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  • ILO promotes labour intensive methods to improve livelihoods of host and refugee communities in Ethiopia:Through an intensive training, the ILO has strengthened the capacity of road construction engineers from Ethiopia’s refugee-hosting districts to apply labour intensive methods to boost socio-economic development through infrastructural development and job creation. Read more here: https://bit.ly/412VGmx
    highlight 28 Mar 2023 (1 year ago)
  • ILO launches the official website for the ILO’s Global Centre on Digital Wages for Decent Work! The Global Centre is a one-stop shop for everything related to responsible digital wage payments, including the latest news, events and publications. Read more here: https://www.digitalwages.org/
    highlight 14 Mar 2023 (1 year ago)
  • In Buchagara settlement, North Kivu, UNHCR and partners completed the construction of 3,000 shelters for vulnerable families. Similarly, in North and South Ubangi, UNHCR and partners built 790 transitional shelters, including shelters for individuals with special needs. The building process was supported by groups of refugee and indigenous artisans, who contributed with local knowledge and materials.
    highlight 13 Mar 2023 (1 year ago)
    Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • The first-ever Global Refugee Labour Mobility Summit took place in Amman, Jordan. Bahati Ernestine, RefugePoint’s Economic Mobility Consultant, delivered a keynote speech highlighting the vast wealth of talented refugees and the importance of labor mobility. Ms. Ernestine, a former refugee from Rwanda, was part of the first group of refugees to relocate to Nova Scotia through Canada’s Economic Mobility Pathways Project with support from RefugePoint.
    highlight 06 Mar 2023 (1 year ago)
  • MOPIC will prioritize meeting basic needs and implementing impactful interventions for Syrian refugees and host communities based on national priorities, UNHCR's vulnerability assessment, and a census conducted with the Department of Statistics. ( March 2023)
    highlight 01 Mar 2023 (1 year ago)
    Jordan Jordan / Syrian Arab Republic - Refugees
  • UNHCR’s Innovation Fund awards projects designed by refugees for refugees: A new Refugee-led Innovation Fund from UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has awarded 17 organizations hundreds of thousands of dollars to improve the lives of displaced people and host communities. The 17 refugee-led organizations -- from places as diverse as Greece, Italy, Mali, Rwanda, and Uganda -- are set to receive a combined US$700,000 in direct seed funding this year, as well as holistic support from UNHCR through mentorship and technical expertise. Read more here: https://bit.ly/3kBBuc1
    highlight 01 Mar 2023 (1 year ago)
  • The Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation confirmed that the Jordanian response plan for the Syrian crisis will be extended for the year 2023. (March 2023)
    highlight 01 Mar 2023 (1 year ago)
    Jordan Jordan / Syrian Arab Republic - Refugees
  • The Economic Empowerment working group TORs and Sector strategy were discussed and reviewed in the meeting. (March 2023)
    highlight 01 Mar 2023 (1 year ago)
    Jordan / Syrian Arab Republic - Refugees
  • Dans le Nord-Ubangi, le HCR, en collaboration avec la CNR, a enregistré 546 nouveaux demandeurs d'asile récemment arrivés de la République centrafricaine. Une grande majorité d'entre eux sont venus rejoindre les membres de leur famille vivant dans le camp d'Inke.
    highlight 28 Feb 2023 (1 year ago)
    Central African Republic Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Le HCR et ses partenaires CNR et AIRD (African Initiative for Relief and Development) ont facilité le rapatriement volontaire du deuxième groupe de réfugiés rwandais pour l'année 2023. Au total, 62 réfugiés rwandais ont été transportés vers leur pays d'origine en toute sécurité et dignité. Depuis le début de l'année, un total de 366 réfugiés ont été librement rapatriés des provinces du Nord et du Sud-Kivu.
    highlight 28 Feb 2023 (1 year ago)
    Democratic Republic of the Congo