Felipe Camargo, Regional Representative for Southern Europe, UNHCR
English (US) · Español · Português (Brasil) · Français (France) ★ United Nationsで新しい仕事をスタート1994年3月6日ニューヨーク ★カーブルに引っ越しました2001年12月21日
11/17 Hello Felipe. Time flies, Dushmanthee said that the baby I held in my arms when we visited Indika’s house, was now 16yo! What I remember you at that occasion was you took a long shower!
11/20 Dear Akemi, good to hear from you! Time flies and we get wiser…! I hope you are doing well. I am coming to Japan next year and would love to visit you in Yokohama or wherever you might be! as time approaches I will let you know. Stay well !!!
11/20 I am so glad to know that you will come to Japan soon. Please let me know when you are here. I would very much like to see you again. I also remember you when I heard Madam Ogata passed away.
Felipe Camargo
9月21日 ·
Are we accompanied or simply surrounded? Sometimes those that are friends or believe to be friends choose friendships at their own measure. To differentiate between friends and acquaintances is not easy. One can be surrounded by thousands of acquaintances but the real friends are to be counted with the fingers of one hand. Those that sense, share, listen, advice and suggest are the ones to be considered friends. Acquaintances are in general present at their own convenience. Acquaintances are not bad but one cannot always count with them. Friends are there, present, sensing and aware. They are the ones that you have telepathy with; those that know when, how and what to say and how to support. Friends are not to be underestimated. They will cross the world or simply call when they need you or you need them. Friends are not interested in celebrating one day of friendship, they are always there even when you are dead. They will carry you with them and you will carry them forever. So on this day of love and friendship in Colombia, I think about both friends and acquaintances and wish them all the happiness and the love that we all deserve.
Yesterday was World Humanitarian Day #WHD. I reflected on my past 28 years working as a humanitarian. The reward of helping hundreds or thousands of persons, families, communities or countries to overcome the impact of war, man-made or natural disasters... and then I thought of us… humanitarians…that carry a heavy weight for years without adequate support, losing family, friends, colleagues along the way, becoming displaced, uprooted, emotionally weak and desperately lonely! I only hope that those that continue this fascinating and challenging path take care of themselves… as it is essential to do so in order to be able to take care of others.
9月4日 ·
Guido – present! GG l only know that the world would be a better place with you… but certainly you are not missing much: Italy is in serious trouble not to say in deep s…t, Colombia’s peace negotiations going down the drain, your dream of a solid European Union is becoming a nightmare, the number of refugees and victims of war has tripled in the last 10 years; the Amazon forest is disappearing at a rate that you won’t believe it; the earth is crying as pollution and abuse increases climate change and lost of species and habitats; abuse of power is the new democracy; Trump will most probably win a second term, Putin and Erdogan are Trump’s teachers, Venezuela is simply sad, and last but not least inequality is bigger than ever! So stay where you are! in the meantime, I will do my best to stay strong, calm and enjoy life in the county side.
8月21日 ·
Yesterday was World Humanitarian Day #WHD. I reflected on my past 28 years working as a humanitarian. The reward of helping hundreds or thousands of persons, families, communities or countries to overcome the impact of war, man-made or natural disasters… and then I thought of us… humanitarians…that carry a heavy weight for years without adequate support, losing family, friends, colleagues along the way, becoming displaced, uprooted, emotionally weak and desperately lonely! I only hope that those that continue this fascinating and challenging path take care of themselves… as it is essential to do so in order to be able to take care of others.
Felipe Camargo has worked for the United Nations for over 20 years, leading teams in Somalia, Afghanistan, Tanzania and many other emergencies. Since the early 1990s over a million Rohingya refugees have fled violence in Myanmar, and Felipe has returned to the region multiple times as part of the humanitarian response. He also suffered personal tragedy that affected him greatly. To listen to more episodes of “Awake at Night” visit: www.unhcr.org/awakeatnight Information for media: If you would like to use this video to communicate refugee stories or require B-Roll, transcripts, stills or much more information, please contact hqvideo@unhcr.org.
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UN chief laments Ogata’s death, hails her achievements
Fillepeは日本へ来る前にUNを退職してしまった。残念。コロンビアへ行くチャンスは、残念ながらない・・・。