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Cartier charity gives UNHCR grant for education and sport in Zambia
Her Royal Highness Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein, wife of Dubai's ruler, has presented a cheque for 646,000 dirhams (US$176,000) from an annual Cartier charity campaign to the UN refugee agency for education and sports programmes in Zambia. More
Société Générale launches new corporate investment scheme to support UNHCR's earthquake relief efforts in Pakistan
The UN refugee agency has teamed up with Société Générale Corporate & Investment Banking based in Zurich and derilab s.a., a Swiss derivatives company, to launch an investment scheme to help raise funds for UNHCR's earthquake relief operation in Pakistan. More
WFP, TNT and Unilever join forces for a global walk to raise awareness and funds to combat hunger
1 June 2008, people all over the world come together with celebrities, government dignitaries, UN agencies, WFP corporate partners, their employees, friends and families to walk over a 24-hour period in each of the planet’s time zones. The Walk take place in 70 countries, including 22 countries... More
Sindicatum Carbon Capital gives large donation to WFP for rural development in Indonesia
WFP welcomed a significant donation from Sindicatum Carbon Capital of US$100,000 to support food-for-work projects in East Indonesia. More
Argentinian polo players team up to support refugees
Every November and December, polo players from all over the world gather in Argentina for the Argentine Open – the top international polo tournament. In 2005, an unusual event awaited them: "Polo for Human Rights" – a day of friendly matches and Argentinian barbecues on a typical "estancia" – to... More
Chicago Bulls support ninemillion campaign
The UN refugee agency and its campaign to bring education to millions of displaced children was centre stage – make that centre court – in February 2008 as Chicago Bulls forward Luol Deng pledged to donate US$50 to ninemillion.org for every basket he scores this season. More
The Nike+ Human Race: The Human Race comes to Geneva
Almost 100 UNHCR staff members and supporters sacrificed their lunch on a Friday in August 2008 to pound the streets of Geneva and raise money for the education of refugee children in Chad. More
UNESCO and Ford foundation improve local knowledge of medicinal plants in Uganda
Since 2001, supported by a grant from the Ford Foundation, UNESCO’s regional bureau for science in Africa, based in Nairobi, assists the government of Uganda in conserving, managing and analysing medicinal plant resources. More
Ford Foundation, UNESCO establish new body for quality assurance of higher education in the Arab States
In January 2006, UNESCO’s regional bureau for education in the Arab States, with assistance from the Ford Foundation initiated a project to assist Arab countries in meeting the increasing demand for higher education and providing equal educational opportunities to all citizens by establishing a... More
Cisco, Microsoft, Intel and UNESCO help teachers bring technology to the classroom
As part of its mandate to build capacity in education worldwide and enable all students to benefit from high quality teaching, UNESCO initiated, in 2006, a project aimed at providing core standards for the integration of information and communication technology (ICT) into the classroom. More