Electoral Adviser @UNEnvoySyria - Welshman in Geneva, soon in Damascus. Tweets are my own.
Geneva, Switzerland
Joined October 2015
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Richard Chambers retweeted
Good read on the fallout from the by-election.
The mystery of who chose the new electoral system is a useful shorthand for a damaging contemptuous attitude towards Welsh voters. Just a brazen refusal to give a straight answer.
My @WalesOnline take on the Caerffili by-election and the implications for the parties six months out from a Senedd election: walesonline.co.uk/news/news-…
Richard Chambers retweeted
The Gaza Famine is the world’s famine. A preventable, predictable famine.
Enough. Ceasefire. Open all crossings, north and south. Let us get food in, unimpeded and at massive scale.
Richard Chambers retweeted
التقيتُ أمس بالرئيس الانتقالي السيد الشرع ووزير الخارجية الانتقالي الشيباني في مناقشات بنّاءة حول الوضع الأمني، ومتابعة الاتفاق المبرم في 10 آذار/مارس بشأن الشمال الشرقي، والتطورات في السويداء، وتأسيس مجلس الشعب. @GeirOPedersen
Richard Chambers retweeted
.@GeirOPedersen paid my respects to His Beatitude Patriarch John X Yazigi & offered my condolences after the tragic terrorist attack on St Elias Church.
Richard Chambers retweeted
قدمت احتراماتي لصاحب الغبطة يوحنا العاشر يازجي وعبّرتُ عن خالص تعازيّ إثر الاعتداء الإرهابي المروّع على كنيسة مار إلياس. ناقشنا أهمية الوحدة الوطنية، والتضامن بين جميع مكونات المجتمع ، والمساءلة، والحاجة الملحة إلى حماية السلم الأهلي في سوريا @GeirOPedersen
Richard Chambers retweeted
.@GeirOPedersen condemns in the strongest possible terms the terrorist attack at St. Elias Church in Douileia, Damascus, which killed and injured civilians who were attending mass. He expresses his outrage at this heinous crime. specialenvoysyria.unmissions…
Richard Chambers retweeted
Are you eager to work in an international network, engage with democracy, the rule of law and contribute to Europe’s future? Then apply for re:constitution!
To include as many voices as possible, we strongly encourage applications from the Baltic states & other smaller countries.
Richard Chambers retweeted
To organise ourselves for the future of Syria, we invite all colleagues to join the comprehensive database we are building for Syrian academics and researchers in the UK. To join (takes 5 minutes) ⬇️
forms.gle/vN13E9FXrSPZHKCH9
Richard Chambers retweeted
What a moment!
The @RefugeesOlympic Team proudly floated in at the #Paris2024 Olympics Opening Ceremony with Cindy Ngamba and Yahya Al-Ghotany as flag-bearers.
37 athletes. One goal: representing refugees from all over the world at the highest level of sports. #CheerForRefugees
Richard Chambers retweeted
#RwandaBill:
"The new law marks a further step away from the UK’s long tradition of providing refuge to those in need, in breach of the Refugee Convention." - @FilippoGrandi
"It seriously hinders the rule of law in the UK and sets a perilous precedent globally." - @volker_turk
Richard Chambers retweeted
UN High Commissioner for Refugees @FilippoGrandi and @volker_turk, UN High Commissioner for @UNHumanRights, are again sounding the alarm on the harmful impact that the UK's “Safety of Rwanda” Bill will have on human rights and refugee protection.
unhcr.org/news/press-release…
Richard Chambers retweeted
The “Safety of Rwanda” bill was passed by the UK Parliament: both @UNHumanRights and UNHCR are very concerned by this decision, which breaches refugee law and won’t help address the challenges of irregular population movements.
Read our joint statement:
unhcr.org/news/press-release… – at Geneva, Switzerland
Richard Chambers retweeted
💡 New piece
The Welsh @Comisiwn's final report explores options for #Wales's #constutional future:
1⃣ enhanced devolution
2⃣ federal UK
3⃣ independence
@anwen_elias analyses, and provides recommendations for protecting #devolution and #democracy.
🔗 buff.ly/49dHr2j
Richard Chambers retweeted
The Refugee Convention is the cornerstone of international refugee protection and remains a life-saving instrument that ensures millions of people fleeing conflict and persecution each year can access safety and protection across borders.
UNHCR statement: unhcr.org/uk/news/press-rele…
Richard Chambers retweeted
The new migration bill passed by the UK Parliament violates the country’s international human rights and refugee law obligations.
High Commissioner for Human Rights @volker_turk and I share grave concerns in this respect.
Here is our joint statement👇🏻
unhcr.org/news/press-release… – at Geneva, Switzerland
Richard Chambers retweeted
📢Applications are now open for the 2024 Standby Team of Senior Mediation Advisers!
The Standby Team provides support to the good offices, preventive diplomacy and #mediationefforts of senior envoys and representatives of the @UN and its partners. More👇jobs.unops.org/Pages/ViewVac…
Richard Chambers retweeted
An old name. A new way to be.
From today, we look to the future with a bold new strategy. Watch the video, featuring actor @michaelsheen and words from @owensheers.
future.bannau.wales
youtu.be/m7fcRyIY3EQ
#AnOldName #ANewWayToBe
Richard Chambers retweeted
.@UNmigration is "deeply concerned" by the recently proposed changes to the modern slavery protection system in the UK as part of the new Illegal Migration Bill. The proposed changes would limit survivors’ ability to report trafficking & access assistance.
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