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UK for UNHCR is the UN Refugee Agency’s national charity partner for the United Kingdom.
We help refugees by advocating for their global protection & raising funds: unrefugees.org.uk
We help refugees by advocating for their global protection & raising funds: unrefugees.org.uk
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@ukforunhcr.bsky.social
· Feb 7
🔴 Urgent: Stand with Refugees 🔴
Due to uncertainty in funding, @unhcr.org’s lifesaving aid for refugee families is at risk. UNHCR teams are working to keep vital support going, but we can’t do it alone.
To support our emergency funding appeal, please donate now: unh.cr/67a5d2830
Due to uncertainty in funding, @unhcr.org’s lifesaving aid for refugee families is at risk. UNHCR teams are working to keep vital support going, but we can’t do it alone.
To support our emergency funding appeal, please donate now: unh.cr/67a5d2830
In episode 2 of our Hope On Repeat podcast series, Ukrainian refugee and filmmaker, Mariia, shares her #HopeHit: Shchedryk (‘Carol of the Bells’), a song that connects her to home and hope.
🎧 What’s yours? Share the song that warms your heart: https://bit.ly/3JRXKLe
#HopeOnRepeat
🎧 What’s yours? Share the song that warms your heart: https://bit.ly/3JRXKLe
#HopeOnRepeat
November 13, 2025 at 3:51 PM
In episode 2 of our Hope On Repeat podcast series, Ukrainian refugee and filmmaker, Mariia, shares her #HopeHit: Shchedryk (‘Carol of the Bells’), a song that connects her to home and hope.
🎧 What’s yours? Share the song that warms your heart: https://bit.ly/3JRXKLe
#HopeOnRepeat
🎧 What’s yours? Share the song that warms your heart: https://bit.ly/3JRXKLe
#HopeOnRepeat
⏳For many Rohingya refugees, displacement has gone on for years. For some, decades...
They dream of returning to the land where their roots lie and their loved ones rest.
But only when it is safe for them to do so.
They dream of returning to the land where their roots lie and their loved ones rest.
But only when it is safe for them to do so.
November 12, 2025 at 6:55 PM
⏳For many Rohingya refugees, displacement has gone on for years. For some, decades...
They dream of returning to the land where their roots lie and their loved ones rest.
But only when it is safe for them to do so.
They dream of returning to the land where their roots lie and their loved ones rest.
But only when it is safe for them to do so.
❄️ This winter, we’re celebrating the power of music to lift our moods and remind us we’re not alone.
For Syrian refugee, Maysa, 'Baytek Ya Setti' by Fairuz will forever remind her of family and home.
💿 What’s your #HopeHit? https://bit.ly/4hTDpSb
#HopeOnRepeat #HopeHits #WithRefugees
For Syrian refugee, Maysa, 'Baytek Ya Setti' by Fairuz will forever remind her of family and home.
💿 What’s your #HopeHit? https://bit.ly/4hTDpSb
#HopeOnRepeat #HopeHits #WithRefugees
November 11, 2025 at 12:10 PM
❄️ This winter, we’re celebrating the power of music to lift our moods and remind us we’re not alone.
For Syrian refugee, Maysa, 'Baytek Ya Setti' by Fairuz will forever remind her of family and home.
💿 What’s your #HopeHit? https://bit.ly/4hTDpSb
#HopeOnRepeat #HopeHits #WithRefugees
For Syrian refugee, Maysa, 'Baytek Ya Setti' by Fairuz will forever remind her of family and home.
💿 What’s your #HopeHit? https://bit.ly/4hTDpSb
#HopeOnRepeat #HopeHits #WithRefugees
🎶 We want to hear your #HopeHit -- the song that warms your heart as we stand in solidarity with families forced to flee Afghanistan, Syria and Ukraine. 💙
💿Share your #HopeHit and help create a soundtrack of solidarity for refugees: https://bit.ly/3XfZuAW
#HopeOnRepeat
💿Share your #HopeHit and help create a soundtrack of solidarity for refugees: https://bit.ly/3XfZuAW
#HopeOnRepeat
November 10, 2025 at 4:19 PM
🎶 We want to hear your #HopeHit -- the song that warms your heart as we stand in solidarity with families forced to flee Afghanistan, Syria and Ukraine. 💙
💿Share your #HopeHit and help create a soundtrack of solidarity for refugees: https://bit.ly/3XfZuAW
#HopeOnRepeat
💿Share your #HopeHit and help create a soundtrack of solidarity for refugees: https://bit.ly/3XfZuAW
#HopeOnRepeat
❄️ For millions of displaced people, winter means freezing temperatures and uncertainty.
💙 Our Hope on Repeat podcast, hosted by Sophia Thakur, shares refugees’ #HopeHits - the songs that bring comfort and hope.
What’s yours? 👉 unrefugees.org.uk/hopeonrepeat
#HopeOnRepeat
💙 Our Hope on Repeat podcast, hosted by Sophia Thakur, shares refugees’ #HopeHits - the songs that bring comfort and hope.
What’s yours? 👉 unrefugees.org.uk/hopeonrepeat
#HopeOnRepeat
November 10, 2025 at 12:00 PM
❄️ For millions of displaced people, winter means freezing temperatures and uncertainty.
💙 Our Hope on Repeat podcast, hosted by Sophia Thakur, shares refugees’ #HopeHits - the songs that bring comfort and hope.
What’s yours? 👉 unrefugees.org.uk/hopeonrepeat
#HopeOnRepeat
💙 Our Hope on Repeat podcast, hosted by Sophia Thakur, shares refugees’ #HopeHits - the songs that bring comfort and hope.
What’s yours? 👉 unrefugees.org.uk/hopeonrepeat
#HopeOnRepeat
In Bentiu, South Sudan, floods destroyed homes and livelihoods.
Women like Nyariaka now rely on canoes to gather waterlilies and firewood—sharing what little they have.
#SouthSudan #Floods #HardestHit
Women like Nyariaka now rely on canoes to gather waterlilies and firewood—sharing what little they have.
#SouthSudan #Floods #HardestHit
November 10, 2025 at 9:22 AM
In Bentiu, South Sudan, floods destroyed homes and livelihoods.
Women like Nyariaka now rely on canoes to gather waterlilies and firewood—sharing what little they have.
#SouthSudan #Floods #HardestHit
Women like Nyariaka now rely on canoes to gather waterlilies and firewood—sharing what little they have.
#SouthSudan #Floods #HardestHit
Data shows the positive impact refugees are making.
Data dispels myths, fears and misconceptions.
Data drives change for refugees.
These numbers tell a story ⬆️ 🔢
#Data #WithRefugees #Numbers #PositiveImpact
Data dispels myths, fears and misconceptions.
Data drives change for refugees.
These numbers tell a story ⬆️ 🔢
#Data #WithRefugees #Numbers #PositiveImpact
November 9, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Data shows the positive impact refugees are making.
Data dispels myths, fears and misconceptions.
Data drives change for refugees.
These numbers tell a story ⬆️ 🔢
#Data #WithRefugees #Numbers #PositiveImpact
Data dispels myths, fears and misconceptions.
Data drives change for refugees.
These numbers tell a story ⬆️ 🔢
#Data #WithRefugees #Numbers #PositiveImpact
Yemen remains one of the world’s most severe humanitarian crises.
Support is urgently needed. Visit our website to help https://bit.ly/43wZP5S
#Yemen #WithRefugees
Support is urgently needed. Visit our website to help https://bit.ly/43wZP5S
#Yemen #WithRefugees
November 8, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Yemen remains one of the world’s most severe humanitarian crises.
Support is urgently needed. Visit our website to help https://bit.ly/43wZP5S
#Yemen #WithRefugees
Support is urgently needed. Visit our website to help https://bit.ly/43wZP5S
#Yemen #WithRefugees
War and conflict leave devastation and force millions to flee.
Too often, malnutrition goes hand in hand with displacement.
More must be done to help refugee children get the nutrition they need before it’s too late.
#WithRefugees
Too often, malnutrition goes hand in hand with displacement.
More must be done to help refugee children get the nutrition they need before it’s too late.
#WithRefugees
November 7, 2025 at 2:37 PM
War and conflict leave devastation and force millions to flee.
Too often, malnutrition goes hand in hand with displacement.
More must be done to help refugee children get the nutrition they need before it’s too late.
#WithRefugees
Too often, malnutrition goes hand in hand with displacement.
More must be done to help refugee children get the nutrition they need before it’s too late.
#WithRefugees
A refugee is...
Let us know your definition in the comments below 👇
#WithRefugees #RefugeeDictionary
© UK for UNHCR/Shook
Let us know your definition in the comments below 👇
#WithRefugees #RefugeeDictionary
© UK for UNHCR/Shook
November 5, 2025 at 1:44 PM
A refugee is...
Let us know your definition in the comments below 👇
#WithRefugees #RefugeeDictionary
© UK for UNHCR/Shook
Let us know your definition in the comments below 👇
#WithRefugees #RefugeeDictionary
© UK for UNHCR/Shook
You don’t need to change the world to change someone’s life. 💙
Here are three simple ways to stand #WithRefugees:
1️⃣ Donate.
2️⃣ Be welcoming.
3️⃣ Speak up.
Small actions, big impact. ✨
#SupportRefugees
Here are three simple ways to stand #WithRefugees:
1️⃣ Donate.
2️⃣ Be welcoming.
3️⃣ Speak up.
Small actions, big impact. ✨
#SupportRefugees
November 3, 2025 at 1:06 PM
You don’t need to change the world to change someone’s life. 💙
Here are three simple ways to stand #WithRefugees:
1️⃣ Donate.
2️⃣ Be welcoming.
3️⃣ Speak up.
Small actions, big impact. ✨
#SupportRefugees
Here are three simple ways to stand #WithRefugees:
1️⃣ Donate.
2️⃣ Be welcoming.
3️⃣ Speak up.
Small actions, big impact. ✨
#SupportRefugees
Imagine living in constant fear. Terrified that your home could be hit next.
This is the reality for millions in Ukraine.
No one should have to live like this.
The people of Ukraine urgently need our support. Please, act now: https://bit.ly/4i5qPPn
#Ukraine #WithRefugees
This is the reality for millions in Ukraine.
No one should have to live like this.
The people of Ukraine urgently need our support. Please, act now: https://bit.ly/4i5qPPn
#Ukraine #WithRefugees
November 1, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Imagine living in constant fear. Terrified that your home could be hit next.
This is the reality for millions in Ukraine.
No one should have to live like this.
The people of Ukraine urgently need our support. Please, act now: https://bit.ly/4i5qPPn
#Ukraine #WithRefugees
This is the reality for millions in Ukraine.
No one should have to live like this.
The people of Ukraine urgently need our support. Please, act now: https://bit.ly/4i5qPPn
#Ukraine #WithRefugees
The Sudan crisis is the world’s largest displacement emergency.
12 million people are uprooted.
Families are running from new violence in El Fasher and Darfur.
Your help provides shelter, clean water and care to families who need it most. Please support today.
#Sudan #KeepEyesOnSudan
12 million people are uprooted.
Families are running from new violence in El Fasher and Darfur.
Your help provides shelter, clean water and care to families who need it most. Please support today.
#Sudan #KeepEyesOnSudan
November 1, 2025 at 11:18 AM
The Sudan crisis is the world’s largest displacement emergency.
12 million people are uprooted.
Families are running from new violence in El Fasher and Darfur.
Your help provides shelter, clean water and care to families who need it most. Please support today.
#Sudan #KeepEyesOnSudan
12 million people are uprooted.
Families are running from new violence in El Fasher and Darfur.
Your help provides shelter, clean water and care to families who need it most. Please support today.
#Sudan #KeepEyesOnSudan
Being a refugee advocate is easy. ✅
Here are just a few of the many ways you can join our growing community of advocates.
❓What other ways are you supporting refugees? Let us know in the comments.
#RefugeeAdvocate #SupportRefugees
Here are just a few of the many ways you can join our growing community of advocates.
❓What other ways are you supporting refugees? Let us know in the comments.
#RefugeeAdvocate #SupportRefugees
October 31, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Being a refugee advocate is easy. ✅
Here are just a few of the many ways you can join our growing community of advocates.
❓What other ways are you supporting refugees? Let us know in the comments.
#RefugeeAdvocate #SupportRefugees
Here are just a few of the many ways you can join our growing community of advocates.
❓What other ways are you supporting refugees? Let us know in the comments.
#RefugeeAdvocate #SupportRefugees
Education is more than a right – it’s a catalyst for change. 💡
Hikma Pharmaceuticals is supporting refugee students in Jordan to develop their critical thinking skills and creative problem solving.
🔗 Learn more: https://bit.ly/48TJImq
#WithRefugees #DAFI #RefugeeEducation
Hikma Pharmaceuticals is supporting refugee students in Jordan to develop their critical thinking skills and creative problem solving.
🔗 Learn more: https://bit.ly/48TJImq
#WithRefugees #DAFI #RefugeeEducation
October 30, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Education is more than a right – it’s a catalyst for change. 💡
Hikma Pharmaceuticals is supporting refugee students in Jordan to develop their critical thinking skills and creative problem solving.
🔗 Learn more: https://bit.ly/48TJImq
#WithRefugees #DAFI #RefugeeEducation
Hikma Pharmaceuticals is supporting refugee students in Jordan to develop their critical thinking skills and creative problem solving.
🔗 Learn more: https://bit.ly/48TJImq
#WithRefugees #DAFI #RefugeeEducation
With violence intensifying in El Fasher, Sudan, we know many are wondering how to make a difference. 💙
Discover four impactful ways you can support people forced to flee.
#Sudan #KeepEyesOnSudan
Discover four impactful ways you can support people forced to flee.
#Sudan #KeepEyesOnSudan
October 30, 2025 at 11:04 AM
With violence intensifying in El Fasher, Sudan, we know many are wondering how to make a difference. 💙
Discover four impactful ways you can support people forced to flee.
#Sudan #KeepEyesOnSudan
Discover four impactful ways you can support people forced to flee.
#Sudan #KeepEyesOnSudan
Every day that passes, funding cuts strip away vital services — schools, shelter, health care.
Time is running out.
Please act now.
#FundingCuts #WithRefugees #SupportRefugees
Time is running out.
Please act now.
#FundingCuts #WithRefugees #SupportRefugees
October 29, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Every day that passes, funding cuts strip away vital services — schools, shelter, health care.
Time is running out.
Please act now.
#FundingCuts #WithRefugees #SupportRefugees
Time is running out.
Please act now.
#FundingCuts #WithRefugees #SupportRefugees
October 27, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Refugee women are running businesses, sustaining families and rebuilding communities often in the toughest conditions.
This progress is driven by women-led organisations on the ground.
They deserve sustained support and funding to keep going.
#Women #WithRefugees #RefugeeWomen
This progress is driven by women-led organisations on the ground.
They deserve sustained support and funding to keep going.
#Women #WithRefugees #RefugeeWomen
October 24, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Refugee women are running businesses, sustaining families and rebuilding communities often in the toughest conditions.
This progress is driven by women-led organisations on the ground.
They deserve sustained support and funding to keep going.
#Women #WithRefugees #RefugeeWomen
This progress is driven by women-led organisations on the ground.
They deserve sustained support and funding to keep going.
#Women #WithRefugees #RefugeeWomen
October 22, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Let's say #NoToHate by challenging harmful rhetoric and stereotypes about refugees with facts and empathy.
Together, we can build a more welcoming world for individuals forced to flee.
#WelcomeRefugees #WithRefugees
Together, we can build a more welcoming world for individuals forced to flee.
#WelcomeRefugees #WithRefugees
October 20, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Let's say #NoToHate by challenging harmful rhetoric and stereotypes about refugees with facts and empathy.
Together, we can build a more welcoming world for individuals forced to flee.
#WelcomeRefugees #WithRefugees
Together, we can build a more welcoming world for individuals forced to flee.
#WelcomeRefugees #WithRefugees
Together with their mother, Marianny and her baby brother Emiliano fled Venezuela in search of safety. Now, at a UNHCR reception centre in Lima, they’re taking the first steps toward rebuilding their lives. 💙
#WithRefugees #Venezuela
© UNHCR/Jaime Giménez
#WithRefugees #Venezuela
© UNHCR/Jaime Giménez
October 19, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Together with their mother, Marianny and her baby brother Emiliano fled Venezuela in search of safety. Now, at a UNHCR reception centre in Lima, they’re taking the first steps toward rebuilding their lives. 💙
#WithRefugees #Venezuela
© UNHCR/Jaime Giménez
#WithRefugees #Venezuela
© UNHCR/Jaime Giménez
This is the real-life impact of humanitarian funding cuts.
In Lebanon:
👉 347,000 people were cut from financial assistance – a 60% drop.
👉 64,000 people lost emergency protection support.
👉 40,000 refugees lost primary care.
#WithRefugees #FundingCuts
In Lebanon:
👉 347,000 people were cut from financial assistance – a 60% drop.
👉 64,000 people lost emergency protection support.
👉 40,000 refugees lost primary care.
#WithRefugees #FundingCuts
October 18, 2025 at 1:41 PM
This is the real-life impact of humanitarian funding cuts.
In Lebanon:
👉 347,000 people were cut from financial assistance – a 60% drop.
👉 64,000 people lost emergency protection support.
👉 40,000 refugees lost primary care.
#WithRefugees #FundingCuts
In Lebanon:
👉 347,000 people were cut from financial assistance – a 60% drop.
👉 64,000 people lost emergency protection support.
👉 40,000 refugees lost primary care.
#WithRefugees #FundingCuts
This #BlackHistoryMonth (and every month), we celebrate the traditions, culture and achievements of Black refugees, asylum-seekers and their supporters around the world, while recognising the obstacles they face. 💙
#WithRefugees #BlackHistoryMonth #RefugeeVoices
#WithRefugees #BlackHistoryMonth #RefugeeVoices
October 17, 2025 at 9:19 AM
This #BlackHistoryMonth (and every month), we celebrate the traditions, culture and achievements of Black refugees, asylum-seekers and their supporters around the world, while recognising the obstacles they face. 💙
#WithRefugees #BlackHistoryMonth #RefugeeVoices
#WithRefugees #BlackHistoryMonth #RefugeeVoices
The crisis in northern Mozambique is far from over.
Eight years on, people are being forced to flee their homes again as violence escalates.
#Mozambique #WithRefugees #SupportRefugees
Eight years on, people are being forced to flee their homes again as violence escalates.
#Mozambique #WithRefugees #SupportRefugees
October 16, 2025 at 4:08 PM
The crisis in northern Mozambique is far from over.
Eight years on, people are being forced to flee their homes again as violence escalates.
#Mozambique #WithRefugees #SupportRefugees
Eight years on, people are being forced to flee their homes again as violence escalates.
#Mozambique #WithRefugees #SupportRefugees