June, 2011 | Jeffrey Kirk

Twitter Update: week ending 2011-06-26

Jun 262011

from UNHCR: Kenya sees 20,000 Somali refugees arriving in just two weeks http://bit.ly/jraZC3 #
from UNHCR: Refugee protection in countries affected by recent events in the Arab World http://bit.ly/iLrX5M #
from UNHCR: Toys from France bring joy to refugee children in Nepal http://bit.ly/lkHmvL #
from UNHCR: Mission into north-west Syria finds villages emptied http://bit.ly/k58iuy #
from UNHCR: World Refugee Day: UNHCR report finds 80 per cent of world's refugees in developing countries http://bit.ly/k07pkf #
from UNHCR: Angelina Jolie arrives in Lampedusa to meet boat people from North Africa after visit to Malta http://bit.ly/iy0eC5 #

Jun 192011

from UNHCR: UNHCR chief returns to Tunisia to meet refugees from Libya http://bit.ly/jvW5h4 #
from UNHCR: Longing for Home: The bond between Afro-Colombians and their land http://bit.ly/ldHvxl #
astronomy news: Black holes abound in early universe http://bit.ly/mfrqEh #
from UNHCR: Monaco's Prince Albert visits young Iraqi refugee recovering from heart surgery http://bit.ly/jKpH3n #
from UNHCR: At least 300,000 civilians still displaced in Côte d'Ivoire http://bit.ly/l1Ogs2 #

Jun 122011

from my blogs: Get Involved With Refugee Resettlement http://bit.ly/ieTyT2 #fb #
from UNHCR: A year on, southern Kyrgyzstan still plagued by displacement, lack of trust http://bit.ly/l7cqs0 #
from UNHCR: Pop stars perform in Madrid to raise funds for refugees from Libya http://bit.ly/j9bSCP #
from my blogs: Chocolate Margarita http://bit.ly/lcP5gJ #fb #
from UNHCR: Panama becomes newest state to accede to statelessness conventions http://bit.ly/lW3XNc #
from UNHCR: UNHCR chief calls for new tools to address climate-related displacement http://bit.ly/jakG7Z #

Jun 052011

from UNHCR: UNHCR calls for proper safeguards for children being returned to Malaysia by Australia http://bit.ly/mGlO3T #
space tech info: Endeavour crew welcomed home in Houston http://bit.ly/jipuHd #
astronomy news: The biggest telescope on Earth reveals the universe's farthest reaches http://bit.ly/k2X5ee #
from UNHCR: Detained Eritrean deserters leave Yemen for a new life in Sweden http://bit.ly/lCOoZV #
space tech info: Endeavour completes final mission; one flight left for NASA http://bit.ly/jAw4ij #
space tech info: Endeavour prepares to return to Earth after nearly 16 days aloft http://bit.ly/jbSs6C #
from UNHCR: UNHCR concerned at potential for rising displacement numbers in Sudan's Abyei http://bit.ly/iJObos #
space tech info: Shuttle Endeavour leaves International Space Station for last time http://bit.ly/iiJ2W6 #