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The ILO has estimated that some 165 million children between the ages of 5 and 14 are involved in child labour. Many of these children work long hours, often in dangerous conditions. More
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UNHCR's ninemillion.org campaign reaches global audience
July 5 2006, Geneva – The image on the billboard looming over the busy corner of New York's 7th Avenue and 34th street last week was startling and unusual. It was not plugging a company or a product, but simply depicted a barefoot boy with a soccer ball and the slogan: "ninemillion.org." More
FC Barcelona and UNHCR signed new partnership to help refugee children
15 May 2009 - An agreement, signed by UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres and Joan Laporta, President of FC Barcelona, will help provide refugee children with necessary life skills through sport. More
Clinton Global Initiative hails ninemillion campaign as a good cause
NEW YORK, United States, October 1 (UNHCR) – Former United States President Bill Clinton has called for renewed action to help millions of vulnerable children obtain an education. More
PWC & UNHCR corporate partnership programme
Pricewaterhouse Coopers donates $4 million to educate Darfur's refugees. More
UNHCR Corporate Partnership Contacts
The UNHCR corporate relations programme is managed by a network of National Associations and local UNHCR offices. For general information on private sector partnerships and obtaining the contact name of the focal point in your country, please consult:
*Olivier Delarue*
Senior Corporate Relations...
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UNHCR ranked 16 in survey of business-philanthropy partnerships
GENEVA, July 11 (UNHCR) – The UN refugee agency has been ranked 16th in a pioneering table listing the extent and value of business partnerships with non-governmental organizations (NGO) and UN bodies. More
Embedding Human Rights in Business Practice II
New York, 27 March 2008 – The Global Compact Office and the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights have announced the release of the second edition in the Embedding Human Rights in Business Practice series. The publication has been produced in the context of the 60th Anniversary of the... More
Rebecca Moore, Manager and Founder of Google Earth Outreach
"We're very excited to participate with UNHCR, the idea is to take an abstract concept – refugees in some country that people have never visited and may in fact never visit and take them there virtually – so that they can get an intuitive understanding of what the real issues are." More
Jeffrey A. Joerres, Chairman & CEO of Manpower
We strive to be socially responsible in every aspect of our business and we focus our resources primarily on where we can have the most impact - connecting disadvantaged people to jobs, job training and education. More