for one of the world’s largest refugee populations.
news.un.org/en/story/2026/06…
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⚽️ Excited to showcase this mural of @Refugees Game Changing team @UN!
This Team embodies hope and courage, and the power of what is possible when young people forcibly displaced by war and persecution are met with safety, opportunity and welcome
#WithRefugees #Soccer 🥅
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Learn more about #UNExhibits here un.org/en/exhibits/page/now-…
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During #Pride and every day: LGBTIQ refugee rights are human rights. No exceptions, no compromises, no discrimination.
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May 19
We are so excited to see 🇺🇳 @Refugees launch the new Gamechanging Team campaign, spotlighting the power of sport to bring hope, belonging and opportunity to displaced young people. Check it out and help amplify these powerful stories ⚽️
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.
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Learn more about the @Refugees Game changing team announced by the @UN_Spokesperson today at @UN HQ
⚽️🥅 unhcr.org/gamechangers
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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.
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It’s been over 3 years since the war in Sudan started.
This is Guisma’s story from fleeing her home to finding safety in Chad.
As a refugee, she has been busy rebuilding her life, combining determination and compassion to make a difference for her family and community.
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في مقر الأمم المتحدة، يفتح معرض "وجوه من #السودان: نساء في زمن الحرب" نافذة مباشرة على حياة اللاجئات السودانيات، حيث تنقل عدسة الكاميرا شهادات حية من تشاد توثق رحلات الفرار القاسية وما تحمله من ألم وصمود.
news.un.org/ar/story/2026/05…
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Great intervention by @armchairfighter @Refugees on how the UN Refugee Agency’s frontline works helps deliver for those forced to flee because of war, conflict or persecution @UNAUSA Global Engagement Summit in NY
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Apr 24
At @UNAUSA's Global Engagement Summit, UNHCR's Fern Tilakamonkul spoke about @Refugees frontline work across the world, and how the international community can support those forced to flee through continued humanitarian funding, identifying solutions and fostering inclusion.
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Three years of war in Sudan.
One of the world’s largest crises.
Lives lost. Millions displaced. Horrible human rights violations. A vicious cycle of violence.
Yet, the world keeps looking away.
The people of Sudan cannot be forgotten.
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