As the first day wraps up, here are more magic moments from last night's #OpeningCeremony. We're excited for the weeks ahead. Dear Refugee Olympic Team, the world is cheering for you at #Paris2024!
About us
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is a global organisation dedicated to saving lives, protecting rights and building a better future for people forced to flee their homes because of conflict and persecution. We lead international action to protect refugees, forcibly displaced communities and stateless people. We deliver life-saving assistance, help safeguard fundamental human rights, and develop solutions that ensure people have a safe place called home where they can build a better future. We also work to ensure that stateless people are granted a nationality. We work in over 130 countries, using our expertise to protect and care for millions. UNHCR’s greatest asset is our workforce. We work with passionate, talented and creative individuals who want to use their skills for good. Thanks to people like you, we can develop solutions that enable people who have been forced to flee to restart their lives and build better futures. Current Opportunities http://www.unhcr.org/careers.html Meet UNHCR Staff https://bit.ly/2EMZrlO ⚠️ Important notice: Our protection work extends to online spaces, which means we may hide/delete comments with hate/spam/profanity/misinfo/disinfo.
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http://www.unhcr.org
External link for UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency
- Industry
- International Affairs
- Company size
- 10,001+ employees
- Headquarters
- Geneva
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Specialties
- Refugee Protection, Humanitarians Assistance, Emergency Response, and Human Rights
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94, rue de Montbrillant
Geneva, 1202, CH
Employees at UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency
Updates
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🏃♀️🌟 Meet Perina, a refugee athlete who is part of the Refugee Olympic Team, competing at the #Paris2024 Olympics. After fleeing conflict at just 7 years old, Perina discovered her love for sports in Kenya’s Kakuma refugee camp.
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Organizational culture in four pictures 📸 In #StaffSpotlight this week, Joel Nielsen, Head of the Global Learning and Development Centre at UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, observes the power of photos in revealing organizational culture and shares some of his favourite staff initiatives in the Budapest office. #HumanitariansAtWork
Organizational culture in four pictures. Wrapping up my first three weeks in Budapest with amazing colleagues all around. Being a bit more reflective than normally this morning, walking down the corridor to my allocated office, it struck me that the photos we choose to make public also tell a story of organizational culture. 1. Bring your dog days. I was quite skeptical initially but must admit that it is a great idea to have colleagues bring their dogs on selected days. Its create many additional 'water cooler moments' build connections and brings joy. Thanks to Besenyi Marta! 2. The board. I made it onto the matching dress board yesterday (blue circle :-)). Such a wonderful idea by Reema Masoud to capture anyone who happens to come to work in matching outfits. Speaks to community, belonging and generates lots of laughter. 3. Volunteer day. Colleagues volunteering for 1/2 day in Budapest, picking rubbish, helping out at dog shelters or preparing food for those who need support. Fantastic way of paying back, community engagement and creating relationships across work areas. Thanks Zsófia Gábor! 4. Team events. The last picture of team events spoke to me as a celebration of team work, the sense of community and the power of team performance. It could have been a board with individual pictures, our organigram, but no. Instead a board full of team pictures :-). Love it! What I also appreciate about these initiatives is that most, if not all, have grown from the bottom up! Thanks to colleagues in #GLDC and #UNHCR for your can-do spirit. Do share similar 'day-to-day' organizational culture building initiatives. Yet another day in life of #humanitariansAtWork Kasia Popiolek
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"It's a great privilege to compete against you," says Coach Steve Kerr as USA Basketball and South Sudan are set to tip-off at #Paris2024. 🏀 Alongside Kerr, Wenyen Gabriel shares his thoughts on what it means to play at the Olympics.
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Cindy – we are in awe of you. 💙 Congratulations for making your Olympic debut with the Refugee Olympic Team and winning your first match at #Paris2024! Thank you for inspiring us all! We are in your corner. 🥊 #CheerForRefugees Olympic Refuge Foundation
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🏀 Like a little brother to LeBron James 🏀 Olympian UNHCR supporter Wenyen Gabriel is a former refugee himself. He's seen the struggles people forced to flee endure firsthand. And at #Paris2024, he and the South Sudan basketball team are giving hope to millions.
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The recent rains and floods have created a crisis upon crisis in Yemen. UNHCR teams are on the ground to deliver support, but more support is desperately needed. Yemeni families can’t wait another day. Donate now to save lives: https://bit.ly/3VAf6jn
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To the IOC Refugee Olympic Team. Your fans from the Americas wish you “buena suerte.” #Paris2024 #CheerForRefugees
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They escaped war.... faced perilous journeys... only to fall into the hands of human traffickers. This is the reality for too many refugees. On this World Day against Trafficking in Persons, let's unite in the fight to #EndHumanTrafficking.