Africa Quote by Linda Thomas-Greenfield Download Open image “I was working on refugee issues in 1993, as the refugee coordinator for the Horn of Africa.” — Linda Thomas-Greenfield ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.9 out of 5 (4 ratings) Copy quoteShare Africa Coordinator Horn Immigration Working
I was three years old, so I actually don't remember much of the refugee process. — Milana Vayntrub Copy Share Image
I have been involved with the UN refugee agency for a few years now, and we have done events to speak about refugees, focusing… — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
As a former refugee myself, I am very grateful for the help my family received and the opportunities this opened up for me and… — Alphonso Davies Copy Share Image
I grew up in a refugee camp. Thirty years. This so-called human-rights world didn't ask me what was happening for me to be there… — Paul Kagame Copy Share Image
My experiences there truly defined who I am to this day as far as my humanitarian work because I was a refugee in Albania. — Masiela Lusha Copy Share Image
We talk of regional conflicts, of economic and social crises, of political instability, of abuses of human rights, of racism, religious intolerance, inequalities between… — Poul Hartling Copy Share Image
I was a political refugee living in Venezuela. I had a job that was twelve hours a day, no money. It was a hard… — Isabel Allende Copy Share Image
I am the executive director of the Black Alliance for Just Immigration, which is the country's only national immigrant rights organization for black immigrants… — Opal Tometi Copy Share Image
Our peacekeeping efforts should always make people the priority. — Linda Thomas-Greenfield Copy Share Image
Who you are and the choices you make - how you choose to use your skills, how you put your values into practice, how… — Linda Thomas-Greenfield Copy Share Image
We can't lose our sense of humanity, our compassion for people. — Linda Thomas-Greenfield Copy Share Image
If the Russians make the decision to invade Ukraine, this is an attack on the entire U.N. Charter. It is an attack on peace… — Linda Thomas-Greenfield Copy Share Image
You know, I wish someone had told me I could be anything, that I could do anything... I did not know when I was… — Linda Thomas-Greenfield Copy Share Image
As the international community comes together to create rules for developing and deploying technology, America and its allies and partners aim to advance peace,… — Linda Thomas-Greenfield Copy Share Image
Those of us who experience racism cannot, and should not, internalize it, despite the impact that it can have on our everyday lives. We… — Linda Thomas-Greenfield Copy Share Image
You know, being on the international stage can always be frustrating if you can't accomplish all of your goals as fast as you want… — Linda Thomas-Greenfield Copy Share Image
Every year, tens of thousands of lives are impacted by terrorist violence around the globe. These are brothers, sisters, sons, and daughters. They are… — Linda Thomas-Greenfield Copy Share Image
There are areas in the Security Council and more broadly in our bilateral relationship where we can cooperate with the Chinese. Climate change is… — Linda Thomas-Greenfield Copy Share Image
Wherever I was posted around the world, I invited people of different backgrounds and beliefs to make homemade gumbo. It was my way of… — Linda Thomas-Greenfield Copy Share Image
I'm in 'Madagascar 2.' I'm Testy the Lion. The franchise moves to Africa, and Bernie Mac is also in the film. I loved working… — Tom Lister, Jr Copy Share Image
I've never been invited to do an exhibition or do a talk in England, except once, about 10 years ago. I've given talks all… — Brian Wildsmith Copy Share Image
I represent my country, but I also represent the continent of Africa when I play in Europe. That's why it's important to try to… — Yaya Toure Copy Share Image
I was learning to track rhinoceroses in Africa and tracked right up on an animal that really I thought was going to kill me. — Martha Beck Copy Share Image
My mother is a huge fan of my work. I told her about 'Coraline' long before the film was made, and she got the… — Henry Selick Copy Share Image
“For their never-ending endeavours to obtain or retain wealth, countries desperately need companies, because they—unlike most human beings—have the means of production, and human… — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
It's time Africa started listening to our young people instead of always telling them what to do. — Mo Ibrahim Copy Share Image
“All roads lead to Johannesburg. If you are white or if you are black they lead to Johannesburg. If the crops fail, there is… — Alan Paton Copy Share Image
Malaria is a disease that kills one to three million people a year. 300 to 500 million cases are reported. It's estimated that Africa… — Jacqueline Novogratz Copy Share Image