Damning Amnesty Report: "Raqqa’s civilians are returning home to ruins, pulling loved ones out of rubble, and facing death or injury from mines, IEDs & ordnance. Coalition’s refusal to acknowledge its role in creating this catastrophy adds insult to injury amnesty.org/en/latest/news…

In 2009 a teenage #refugee started a #school to help refugees in #Uganda. Now it is ranking among the top 4 schools in the country, and an Ashoka Changemaker School. More about @COBURWAS and its co-founder Joseph Munyambanza in this story. ow.ly/xp5b30llSnC Ashoka Africa

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There are 264 million children out of school, denied the freedom that an education affords them. Demand world leaders and donors fund a $40 billion budget gap so that we can #DefeatPoverty. glblctzn.me/2BCXucU

With over 3 million refugees, the crisis in Venezuela has sparked the largest displacement in Latin America's history. IRC is there. Here’s what you need to know. RT to spread awareness.

Please subscribe, read, and tell your friends about the publication of MERIP’s latest issue. It’s called “Confronting the New Turkey” - merip.org/magazine/288/

Back from #Davos #WEF19 where these were my messages: Do not forget refugees. Do not think of them as “a crisis”. Invest in their potential. Give them hope.

34% of uni grads in Egypt are without work and many more are in vulnerable gigs with no contract and little pay. Thank you #TrafiguraFoundation for helping us transform their future through work EFE-Egypt

#Sudan shutters all its universities in the wake of protests against the country’s punishing economic conditions. That's 38 public universities and 100 private higher education institutions. ow.ly/yWgP30nMxGl @iiepeer Scholars At Risk NAFSA @TheEAIE #EducationMatters

I’m deeply concerned by the fires in the Amazon rainforest. In the midst of the global climate crisis, we cannot afford more damage to a major source of oxygen and biodiversity. The Amazon must be protected.

RIP Leroy Brewer. I fear the world will barely notice, but someone just took advantage of these chaotic times to kill South Africa’s best investigator of rhino poaching. His death deserves immediate investigation, his killers should be brought to justice bbc.co.uk/news/world-afr…

Our IRC health team in Kakuma Refugee Camp, Kenya do a dance while practicing hand washing techniques. 💛 A great way to remember one of the key ways to prevent further spread of the disease. RT to join us in thanking brave Heath care workers on the front-line!

#Yemen: #Children younger than 15 years old make up about 43.5% of the approx 500,000 suspected cases of #cholera @SC_Humanitarian #utvpol

World's worst-ever #cholera outbreak: "a manmade disaster driven by national and international politics" time.com/4900830/yemen-… #Yemen

Dear US @DeptofDefense, Bombs supplied by U.S. & Western allies to Saudi coalition were just dropped on a civilian neighbourhood near our Sanaa office. Please call Saudis and tell them to stop bombing densely populated areas so we can resume saving lives. Sincerely, Norwegian Refugee Council

Girls have fundamental rights, dreams & ambitions that should be recognized and supported. RT if you agree during #16Days of activism. Learn about our work to support women & girls: bit.ly/2Aqfszx

As the world gathers to rally in Dakar for more education funding, we should also protect existing investments. To demolish 60 schools would be a disaster. Schools should always be off limits. x.com/sc_campaigns/s…

As you watch your sleeping children, remember that you're living on the same planet as children weighed down by fear, waiting for you to speak up for them! Far away from our collective conscience, children bear the burden of the world letting them down. #Ghouta #Syria

Kiron Open Higher Education and MIT Emerging Talent (formerly MIT ReACT) work #together to provide online learning opportunities for #Refugees . Together our #vision is to create a world in which everyone has the chance to pursue #HigherEducation. Learn more: kiron.ngo

You are welcome here – and here's a scholarship. Nine colleges join together as part of #YouAreWelcomeHere campaign to offer a national scholarship to international students news.temple.edu/news/2018-05-2…