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The World ♥ Refugees!

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In the midst of Syria's unfolding tragedy and the world's worst refugee crisis since WWII, our community just delivered a beautifully simple, yet powerful message right into the heart of a crucial UN refugee conference:

The World ❤ Refugees!

Our leaders acted as if citizens didn’t really care about refugees -- and we proved them wrong by showing them the opposite.

First, we delivered our mega petition to the UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, and the head of the UN refugee agency, Filippo Grandi.


And when the UN High Commissioner on Refugees received our massive call to action, he said:

“I am impressed that 1.2 million people worldwide signed the Avaaz petition for a humane and fair response to refugee flows. My hope is that their leaders will listen and commit to significant resettlement places and other legal pathways for these families.” -- Filippo Grandi, UN High Commissioner for Refugees

 Then, our messages and photos greeted every negotiator on a big screen at the entrance to the talks -- there were messages of love and solidarity from all over the world, a real global chorus of “refugees welcome here”.

Here’s what Tahir and Aaarya, two children from Bangladesh said:

“Alan Kurdi was our brother. We don’t want to lose any more brothers and sisters. We might be small, but our hearts are big — join us to welcome refugees everywhere and let us play and learn together.”

Thanks to everyone around the world for bringing this love-bomb to life! Have a look at a few more photos and messages that will really melt your heart --





"I came from Tunisia more than 50 years ago, and I just celebrated my 99th Birthday in France. Those who can't live in their own countries have the right to be hosted somewhere else. Welcome!"



"We are all one human race."







"If Man built more bridges and fewer walls, the future would be better. We either build together, or we disappear."



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