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Whereas over a third of children in rich countries complete university, in much of sub-Saharan Africa, a smaller share completes primary education – and just 5% attend university level. More
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New feature on Microsoft messaging service to benefit millions of refugee children
Millions of young refugees are set to benefit from a new feature launched on the Windows Live Messenger service in the United States by UNHCR corporate partner, Microsoft. More
UNHCR and Nike encourage Somali refugee girls to play sports
It has been a hard struggle, but UNHCR and its corporate partner Nike have had some success over the past three years in encouraging Somali girls to engage in sports at three refugee camps here in north-east Kenya. More
Procter & Gamble gift highlights sanitation problems faced by female refugees
The UN refugee agency's sprawling regional warehouse in Dubai recently received an unusual shipment of aid supplies – 3 million sanitary pads. The welcome gift from the Japan office of global consumer goods giant, Procter & Gamble, came at an opportune time. Due to budgetary constraints, UNHCR... More
PricewaterhouseCoopers donates $4 million to educate Darfur's refugees
PricewaterhouseCoopers has donated US$4 million towards the education of refugee children in eastern Chad's camps, in the single largest corporate donation ever received by the UN refugee agency. More
Merck involved in health provision for refugees
A new collaboration launched by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Merck Sharp & Dohme (MSD) and the International Council of Nurses (ICN) is delivering nursing knowledge and training for health workers in refugee populations in Africa. More
PricewaterhouseCoopers teams with UNHCR to build schools for refugee children of Darfur
PricewaterhouseCoopers has donated more than $4 million to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to be used to build and operate schools for refugee children who have fled the conflict in Darfur. More
Private sector assists refugees
Private firms are involved in refugee assistance mainly through construction and road building activities. More
UNHCR and Google Earth unveil programme for humanitarian operations
Representatives of the UN refugee agency and Google in 2008 unveiled a powerful new online mapping programme that provides an up-close and multifaceted view of some of the world's major displacement crises and the humanitarian efforts aimed at helping the victims. More
Big Business Helps Refugees
A boardroom would be a more likely place for a meeting between decision makers of four high powered international corporations. Instead they came together in a refugee camp in Thailand. They didn't come to plan a merger, but to put their hearts and minds together to find innovative ways to assist... More
IOM (International Organization for Migration )
Established in 1951, IOM is the world's largest agency dealing with migration. With 146 member states, a further 13 states holding observer status and offices in over 100 countries, IOM is dedicated to promoting humane and orderly migration for the benefit of all.
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