53,000 refugees.
650 companies.
One huge positive ripple effect for local economies in Mexico.
This is how one #RefugeeForum pledge helped refugees earn a living and give back to the communities that welcomed them.
“75 years later, in the absence of a political solution, UNRWA continues to provide essential services to millions of Palestine Refugees,” UNRWA Lazzarini at the #RefugeeForum.
Despite attacks, staff losses and restrictions on operations, UNRWA continues providing critical services.
#UNRWAworks
“Whatever you do. Whoever you are. Don't underestimate the power that you have to change things for the better.”
📣 An important final message from UN High Commissioner @filippograndi.unhcr.org at the Global #RefugeeForum Progress Review.
The Global #RefugeeForum Progress Review ended in Geneva with more than 30 new pledges to support refugees and host communities—covering jobs, education and lasting solutions.
Learn more: www.unhcr.org/news/press-r...
🤝 À l'invitative du #UNHCR, Forum réfugiés participe à l'évènement de haut niveau sur les progrès du Forum mondial sur les réfugiés, du 15 au 17 décembre 2025. #GlobalRefugeeForum #RefugeeForum #Forumréfugiés
Hasan, Amala's Programme Coordinator in Jordan and Amala alumnus, underlining the transformative power of education from the #refugeeforum in Geneva! 👏📢
🎤 Education has the power to transform refugees' lives.
Big message delivered from the #RefugeeForum by Hasan Al Matroud, a Syrian refugee living in Jordan.
📣 Some key reminders this week as governments & refugees gather in Geneva for the Global #RefugeeForum Progress Review.
🔴 "Conflict and division are fueling global displacement."
🔵 "Refugees are being targeted."
🔴 “Solidarity saves lives.”
🔵 "Inclusion is the way forward."
Thx @unhcr.org
“The efforts to dismantle UNRWA and end its operations are intended to strip Palestinians of their refugee status. This sets a dangerous precedent,” UNRWA Lazzarini at the #RefugeeForum.
Undermining the Agency threatens refugees, humanitarian workers and the multilateral system.
#UNRWAworks
🎤 When peace returns, refugees return.
Nyakuma, a refugee from South Sudan, calls on the international community to address the root causes of conflict.
This is her big message from the #RefugeeForum.
📣 This week, governments, refugees and partners gather in Geneva for the Global #RefugeeForum Progress Review.
@filippograndi.unhcr.org, UN High Commissioner for Refugees, opened with some key reminders.
Next week, governments, refugees and key partners will gather in Geneva for the Global #RefugeeForum Progress Review.
At a time when global support is wavering, this is a critical opportunity to reaffirm solidarity and deliver results.
Looking forward to my presentation and discussions today in Bielefeld (and online - Zoom link in the poster) on "Global #Migration and #Refugee Governance from Below: A Comparative Perspective" at the Institute for World Society Studies #GCM #RefugeeForum #RefugeeVoices
@FilippoGrandi confirms “rumors that there is now a marriage between #IOM and #UNHCR - there is a firm conviction to live together not only in peace & harmony but productively” at panel with @AmyEPope
on complementarity between the global compacts on #migrants & #refugees at global #RefugeeForum
Applause even in the overflow room as @FilippoGrandi calls for an immediate and sustained humanitarian #CEASEFIRE_NOW AND the release of hostages at the Global #RefugeeForum #RefugeeVoices #Palestine #HostageRelease
"We are all, always reaching for a place that we can call home."
Cate #Blanchett & Ke Huy Quan opening speech @ #GRF23 The agreed hashtag seems to be #RefugeeForum so this is what I will mainly use, no more #GRF etc. but certainly still #RefugeeVoices & #nothingaboutuswithoutus
It’s been a long day full of pre-#GRF events, but there’s always time for a movie… screening of “The Swimmers” preceded by a discussion on “Women and #refugees: inclusion through sports” #RefugeeForum #refugeevoices
Tomorrow, December 13 at 9:30 AM ET/15:30 CET: Join us for a session, hosted by the United States of America, on strategic partnerships, innovation, and solutions for displaced people at the 2023 Global #RefugeeForum.
Tune in here:
"Whole-of-society approach is not just a rhetoric but a norm. It means meaningful participation & service provision on the ground" - #GRF side event on "Advancing #Refugee Leadership & Participation as a Core Element of the ‘Whole-of-Society Approach" #refugeeforum #refugeevoices
“We believe the current environment is failing #refugees. This requires a radical reimagining, going back to the roots of what protection really is meant to be” Packed event by @asylumaccess on “The only protection is local” at #GRF parallel event #AArefugeeforum #RefugeeForum #GRF2023
GRN
Starting now: The R-Space, an inclusive event at the @impacthubgeneva running parallel to the Global #RefugeeForum #GRF Great to meet these two organizers @NouraS91452 @arushiaol from the @GrnRefugees #GRF2023 #StandwithRefugees
Lors du premier Forum mondial sur les réfugiés, en 2019, de nombreux acteurs ont décidé de s'engager.
Quatre ans plus tard, il reste beaucoup à faire.
Les engagements de la Suisse pour le prochain Forum, qui s'ouvrira le 12 décembre à Genève, ont été présentés mardi à Berne. #RefugeeForum
Hier, 16 décembre, nous étions présents à l'inauguration du Train de la Solidarité à Genève, suite à ses étapes en France pour informer sur les migrations et favoriser l'engagement des citoyens et des entreprises dans l'inclusion des nouveaux arrivants. #RefugeeForum
SINGA participe au Forum Mondial sur les Réfugiés, qui se tient actuellement à Genève. Des centaines d'acteurs (administrations, politiques, entreprises, associations, membres de la société civile, etc.) sont réunis pour promouvoir des solutions globales. #RefugeeForum
Hoping to find inspiration to engage corporates in #HongKong to work with @justicecentrehk as a corporate change maker & engage in the Global Refugee Forum in Dec 19 #UNHCRNGOs #BeyondFundraising #RefugeeForum
