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    Jul 5

    Women’s economic empowerment is a critical tool for their access to leadership & decision-making positions. I encourage them to take part in all , , and processes that will sustain their communities. Read:

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    20 replies . 303 retweets 658 likes
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    Jul 5

    Adolescent girls from the Island of Ngomirom Doumou in explain how they cope with violent extremism. Halima was recruited by Boko Haram, used as a human bomb in 2015, & was seriously injured. Today she is an agent of change & a paralegal trained by

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  3. 9 hours ago

    Noon briefing today: wraps up visit to , moves on to , and government of start issuing ID cards to Live:

    2 replies . 8 retweets 12 likes
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  4. Jul 5

    The Secretary-General is gravely concerned by the resumption of the military offensive in southwest Syria and its continued devastating impact on civilians:

    12 replies . 106 retweets 178 likes
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  5. Jul 5

    Noon briefing today: latest on and , in , in Live:

    1 reply . 7 retweets 11 likes
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  6. Retweeted
    Jul 3

    From the tree to the classroom: These children in told the Deputy Secretary-General , visiting , they have a bright future thanks to a joint UN & humanitarian partners project that feeds them, gives them school books and keeps them safe.

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    8 replies . 55 retweets 118 likes
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  7. Jul 3

    The Secretary-General condemns the suicide attack in Jalalabad City, Nangarhar Province, that killed at least 19 civilians and wounded 20 others, including children:

    3 replies . 20 retweets 19 likes
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  8. Jul 3

    Noon briefing today: latest on , Live:

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  9. Jul 2

    It is impossible to visit these camps without breaking our hearts with the suffering of the Rohingya people, to the press after touring the Kutapolong settlement in Cox's Bazar with . Full transcript here: ttps://bit.ly/2KGd7CP

    1 reply . 32 retweets 40 likes
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  10. Jul 2

    Noon briefing today: in Cox’s Bazar, latest on , , , Horst Köhler concludes visit to Live:

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  11. Jul 2

    You can still watch the Facebook Live from Cox's Bazar from this morning.

    Live from 🇧🇩: & 's talked to about what they saw in Cox's Bazar on Monday.
    4 replies . 9 retweets 19 likes
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  12. Retweeted
    Jul 2

    Nothing could’ve prepared me for the scale of crisis and extent of suffering I saw today in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. I heard heartbreaking accounts from Rohingya refugees that will stay with me forever. My appeal to the int’l community is to step up support.

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    139 replies . 1,159 retweets 1,947 likes
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  13. Jul 1

    At a transit camp in Cox’s Bazar & are hearing harrowing stories of violent suffering from Rohingya refugees who have just arrived from Myamnar. These refugees want to go home and they want justice for those killed and raped.

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  14. Jul 1

    Monsoon rains greet & as they arrive in Cox Bazar’s to hear first hand from Rohingya refugees who were forced to leave Myanmar.

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    7 replies . 72 retweets 192 likes
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    Jul 1

    We are off with & to visit the Rohingya refugee population now. After all they suffered, they need a place to recover so they can recover their lives and their hope.

    The Rohingya are one of the most discriminated against and vulnerable communities on Earth. The Rohingya refugee crisis is a humanitarian and human rights nightmare. I thank Bangladesh for its generosity in hosting the refugees.
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    Jul 1

    The Rohingya are one of the most discriminated against and vulnerable communities on Earth. The Rohingya refugee crisis is a humanitarian and human rights nightmare. I thank Bangladesh for its generosity in hosting the refugees.

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  17. Jul 1

    It’s never too late to wish a happy birthday!

    Thanks friends, sisters and colleagues
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  18. Retweeted
    Jul 1

    In hospital, caring for and Bangladeshi women together. Sadar District Hospital is overcrowded and underfunded, but the site in Cox’s Bazar, , offers a new and positive model of healthcare for women | | | | |

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  19. Jul 1

    Secretary-General speaks out against deadly attack on international forces in Mali

    1 reply . 26 retweets 40 likes
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  20. Jul 1

    On 50th anniversary, Secretary-General calls Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty "essential pillar of international peace and security"

    10 replies . 63 retweets 89 likes
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