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UNHCR United Kingdom
@unhcruk
UN Refugee Agency in the UK - Regularly tweeting on refugee protection, asylum and immigration issues. Follow us at facebook.com/UNHCR #WithRefugees
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http://www.unhcr.org/uk 27-04-2009 14:08:02
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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. Weโre so proud of you, Ibrahim, and all the Refugee Paralympic Games Team, making history in #Paris2024!
![UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency (@refugees) on Twitter photo 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.
Weโre so proud of you, Ibrahim, and all the Refugee <a href="/Paralympics/">Paralympic Games</a> Team, making history in #Paris2024! 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.
Weโre so proud of you, Ibrahim, and all the Refugee <a href="/Paralympics/">Paralympic Games</a> Team, making history in #Paris2024!](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GWeLQ3KXUAANUfm.jpg)
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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
![UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency (@refugees) on Twitter photo Congrats to Sayed Amir Hossein Hosseini Pour for an amazing effort in Para table tennis at #Paris2024.
Your journey to the <a href="/Paralympics/">Paralympic Games</a> has been nothing short of remarkable. Your spirit and dedication are an inspiration to us all. Proud of you! #CheerForRefugees Congrats to Sayed Amir Hossein Hosseini Pour for an amazing effort in Para table tennis at #Paris2024.
Your journey to the <a href="/Paralympics/">Paralympic Games</a> has been nothing short of remarkable. Your spirit and dedication are an inspiration to us all. Proud of you! #CheerForRefugees](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GWeloxuWMAAsnE4.jpg)
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Guillaume & Donard just won bronze in the 400m for the Refugee Paralympic Team! ๐๐ Now living in Bradford, both attend Bradford College, an awarded College of Sanctuary. "I want to show the world that being blind doesnโt mean your life is over. You can still do great things."
![City of Sanctuary UK ๐งก (@cityofsanctuary) on Twitter photo Guillaume & Donard just won bronze in the 400m for the Refugee Paralympic Team! ๐๐
Now living in Bradford, both attend <a href="/BradfordCollege/">Bradford College</a>, an awarded College of Sanctuary.
"I want to show the world that being blind doesnโt mean your life is over. You can still do great things." Guillaume & Donard just won bronze in the 400m for the Refugee Paralympic Team! ๐๐
Now living in Bradford, both attend <a href="/BradfordCollege/">Bradford College</a>, an awarded College of Sanctuary.
"I want to show the world that being blind doesnโt mean your life is over. You can still do great things."](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GWjDGbyW0AUcBSn.jpg)
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Amelio Castro Grueso found strength and community through wheelchair fencing. He is competing in sabre and รฉpรฉe at #Paris2024 with the Refugee Paralympic Games Team. Amelioโs coaches Daniele and Edoardo told us about his sport before todayโs first event.
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At least 12 have died after a boat with dozens of migrants tore apart in the English Channel. โNo one would undertake such a journey lightlyโ International Organisation for Migration's UK Chief of Mission Christa Rottensteiner tells Yalda Hakim. trib.al/rc4aweZ ๐บ Sky 501
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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 worldโs largest stage is a beacon of hope and resilience.
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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 ๐งก UNHCR United Kingdom unhcr.org/news/press-relโฆ
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Sport has the unique ability to heal, unite and foster solidarity. For refugees, sport is more than a game. ๐๐ผ 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.
![Kelly T. Clements (@kellytclements) on Twitter photo Sport has the unique ability to heal, unite and foster solidarity.
For refugees, sport is more than a game.
๐๐ผ to the European Fair Play Movement for awarding <a href="/Refugees/">UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency</a> with the Fair Play for Peace Award for our efforts to bring hope and opportunity to refugees through sport. Sport has the unique ability to heal, unite and foster solidarity.
For refugees, sport is more than a game.
๐๐ผ to the European Fair Play Movement for awarding <a href="/Refugees/">UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency</a> with the Fair Play for Peace Award for our efforts to bring hope and opportunity to refugees through sport.](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GWt_uv3XIAAQ2uo.jpg)
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๐๏ธโโ๏ธ Hadi Darvish from Refugee Paralympic Games Team competes today in Para powerlifting! His journey to #Paris2024 is a testament to his dedication. Letโs rally behind him and #CheerForRefugees.
![UNHCR United Kingdom (@unhcruk) on Twitter photo ๐๏ธโโ๏ธ Hadi Darvish from Refugee <a href="/Paralympics/">Paralympic Games</a> Team competes today in Para powerlifting!
His journey to #Paris2024 is a testament to his dedication.
Letโs rally behind him and #CheerForRefugees. ๐๏ธโโ๏ธ Hadi Darvish from Refugee <a href="/Paralympics/">Paralympic Games</a> Team competes today in Para powerlifting!
His journey to #Paris2024 is a testament to his dedication.
Letโs rally behind him and #CheerForRefugees.](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GWyVxACXkAAgxRM.jpg)
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