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UNHCR celebrates the first anniversary of the “Leading Women Fund in Thailand,” an innovative and successful network of women philanthropists
For two decades, forced displacement has continued to increase worldwide. People are forced to flee homes due to war, conflict and persecution, and the number of people forced to flee reached a staggering number of 103 million – the highest-level on record since...
UNHCR in partnership with MICE & Communication and TCEB building solidarity in Thailand supports refugees and displaced people globally through a series of Bangsaen Run in 2022 – 2023
The number of people forced to flee conflict, violence, and persecution has crossed the milestone of 100 million for the first time on record. In 2021 alone, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, declared 40 new emergencies in 29 countries. In addition, ongoing crises, silent...
UNHCR มีความยินดีต่อการร่วมสนับสนุนด้านมนุษยธรรมของกลุ่มบริษัทโซนี่ ในประเทศไทย แก่ผู้ลี้ภัยและผู้พลัดถิ่นในสถานการณ์ฉุกเฉินยูเครน
วิกฤตด้านมนุษยธรรมในประเทศยูเครนยังคงขยายตัวอย่างต่อเนื่อง สำนักงานข้าหลวงใหญ่ผู้ลี้ภัยแห่งสหประชาชาติ (UNHCR) ได้ประกาศสถานการณ์ยูเครนเป็นสถานการณ์ฉุกเฉินระดับ 3 ซึ่งเป็นระดับสูงที่สุดที่เรามี...
UNHCR Leading Women Fund, a life-changing network of female entrepreneurs committed to supporting refugee women around the world, comes to Thailand
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, launched the Leading Women Fund (LWF) in Thailand with Mrs. Waewwan Gunnanthorn, CEO of Rosegold Thailand to establish a women-led community to support refugee women. The donation, collected via annual membership fee, will be directly...
UNHCR launches a global campaign Aiming Higher for the first time in Thailand to enable refugees to get into higher education
Despite a global pandemic and climate crisis, war and conflicts continue to force more than 82.4 million people to flee from their homes in 2020, especially from a crisis in Afghanistan, Syria, Yemen and Bangladesh. According to UNHCR’s educational report, across the...
UEFA and UNHCR partner to support refugees
UEFA, the Union of European Football Associations, and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, have this week signed a Cooperation Protocol to support refugee access to sport and enhance social inclusion. The Protocol commits the two organisations to establish long-term...
Sony provides the first major corporate contribution to UNHCR’s COVID-19 appeal
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, welcomes Sony Corporation’s announcement of establishing “Sony Global Relief Fund for COVID-19”, through which a US$3 million contribution will be made to help protect refugees from the threat of this pandemic. This is the first major...
Baker McKenzie’s Bangkok Office Collaborates with UNHCR
Continuing to support the United Nations High Commissioner For Refugees (UNHCR), Baker McKenzie Bangkok once again collaborated with us to host a CSR event to help raise funds to support refugees and stateless people around the world. The “Baker McKenzie Silent...
Private sector pledges US$250 million in refugee assistance
The growing role of the private sector in mobilizing vital resources to support millions of refugees worldwide went on show today at the Global Refugee Forum in Geneva, where business leaders made US$250 million in pledges. The scale and reach of the assistance became...
UNHCR and LIFEiS Group organize “LIFEiS BEAUTiFUL – No boundaries for sharing”
UNHCR and LIFEiS Group organize “LIFEiS BEAUTiFUL – No boundaries for sharing” lifestyle event to raise funds to support the response to the current global refugee crisis The number of people fleeing war, persecution and conflict exceeded 70 million globally...