"Google Earth is a very powerful way for UNHCR to show the vital work that it is doing in some of the world's most remote and difficult displacement situations. By showing our work in its geographical context, we can really highlight the challenges we face on the ground and how we tackle them."

L. Craig Johnstone, Deputy High Commissioner for Refugees

"In the deserts and jungles where humanitarian operations take place, access to maps and web resources such as Google Earth will become as normal for our operations' managers as using a compass or a satellite phone."

Karl Steinacker, head of UNHCR Field Information & Coordination Support Section

"The impact of Google Earth is limited only by our imagination and it can, indeed, dramatically reduce the distance between refugees and the public."

"With a few mouse clicks the visitor becomes a true planetary voyager. The journey may be virtual, but just making it gives more impact to what is found at the destination. You understand that what you read in UNHCR's info-bubbles is happening right there and right now."

Francoise Jaccoud, UNHCR Graphic Designer

"This geospatial tool will help our refugee determination officers assess claims and better judge who is in need of protection."

Jerome Sabety, UNHCR Senior Protection Information Officer, Status Determination and Protection Information Section

"An essential tool for UNHCR to make available to the general public, decision-makers, academics, students and more."

"The viewer is instantly projected into the camps and learns about the daily lives of refugees and displaced persons."

Hélène Caux, UNHCR Public Information Officer and Photographer

"The sky is literally the limit for this project."

Leo Dobbs, UNHCR Web Editor