Running, swimming and cycling for refugees
Last weekend saw the 33rd edition of the La Tour Genève Triathlon, the biggest competition of its kind in Switzerland. In the heat of the day, more than 3,600 people swam, ran and cycled along the shores of Lake Geneva.
In Switzerland
NFTs for good: Kind Hoofs project sold out in 48 hours
At the core of Switzerland for UNHCR's collaboration with the Cardano Foundation, we are collaborating with Goat Tribe, an important actor in the Cardano ecosystem. Through the Kind Hoofs initiative, we launched an NFT sale that went sold out in 48H.
UNHCR
Visibility is inclusion: World Refugee Day 2023
To celebrate World Refugee Day on June 20, Switzerland for UNHCR, UNHCR’s national partner in Switzerland, invited members of the refugee and host community to participate in an Inside Out activity.
In Switzerland
108.5 million people displaced in 2022
On June 14th, UNHCR released the 2022 Global Trends Report, a landmark publication summarizing the situation of forced displacement throughout the world.
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UNHCR and UNIQLO third edition of the Youth with Refugees Art Contest
On World Refugee Day, June 20th UNHCR is launching its third edition of the Youth with Refugees Art Contest in collaboration with UNIQLO, encouraging young people across the world to use their creativity in support of people forced to flee.
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The right to live in peace: advocating for LGBTIQ+ rights in Colombia
A trans woman, María Victoria has faced discrimination throughout her life and decided to make advocating for displaced LGBTIQ+ people -a particularly vulnerable population- her life-mission.
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Sudan : up to 860'000 could be forced to flee in the coming months
As the country experienced a full month of brutal fighting throughout its territory, the human toll of the conflict is tragically increasing. Facing such an uncertain situation, more and more people have no other choice than to flee to safety.
Emergency
Basketball for refugees: a transformational workshop
This Wednesday, a group of young refugees and professional basketball players got together at the House of Basketball, the headquarters of the International Basketball Federation for a transformational workshop.
In Switzerland
UNHCR’s Innovation Funds: Solving real-life challenges with Innovative solutions
On the occasion of World Creativity and Innovation day, we have interviewed Hovig Etyemezian, Head of Innovation at UNHCR. He shared with us about their Innovation funds and how they help solve real-life challenges in the field.
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