UNHCR and Business: An Evolving Relationship


Refugees are agents of development.
Invest in them.
Ruud Lubbers, UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Ditchley Foundation Memorial Lecture, London,
July 5, 2002


Here's a sample of what senior UNHCR officials have to say on the growing strength of UNHCR private sector partnerships:

"Refugees and Reconstruction: How Can Business Help?" (Speech of UNHCR Deputy High Commissioner, Mary Ann Wyrsch, December 6, 2001)
"An Agenda for Business–Humanitarian Partnerships" (Article by former UNHCR High Commissioner Sadako Ogata in The Washington Quarterly, Spring 2000)
"Can Business Help? Partnership and Responsibilities in Humanitarian Work" (Presentation by former High Commissioner Sadako Ogata at the Meeting of the Business Humanitarian Forum, Washington D.C., November 1, 1999)
Former High Commissioner Sadako Ogata's statement at the Telecom 99+InterActive 99 Forum: "Telecommunications in the Service of Humanitarian Assistance" (Geneva, October 14, 1999)

For information on how the United Nations works with business and technology, see:

http://www.un.org/partners/business
http://www.un.org/works/business/
business3.html

Visit the website of the UN Global Compact to learn how the entire United Nations System is reaching out to build bridges with business:

www.unglobalcompact.org