New publication: Innovation Quarterly | The Green Issue
By UNHCR Innovation, December 14, 2016
Download the Green Issue of Innovation Quarterly to read about how UNHCR is innovating around the themes of energy and [...]
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A critical time for refugees and their environment (again)
By Andrew Harper, December 10, 2016
In 2002, Ray Wilkinson wrote that it was a critical time for the environment. Looking 10 years into the past, he [...]
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UNHCR launches Fund to drive innovation in operations
By UNHCR Innovation, October 2, 2016
UNHCR’s funding mechanism for innovation-driven projects, the Innovation Fund, has received 102 applications for its first-ever call for proposals. The [...]
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10 defining principles of radically open partnerships
By John Warnes, Emergency Lab Technology Specialist and Jeff Wishnie, Former Senior Director of Program Technology for Mercy Corps, July 28, 2016
At the World Humanitarian Summit in May, Google, Mercy Corps, UNHCR Innovation and ThoughtWorks were lucky enough to win an [...]
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Whose innovation is it anyway?
By Katie Drew, July 26, 2016
Technical Top Trumps Having never worked with an innovation unit -let alone been in an innovation ‘Lab’ before-it’s fair [...]
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How the SDGs change the role of humanitarian innovation
By Dan McClure, December 30, 2015
In the fanfare surrounding the release of the Sustainable Development Goals it may be easy to miss a shift in [...]
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5 lessons learned from rolling out joint innovative energy projects
By Amare Gebre Egziabher, December 1, 2015
This is an excerpt from UNHCR’s recently released report: Innovation at UNHCR 2014. This report highlights and showcases some of [...]
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How to set up and transition an innovation lab: lessons learned
By Olivier Delarue and Chris Earney, November 24, 2015
This is an excerpt from UNHCR’s recently released report: Innovation at UNHCR 2014. This report highlights and showcases some of [...]
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How do you measure innovation in refugee education initiatives?
By Jacqueline Strecker, November 10, 2015
This is an excerpt from UNHCR’s recently released report: Innovation at UNHCR 2014. This report highlights and showcases some of [...]
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5 lessons learned from rolling out joint innovative shelter projects
By Ammar Al-Mahdawi, October 23, 2015
This is an excerpt from UNHCR’s recently released report: Innovation at UNHCR 2014. This report highlights and showcases some of [...]
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