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Corporate partners aid Kosovan refugee identification
In response to the Kosovo crisis in spring 1999, Microsoft and its corporate partners (Compaq, Hewlett–Packard, Canon, Kingston Technology, Securit World Ltd. and ScreenCheck B.V.) worked with UNHCR to design and deploy a refugee registration system. More
UNHCR and the LEGO Foundation Join Forces for Refugee Children
By: Hélène Ahlberger, UNHCR Stockholm
In June 2011, the LEGO Foundation and UNHCR agreed to join forces to provide education and ensure development and well-being of children who are refugees, asylum-seekers and stateless as well as returnee and internally displaced children assisted and protected...
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IKEA Foundation donates mattresses, duvets and covers for Libya-displaced
IKEA has been furnishing homes around the world for years. It has also been providing humanitarian aid to some of the world's neediest people, including those fleeing the violence in Libya. More
Helping communities who are helping Haiti's displaced
Pirelli launches campaign "My Time for Haiti" aloowing employees to donate work hours to Haiti assistance. The funds were used by UNHCR to repair and equip three schools and provide psychological support to help displaced children integrate into their new schools and community. More
The REZIDOR Hotel Group supports UNHCR's Libya operations
REZIDOR Hotel Group partners with UNHCR to support the campaign "Help the displaced in Egypt and Tunisia”. The campaign aims to raise awareness about the plight of the forcibly displaced and to inspire guests and employees to donate money to support UNHCR's emergency operations in the region. More
UNHCR and Skype Partner to Bring Easier, Cheaper Communication to Ground Staff
By: Debra O'Neill, Australia for UNHCR
For many UNHCR staff on the ground, part of their job involves being separated from their loved ones for months at a time. Communication is often expensive and infrequent, adding additional hardship to their work which takes place in some of the most...
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BBVA: A Proven Commitment to Education
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In 2008, BBVA and Spain for UNHCR signed a three-year cooperation agreement under which BBVA committed to finance the access to education of refugee and displaced children.
For a third consecutive year, BBVA, in cooperation with Spain for UNHCR and the Madrid town council, invited its...
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Manpower and UNHCR Empower Refugees Resettling to the US
Together UNHCR and Manpower are working to provide vocational training and skill development to empower Karen refugees. This programme has led to successful employment outcomes for the trainees. More
French company Schneider Electric raises awareness and funds for UNHCR projects
A French company has donated 120,000 euros to the UN refugee agency's water and education projects in Africa - proof that the corporate world has an important role to play in sustainable growth and human development. More
Statoil and UNHCR cooperate to helps refugees in Angola
Since 2001, Statoil and UNHCR have cooperated on a series of field activities to build peace, advance human rights and secure durable solutions for the world’s refugees. The work ranges from education for IDPs in Azerbaijan, rehabilitation of schools and health infrastructure in post-conflict... More