Lilli Tnaib
@lillitnaib.bsky.social
Strategic communications and outreach focusing on refugees and humanitarian issues. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency.
Thousands are fleeing El Fasher, Sudan, escaping brutal violence, fear and hunger after 500 days under siege.
The humanitarian crisis is getting worse as needs intensify. Our latest update:
www.unhcr.org/news/briefin...
The humanitarian crisis is getting worse as needs intensify. Our latest update:
www.unhcr.org/news/briefin...
October 31, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Thousands are fleeing El Fasher, Sudan, escaping brutal violence, fear and hunger after 500 days under siege.
The humanitarian crisis is getting worse as needs intensify. Our latest update:
www.unhcr.org/news/briefin...
The humanitarian crisis is getting worse as needs intensify. Our latest update:
www.unhcr.org/news/briefin...
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Hurricane Melissa has devastated communities across the Caribbean, including Jamaica, Cuba, Haiti, the Dominican Republic and beyond bringing flooding, storm surge and winds.
We've distributed relief items to families in the Dominican Republic and stand ready to assist further.
We've distributed relief items to families in the Dominican Republic and stand ready to assist further.
October 30, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Hurricane Melissa has devastated communities across the Caribbean, including Jamaica, Cuba, Haiti, the Dominican Republic and beyond bringing flooding, storm surge and winds.
We've distributed relief items to families in the Dominican Republic and stand ready to assist further.
We've distributed relief items to families in the Dominican Republic and stand ready to assist further.
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🎓 "When you educate a refugee woman, you don’t just transform one life — you uplift entire communities."
UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Mary Maker shares the power of higher education for refugee women and girls, and how everyone can get involved.
www.moretoherstory.com/stories/im-a...
UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Mary Maker shares the power of higher education for refugee women and girls, and how everyone can get involved.
www.moretoherstory.com/stories/im-a...
October 30, 2025 at 3:06 PM
🎓 "When you educate a refugee woman, you don’t just transform one life — you uplift entire communities."
UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Mary Maker shares the power of higher education for refugee women and girls, and how everyone can get involved.
www.moretoherstory.com/stories/im-a...
UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Mary Maker shares the power of higher education for refugee women and girls, and how everyone can get involved.
www.moretoherstory.com/stories/im-a...
Hear more about the Sudan refugee crisis, the impact on Chad and the urgent support needed for humanitarian response.
A recent @csis.org podcast with Abdouraouf Gnon-Kond, Regional Director of @unhcr.org for West and Central Africa.
www.csis.org/podcasts/you...
A recent @csis.org podcast with Abdouraouf Gnon-Kond, Regional Director of @unhcr.org for West and Central Africa.
www.csis.org/podcasts/you...
Chad took in over a million Sudanese refugees. It can't shoulder this crisis alone. | The Youth Bloom | CSIS Podcasts
Abdouraouf Gnon-Konde, Director of UNHCR’s Regional Bureau for West and Central Africa, explains how the crisis is unfolding at the Chad–Sudan border, why Chad continues to welcome refugees, and how t...
www.csis.org
July 28, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Hear more about the Sudan refugee crisis, the impact on Chad and the urgent support needed for humanitarian response.
A recent @csis.org podcast with Abdouraouf Gnon-Kond, Regional Director of @unhcr.org for West and Central Africa.
www.csis.org/podcasts/you...
A recent @csis.org podcast with Abdouraouf Gnon-Kond, Regional Director of @unhcr.org for West and Central Africa.
www.csis.org/podcasts/you...
Thank you, Sebastian Llosa, for standing #WithRefugees. A real highlight of the year!
"You are not alone."
On #WorldRefugeeDay, singer-songwriter and UNHCR supporter Sebastián Llosa shared a powerful message of hope for refugees everywhere.
Watch the full concert at the Kennedy Center #MillenniumStage: bit.ly/44dpvUM
On #WorldRefugeeDay, singer-songwriter and UNHCR supporter Sebastián Llosa shared a powerful message of hope for refugees everywhere.
Watch the full concert at the Kennedy Center #MillenniumStage: bit.ly/44dpvUM
July 2, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Thank you, Sebastian Llosa, for standing #WithRefugees. A real highlight of the year!
UNHCR welcomes the agreement between the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda.
We commend the efforts of regional and international partners who made this important milestone toward lasting stability possible. www.unhcr.org/news/press-r...
We commend the efforts of regional and international partners who made this important milestone toward lasting stability possible. www.unhcr.org/news/press-r...
News comment: UNHCR welcomes DRC-Rwanda peace agreement as opportunity to end cycles of displacement | UNHCR
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, welcomes the peace agreement signed yesterday in Washington D.C. between the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the Republic of Rwanda. We commend the tireless ef...
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June 30, 2025 at 8:46 PM
UNHCR welcomes the agreement between the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda.
We commend the efforts of regional and international partners who made this important milestone toward lasting stability possible. www.unhcr.org/news/press-r...
We commend the efforts of regional and international partners who made this important milestone toward lasting stability possible. www.unhcr.org/news/press-r...
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In a time of record displacement, showing up matters more than ever. We honor refugees' stories and choose empathy, even in the hardest times.
Looking back at #WorldRefugeeDay, we're inspired by UNHCR supporter Sebastián Llosa's message of hope.
Looking back at #WorldRefugeeDay, we're inspired by UNHCR supporter Sebastián Llosa's message of hope.
June 27, 2025 at 2:20 PM
In a time of record displacement, showing up matters more than ever. We honor refugees' stories and choose empathy, even in the hardest times.
Looking back at #WorldRefugeeDay, we're inspired by UNHCR supporter Sebastián Llosa's message of hope.
Looking back at #WorldRefugeeDay, we're inspired by UNHCR supporter Sebastián Llosa's message of hope.
#WorldRefugeeDay reminds us of the unprecedented challenges of forced displacement, but also our collective responsibility.
This year, singer-songwriter Sebastian Llosa joined UNHCR for a concert in solidarity with refugees. Watch here: www.youtube.com/live/zTRYGCD...
This year, singer-songwriter Sebastian Llosa joined UNHCR for a concert in solidarity with refugees. Watch here: www.youtube.com/live/zTRYGCD...
June 27, 2025 at 7:30 PM
#WorldRefugeeDay reminds us of the unprecedented challenges of forced displacement, but also our collective responsibility.
This year, singer-songwriter Sebastian Llosa joined UNHCR for a concert in solidarity with refugees. Watch here: www.youtube.com/live/zTRYGCD...
This year, singer-songwriter Sebastian Llosa joined UNHCR for a concert in solidarity with refugees. Watch here: www.youtube.com/live/zTRYGCD...
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🎵 Join for a free #WorldRefugeeDay concert on June 20 at 6pm ET with Latin American artist Sebastián Llosa on the Kennedy Center #MillenniumStage.
💻 Can't make it? You can also watch the livestream on the Kennedy Center’s Facebook and YouTube.
🔗 bit.ly/44dpvUM
💻 Can't make it? You can also watch the livestream on the Kennedy Center’s Facebook and YouTube.
🔗 bit.ly/44dpvUM
June 19, 2025 at 10:33 PM
🎵 Join for a free #WorldRefugeeDay concert on June 20 at 6pm ET with Latin American artist Sebastián Llosa on the Kennedy Center #MillenniumStage.
💻 Can't make it? You can also watch the livestream on the Kennedy Center’s Facebook and YouTube.
🔗 bit.ly/44dpvUM
💻 Can't make it? You can also watch the livestream on the Kennedy Center’s Facebook and YouTube.
🔗 bit.ly/44dpvUM
Ahead of #WorldRefugeeDay, this is such an inspiring story to read about identity and belonging.
“My hope is to offer a fuller, more nuanced take on what it means to be a refugee."
Discover how Bao Phi’s powerful poetry sheds light on the lasting scars of war and what it means to belong.
bit.ly/3HNl8rR
#WorldRefugeeDay
Discover how Bao Phi’s powerful poetry sheds light on the lasting scars of war and what it means to belong.
bit.ly/3HNl8rR
#WorldRefugeeDay
June 19, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Ahead of #WorldRefugeeDay, this is such an inspiring story to read about identity and belonging.
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🔹Safety
🔹Belonging
🔹Home
This #WorldRefugeeDay, discover 5️⃣ films that spotlight refugee voices and perspectives, bringing attention to stories that often go untold. 📽️ bit.ly/3HOwnjI
🔹Belonging
🔹Home
This #WorldRefugeeDay, discover 5️⃣ films that spotlight refugee voices and perspectives, bringing attention to stories that often go untold. 📽️ bit.ly/3HOwnjI
June 19, 2025 at 3:46 PM
🔹Safety
🔹Belonging
🔹Home
This #WorldRefugeeDay, discover 5️⃣ films that spotlight refugee voices and perspectives, bringing attention to stories that often go untold. 📽️ bit.ly/3HOwnjI
🔹Belonging
🔹Home
This #WorldRefugeeDay, discover 5️⃣ films that spotlight refugee voices and perspectives, bringing attention to stories that often go untold. 📽️ bit.ly/3HOwnjI
Join @usa.unhcr.org for two free #WorldRefugeeDay events in Washington on Friday, June 20.
Our concert with Latin American artist Sebastian Llosa: bit.ly/4kCGve0
And film screening of Academy Award-winning Belfast: bit.ly/3ZodFWa
Our concert with Latin American artist Sebastian Llosa: bit.ly/4kCGve0
And film screening of Academy Award-winning Belfast: bit.ly/3ZodFWa
June 18, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Join @usa.unhcr.org for two free #WorldRefugeeDay events in Washington on Friday, June 20.
Our concert with Latin American artist Sebastian Llosa: bit.ly/4kCGve0
And film screening of Academy Award-winning Belfast: bit.ly/3ZodFWa
Our concert with Latin American artist Sebastian Llosa: bit.ly/4kCGve0
And film screening of Academy Award-winning Belfast: bit.ly/3ZodFWa
Solidarity with refugees is the right choice, and it's an easy one to make.
Let’s show up for refugees with kindness, support and community.
#WorldRefugeeDay
Let’s show up for refugees with kindness, support and community.
#WorldRefugeeDay
June 13, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Solidarity with refugees is the right choice, and it's an easy one to make.
Let’s show up for refugees with kindness, support and community.
#WorldRefugeeDay
Let’s show up for refugees with kindness, support and community.
#WorldRefugeeDay
Being forced to flee means:
💔 Fleeing home
💔 Leaving family
💔 Leaving friends
💔 Losing work
1 in every 67 people on earth is experiencing this.
Not even one person should have to.
unhcr.org/global-trends #GlobalTrends
💔 Fleeing home
💔 Leaving family
💔 Leaving friends
💔 Losing work
1 in every 67 people on earth is experiencing this.
Not even one person should have to.
unhcr.org/global-trends #GlobalTrends
June 13, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Being forced to flee means:
💔 Fleeing home
💔 Leaving family
💔 Leaving friends
💔 Losing work
1 in every 67 people on earth is experiencing this.
Not even one person should have to.
unhcr.org/global-trends #GlobalTrends
💔 Fleeing home
💔 Leaving family
💔 Leaving friends
💔 Losing work
1 in every 67 people on earth is experiencing this.
Not even one person should have to.
unhcr.org/global-trends #GlobalTrends
Ahead of #WorldRefugeeDay, I'm proudly wearing my Made 51 bracelet, handmade by refugee artisans.
Every purchase supports livelihoods and sends $2 directly to @unhcr.org.
Buy yours here: bit.ly/3SMx67v
Every purchase supports livelihoods and sends $2 directly to @unhcr.org.
Buy yours here: bit.ly/3SMx67v
June 13, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Ahead of #WorldRefugeeDay, I'm proudly wearing my Made 51 bracelet, handmade by refugee artisans.
Every purchase supports livelihoods and sends $2 directly to @unhcr.org.
Buy yours here: bit.ly/3SMx67v
Every purchase supports livelihoods and sends $2 directly to @unhcr.org.
Buy yours here: bit.ly/3SMx67v
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"The future is your time. You have the power to define it."
Our congratulations to the @georgetown-sfs.bsky.social class of 2025 and to High Commissioner @filippograndi.unhcr.org on receiving an honorary doctorate from Georgetown.
His commencement speech: bit.ly/3YNdrYw
Our congratulations to the @georgetown-sfs.bsky.social class of 2025 and to High Commissioner @filippograndi.unhcr.org on receiving an honorary doctorate from Georgetown.
His commencement speech: bit.ly/3YNdrYw
May 19, 2025 at 1:59 PM
"The future is your time. You have the power to define it."
Our congratulations to the @georgetown-sfs.bsky.social class of 2025 and to High Commissioner @filippograndi.unhcr.org on receiving an honorary doctorate from Georgetown.
His commencement speech: bit.ly/3YNdrYw
Our congratulations to the @georgetown-sfs.bsky.social class of 2025 and to High Commissioner @filippograndi.unhcr.org on receiving an honorary doctorate from Georgetown.
His commencement speech: bit.ly/3YNdrYw
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When people are forced to flee, we protect them.
This is what we were built to do.
Help us keep doing it. unh.cr/6724ad9f0
This is what we were built to do.
Help us keep doing it. unh.cr/6724ad9f0
May 9, 2025 at 6:42 PM
When people are forced to flee, we protect them.
This is what we were built to do.
Help us keep doing it. unh.cr/6724ad9f0
This is what we were built to do.
Help us keep doing it. unh.cr/6724ad9f0
"This is a season of war. This is a time of crisis."
UN High Commissioner for Refugees @filippograndi.unhcr.org addressed the UN Security Council.
This was was his message.
www.unhcr.org/news/speeche...
UN High Commissioner for Refugees @filippograndi.unhcr.org addressed the UN Security Council.
This was was his message.
www.unhcr.org/news/speeche...
Statement by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi to the Security Council | UNHCR
Merci Monsieur le Président,Depuis plusieurs années, le Conseil de Sécurité a bien voulu m’inviter régulièrement à partager mes réflexions sur la situation globale des réfugiés et autres personnes rel...
www.unhcr.org
April 29, 2025 at 9:14 PM
"This is a season of war. This is a time of crisis."
UN High Commissioner for Refugees @filippograndi.unhcr.org addressed the UN Security Council.
This was was his message.
www.unhcr.org/news/speeche...
UN High Commissioner for Refugees @filippograndi.unhcr.org addressed the UN Security Council.
This was was his message.
www.unhcr.org/news/speeche...
"I want people to understand that the most important thing for Syrians right now is basic human rights."
UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Yusra Mardini speaks with ELLE Magazine about her first return home to Syria in 10 years.
www.elle.com/culture/care...
UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Yusra Mardini speaks with ELLE Magazine about her first return home to Syria in 10 years.
www.elle.com/culture/care...
Olympic Swimmer Yusra Mardini on Returning to Syria After 10 Years Away
Netflix’s 2022 film The Swimmers famously told the story of Mardini’s journey to the Refugee Olympic Team.
www.elle.com
April 22, 2025 at 9:04 PM
"I want people to understand that the most important thing for Syrians right now is basic human rights."
UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Yusra Mardini speaks with ELLE Magazine about her first return home to Syria in 10 years.
www.elle.com/culture/care...
UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Yusra Mardini speaks with ELLE Magazine about her first return home to Syria in 10 years.
www.elle.com/culture/care...
🦋 New account: Follow UNHCR's U.S. office here ⤵️
How does UNHCR keep people safe?
We protect families fleeing war and persecution—ensuring legal safeguards, preventing exploitation and helping them stay safe until they can go home.
UNHCR is here to protect. Will you help?
bit.ly/4lowYIm
We protect families fleeing war and persecution—ensuring legal safeguards, preventing exploitation and helping them stay safe until they can go home.
UNHCR is here to protect. Will you help?
bit.ly/4lowYIm
April 9, 2025 at 8:48 PM
🦋 New account: Follow UNHCR's U.S. office here ⤵️
Follow UN High Commissioner for Refugees @filippograndi.unhcr.org to hear more about our work supporting refugees globally ⤵️
This is my first Bluesky post.
But I am happy to be here to talk about the cause of a lifetime.
To shine a light on the experiences of those forced to flee, and of those whose exile ends.
To tell you about the work of courageous colleagues, at UNHCR and beyond.
But I am happy to be here to talk about the cause of a lifetime.
To shine a light on the experiences of those forced to flee, and of those whose exile ends.
To tell you about the work of courageous colleagues, at UNHCR and beyond.
March 24, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Follow UN High Commissioner for Refugees @filippograndi.unhcr.org to hear more about our work supporting refugees globally ⤵️
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Now is the time for solidarity, not retreat.
UN High Commissioner Filippo Grandi on the impact of global aid cuts on refugees.
Statement: bit.ly/4kF6ou8
UN High Commissioner Filippo Grandi on the impact of global aid cuts on refugees.
Statement: bit.ly/4kF6ou8
March 20, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Now is the time for solidarity, not retreat.
UN High Commissioner Filippo Grandi on the impact of global aid cuts on refugees.
Statement: bit.ly/4kF6ou8
UN High Commissioner Filippo Grandi on the impact of global aid cuts on refugees.
Statement: bit.ly/4kF6ou8
In Ukraine, UNHCR delivers lifesaving humanitarian aid and strives to put people back on their feet as soon as possible.
Hear more from Alex Mundt on the ground in Ukraine with @unhcr.org.
Hear more from Alex Mundt on the ground in Ukraine with @unhcr.org.
March 17, 2025 at 8:26 PM
In Ukraine, UNHCR delivers lifesaving humanitarian aid and strives to put people back on their feet as soon as possible.
Hear more from Alex Mundt on the ground in Ukraine with @unhcr.org.
Hear more from Alex Mundt on the ground in Ukraine with @unhcr.org.
So incredibly moving to see Yusra Mardini return to Syria!
UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Yusra Mardini returns to Syria after 10 years, reuniting with family and witnessing the struggle of returnees rebuilding their lives.
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March 14, 2025 at 6:52 PM
So incredibly moving to see Yusra Mardini return to Syria!