UNHCR Innovation

UNHCR Innovation supports new and creative approaches to address the growing humanitarian needs of today and  the future.

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7 days left to apply to the UNHCR Innovation Accelerator! 🚀

Have a proven innovation ready to scale for forcibly displaced and stateless communities?

Submit your Expression of Interest by 31 July (23:59 CEST).

🔗 https://t.co/4Co1Zpz1q4

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This wouldn't have been possible without the incredible collaboration of @UNHCRAlgeria and the refugee artists who brought this vision to life. Thank you for believing in the power of creativity to connect people, spark conversations, and amplify refugee voices. 💙

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Created by refugees. Carried into new conversations. 👜

This tote bag features artwork by refugee artists in Algeria through UNHCR Innovation's Digital Art Project. Originally part of a collaborative mural, the design now reaches ambassadors, donors, and decision-makers.

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🚀 More time to apply! 

We've extended the deadline for the UNHCR Innovation Accelerator to 31 July 2026.

If you have an innovation with demonstrated proof of concept and potential to scale, we'd love to hear from you.

Express your interest: https://t.co/stmBwo22Ac

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Every message to @Refugees matters.

At #AIforGood, we're sharing how CareLine supports refugees with responsible AI, improving accessibility, strengthening communication, and keeping humans at the center.

🎥https://t.co/3xZfNlSAxc

The full story 👇
https://t.co/8HDLpx1nTE

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When legal research takes hours, @Refugees can be left waiting.

RiMap, helps legal practitioners find trusted legal information in seconds, so they can spend more time advancing the rights and protection of refugees around the world.

@AIforGood

🎥 https://t.co/sc3fUVYqbs

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Great to kick off @AIforGood with our partners from Switzerland.

As Sylvain Cordoroy, First Secretary @swiss_un said "AI cannot replace trust."

Together we're exploring responsible AI to strengthen protection and better support people forced to flee. Visit us at Booth #420!

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Next week, @Refugees will be at @AIforGood in Geneva, exploring how AI can strengthen humanitarian response, responsibly.

Join us at Booth #420 during #AIforGood & @WSISprocess to discuss how connectivity, innovation, and partnerships can make a difference.

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We officially launched our #ClimateResilientLivingPodProject, proving that refugee-led innovation can deliver sustainable solutions for climate resilience, protection, and livelihoods.
Thank you to @Refugees Refugee-Led Innovation Team for believing in our vision.
#SafeHomeAfrica

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@Refugees → Muhammad Najeem Zarabi helps refugees experiencing homelessness in Brussels access essential services.
→ Helen Ghirmai improves refugees' access to financial services through fintech.
→ Sarah Moses Gatkuoth develops a robot prototype to strengthen agricultural practices.

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Until everyone is safe, innovation doesn't stop.

Safety is more than protection. It means access to information, education, livelihoods & the chance to rebuild and live with dignity.

This #WorldRefugeeDay, meet refugee innovators building solutions for their communities. 1/2 👇

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🗳️ Connectivity for Refugees has been shortlisted for the #UN20Awards 2026 People's Choice Award!

Connectivity is a lifeline for refugees, helping people access information, education, and services to rebuild their lives.

Vote now & show your support: https://t.co/wk8W47xShw

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🗳️ Connectivity for Refugees has been shortlisted for the #UN20Awards 2026 People's Choice Award!

Connectivity is a lifeline for refugees, helping people access information, education, and services to rebuild their lives.

Vote now & show your support: https://t.co/wk8W47xShw

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A new milestone for La Honda Con-Vida.

Environmental recyclers in La Honda, Medellín now have individual storage units that improve the management of recyclable materials and support more dignified working conditions.

🎥 Watch ↓

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Inspiring leadership & resilience for #WorldEnvironmentDay 🌍

Young refugees in Zimbabwe from @RCCA_Youth are restoring ecosystems & protecting farmland via a UNHCR-supported, community-led biofencing project.

Read about this refugee-led climate action: https://t.co/6XZ6T7AZJn

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A community-led solution is taking shape in La Honda, Medellín. @AcnurColombia

Through La Honda Con-Vida, residents are strengthening environmental stewardship, creating livelihood opportunities, and building more resilient communities.

#WorldEnvironmentDay

🎥 Watch how ↓

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Expressions of Interest are now open for the UNHCR Innovation Accelerator!

Supported by the @cooperation_lu, the Accelerator will help scale tested innovations supporting displaced & stateless communities.

⏳ Deadline: 12 July 2026
Learn more & apply: https://t.co/stmBwo22Ac

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🚀 Just 1 hour to go until the launch of the UNHCR Accelerator!

Looking forward to sharing this exciting new initiative to help proven innovations achieve sustainable scale and impact for forcibly displaced and stateless communities.

Join us online 👇
https://t.co/EsAmYERkGp

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🚀 Coming soon: the UNHCR Innovation Accelerator.

A new initiative from @UNHCRInnovation designed to help tested innovations scale their impact for displaced & stateless communities.

🗓 Join our online launch event on 1 June!
⏰ 10:00 CEST

Register now: https://t.co/S08ksxw9ka

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Also available on:

Spotify 🎧 https://t.co/YPvqjSjowf

Apple Podcasts 🎙️ https://t.co/uTCaJ6lWnm

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🚨 New podcast: Partnerships That Matter

How do humanitarian organizations and tech partners move beyond pilots toward real impact?

Hovig Etyemezian joins Christopher M. Hoffman, Fran Baker (@Arm) and Shane O’Connor (@UNICEF Innovation).

🎧Listen in! https://t.co/Sjy2BSpvuk