After swimming in the River Seine, cycling down the Champ-Elysees and running to the Quai d'Orsay, Para triathlon athlete Ibrahim Al Hussein delivered this message to refugees. We’re so proud of you, Ibrahim, and all the Refugee Paralympic Games Team, making history in #Paris2024!

Congrats to Sayed Amir Hossein Hosseini Pour for an amazing effort in Para table tennis at #Paris2024. Your journey to the Paralympic Games has been nothing short of remarkable. Your spirit and dedication are an inspiration to us all. Proud of you! #CheerForRefugees

It's Back to School Week! Time to reminder that: 📝𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 to education. 📝Education is a fundamental human right. Let’s stand up for the #RightToEducation for everyone, everywhere! buff.ly/3XqqA9v #EducationForAll

After years of living as a refugee in Uganda, Florence decided to go back to her hometown in South Sudan. She has now set up a liquid soap-making business and is training other returnees, mainly women, in soap-making so that they can support themselves. 🧼

Guillaume & Donard just won bronze in the 400m for the Refugee Paralympic Team! 🏆🏃 Now living in Bradford, both attend Bradford College, an awarded College of Sanctuary. "I want to show the world that being blind doesn’t mean your life is over. You can still do great things."

Amelio Castro Grueso found strength and community through wheelchair fencing. He is competing in sabre and épée at #Paris2024 with the Refugee Paralympic Games Team. Amelio’s coaches Daniele and Edoardo told us about his sport before today’s first event.

From kindergarten to university, everyone has the right to access quality education at all levels. Refugee learners must not be left behind. #BackToSchool #RefugeeEducation

12 people have died in the Channel; 6 were children. As we mourn them, we hope that yet another tragedy, in addition to anti-trafficking measures, accelerates long term responses: safe pathways, cooperation among states, more aid upstream to stabilize flows, conflict resolution.

At least 12 have died after a boat with dozens of migrants tore apart in the English Channel. “No one would undertake such a journey lightly” International Organisation for Migration's UK Chief of Mission Christa Rottensteiner tells Yalda Hakim. trib.al/rc4aweZ 📺 Sky 501

🌟 The unstoppable team of Guillaume Junior Atangana and his guide Donard Ndim Nyamjua are competing in the T11 100m today! Their bond and teamwork will light up the track at #Paris2024. Let’s support them every step of the way! #CheerForRefugees

“When an athlete is in competition, it's like a warrior going out to hunt”. 🥉Guillaume and his guide Donard won bronze in the men’s 400m on Sunday. Today, these warriors are back on the track for the 100m. #CheerForRefugees #Paris2024

Imagine contracting a dangerous, potentially deadly disease and having no place to rest, recover or receive medical care. This is the harsh reality for thousands of displaced people. An outbreak of mpox is threatening their lives. Please help if you can: bit.ly/3Xs9yHY

Ahmed recently graduated from Breadwinners, having completed our Breadwinners, Proofers and Participatory Action Research programmes! 🎓🎉 "Breadwinners was more than work place it's a family." ➡️ Read more breadwinners.org.uk/blog/2024/7/1/…

Throwing it back to Perina's story; an 800-meter runner on the Refugee Olympic Team team who defied all odds to represent millions of refugees like her at the #Paris2024 Olympics. Her journey to the world’s largest stage is a beacon of hope and resilience.

It’s about solidarity. It’s about inclusion. It’s about opportunity. We all have a responsibility to play our part to lift up refugees in societies. #CheerForRefugees

15% of refugees in Higher Education by 2030. University of Glasgow has committed to this, through the Global Compact and every year we see that Sanctuary scholarship programmes are a critical, supported pathway to restorative futures. UofG Unesco RILA 🧡 UNHCR United Kingdom unhcr.org/news/press-rel…

Sport has the unique ability to heal, unite and foster solidarity. For refugees, sport is more than a game. 🙏🏼 to the European Fair Play Movement for awarding UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency with the Fair Play for Peace Award for our efforts to bring hope and opportunity to refugees through sport.

🏋️‍♂️ Hadi Darvish from Refugee Paralympic Games Team competes today in Para powerlifting! His journey to #Paris2024 is a testament to his dedication. Let’s rally behind him and #CheerForRefugees.

🏋️‍♂️ Hadi Darvish is ready to take on #Paris2024 in Para powerlifting. His coach, Pouya, breaks down Para powerlifting and why he believes Hadi is destined for success. Let’s go, Hadi!