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In an age of increasing globalisation, when more and more people are on the move, refugees are not unique because they are away from home. What sets them apart is that they cannot return there. More
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Coca Cola sponsors World Refugee Day 2003 in the Republic of Moldova
The proceeds of the event were sent to the Charity Centre for Refugees (CCR), UNHCR's partner organisation, which will purchase sports equipment for refugees and asylum seekers. The show featured three Moldovan bands (Gindul Mitei, In Quadro, and Nelly Ciobanu) as well as two groups from Romania... More
Portugal's national football team shows support for UN refugee agency
The UN refugee agency received a public show of support from Portugal's national football team at the start of a World Cup qualifying match in Lisbon. More
UNHCR and Nike dressing refugee girls for sports
UNHCR and Nike started the "Together for Girls" project in 2004. It combined UNHCR's expertise in assisting refugees with Nike's experience in inspiring excluded young people through sports and physical activity. In this case, "Together for Girls" was a tool to increase the number of refugee girls... More
A Web-based game supported by Statoil - Surviving Against the Odds: a Taste of Life as a Refugee
You are arrested, beaten up and forced to sign a confession, just for taking part in a peaceful march. Fearing even worse to come, you flee your country taking only what you can carry in a small rucksack. You arrive in a strange city where you don't speak the language. You don't know anyone. You... More
PwC and UNHCR consistently cooperate for mutual causes
Following on from PricewaterhouseCoopers’ engagement in relief efforts related for the tsunami, PwC has gradually fostered a new relationship with one particular agency - UNHCR. “Current needs within the UN touch many areas of core competence within our advisory and consulting business and the UN... More
Compaq, Securit World Ltd., UNHCR, IOM and others announce technology partnership to set up system to register Kosovo refugees in Albania
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) today said they would work with Microsoft and its partners, Compaq, Hewlett-Packard, Securit World Ltd. and ScreenCheck B.V. to deliver computer support for urgently needed refugee... More
UNHCR, Red Crescent and Syrian company AASCO distribute school supplies to Iraqi refugees
UNHCR, in cooperation with the Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC), have distributed school kits to Iraqi refugee children close to the Saida Zeinab section of Damascus where many Iraqis live and send their children to school. More
UNHCR's ninemillion.org campaign will help refugee children learn and play
Under the slogan "Nine million faces. Nine million names. Nine million stories," UNHCR and its corporate partners are counting on a major new internet-based campaign to help refugee and displaced children around the world. More
Microsoft launches "Click for Cause" initiative to support UNHCR web campaign
In January 2007, UNHCR corporate partner Microsoft launched an initiative to support an Internet-based campaign aimed at raising funds and promoting sports and education for millions of refugee children around the world. More
Old Trafford echoes with ninemillion.org appeal for refugee children
More than 75,000 diehard soccer fans got an earful about the UNHCR-led ninemillion.org fund raising and awareness campaign for refugee children at a recent crunch match between Manchester United and arch rivals Arsenal. More