It was an honor to accompany the High Commissioner, Barham Salih, during his first mission to Jordan since taking up his role; his visit early on in his tenure highlights the country’s leadership and longstanding commitment to protecting refugees.
happy new year
live without fear
make love clear
the tired old year
wrapped up in its box
is now laid to rest
as a shiny bright new one
springs out of the clocks
Olá Outono,
Admito reticências…
Em me entregar:
Época transitória?
Nem verão, nem inverno?
Mas suas folhas,
Um carnaval de cores,
E seu perfume,
Inspira paz interior,
Em plena Engadina
#Scuol #Engadine #Suisse #graubünden #grisons #Schweiz #haiku #tanka #poetry #portuguese #autumn #herbst #outono
#haiku #poetry #photography #autumn #leica #leicaq2
#Poema d’#outono em estilo #Tanka
Se envelhecer,
Traz maior apreciação,
Pelos detalhes,
Cores, tonalidade,
Então, envelheça-me já.
Great podcast and conclusion: Even though Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis might not be necessarily scientifically based, it still invites/provokes people to delve deeper into communication understandings with people of other cultures/language @superlinguo.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/0TiM...
Funding crunch increases risks of violence, danger and death for refugees
Deep funding cuts are removing critical support for the world’s most vulnerable refugees.
They now face even greater risks of abuse, poverty, being forced to return home to danger or the prospect of new perilous journeys.
Great news for international protection of refugees! Switzerland is set to restart its refugee resettlement program, aiming to resettle around 45 refugees in late 2025, with plans to increase to 400 annually by 2026-2027.
🇨🇭#RefugeesWelcome 👏 @swiss-un.bsky.social
www.unhcr.org/ch/fr/actual...
Páscoa no Vale Sertig, 2025
"Belo esplendor,
Nos faz sentir pequeno,
Tanta grandeza.
E, nos torna imenso,
Espantando o caos."
#Tanka #Japanese #Poetry #Poesia #Japonesa #Photography #Leica #tankaemlinguaportuguesa #sertigdörfli #sertigtal #suiça #suisse #schweiz @stormhour.com
War impacts people like Natalia, destroying lives from one moment to the next.
Thanks to donors such as @norwaymfa.government.no 🇳🇴, @unhcr.org responds to ensure Natalia has a roof over her and her children, and are able to restart their lives.
Thank you @norwayingeneva.norway.no 🇳🇴!
Drone and missile attacks continue against #Ukraine.
Homes destroyed. Families displaced. Lives shattered.
#UNHCR teams and partners are on the ground responding protection and shelter support.
Please support @unhcr.org’s work and donate: bit.ly/3PMH5J6
Last week, #Kyiv woke up to another deadly attack. Since the start of the year, these have intensified alarmingly in #Ukraine.
Thanks to donors such as @swedenun.bsky.social @norwaymfa.government.no @eacnur.bsky.social,
@unhcr.org supports those impacted.
www.unhcr.org/news/briefin...
Sometimes all you need,
Hints that life is beautiful:
Rainbow that says “hi”.
🌈 🚊 🇨🇭 ✨
#Haiku #Poetry #photography
@stormhour.bsky.social @myswitzerland.bsky.social @railinfo-sbb.bsky.social between #Geneva and #Zurich
The world must not turn away. Ukraine’s people need continued global support to survive, recover and rebuild.
Now is not the time to give up on the people of Ukraine.
Ukraine’s neighbours have shown compassion and commitment. They’ve supported refugees by including them in national systems. Many want to return home, but only 5% plan to do so soon, waiting for security, housing and economic stability.
Despite challenges, UNHCR has helped millions by providing shelter, cash assistance and emergency support to frontline communities. But funding is running out, threatening life-saving aid when it’s needed most.
Landmines and unexploded ordnance contaminate one-third of Ukraine’s territory.
The war has devastated industries in the east, wiping out 30% of pre-war jobs and making return difficult for many refugees.
Mental health trauma keeps rising.
1.5 million children face long-term psychological harm from missile threats, family separation and ongoing instability.
12.7 million people inside Ukraine need humanitarian aid.
The war hits the most vulnerable the hardest. Older people and those with disabilities struggle to access essential services. Many have spent three years in collective shelters with no clear path forward.
More than 2 million homes have been damaged or destroyed. Attacks on energy infrastructure continue to plunge families into cold and darkness, making daily survival even harder.
Today, 10.6 million Ukrainians remain displaced—3.7 million inside Ukraine and 6.9 million as refugees abroad.
In the last six months, 200,000 people fled eastern Ukraine as attacks increased.
The full-scale war has cost thousands of lives, torn families apart and left millions displaced.
Entire communities lie in ruins and urgent humanitarian assistance is critical.
When the full-scale war began in February 2022, Kateryna, 73, and her daughter Olena were living in their family home. After days of heavy shelling, they were forced to leave and take shelter at a local energy plant, where they stayed for over a month with hundreds of other residents. While they were away, their house was completely destroyed by a missile strike on March 17, 2022.
Three years of war in Ukraine: People need aid now. 🧵
Sometimes you might find yourself in the middle of a tough conversation. Don't worry, we’ve got you.
Here are 5 tips to talk about people forced to flee.
“I am very optimistic about this beautiful opportunity”.
Dut and Wala are the first refugees to arrive in Italy to work in the shipbuilding sector under an innovative labour mobility programme.
Read more: bit.ly/3CsQulqt
