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UNHCR’s Innovation Service supports new approaches and methodologies to address the growing humanitarian needs of today — and, more critically, the future.

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Oct 20, 2016

It’s no longer ‘business as usual’ for refugee education. Here’s why.

This is an excerpt from UNHCR’s recently released report: Beyond Technology | Innovation at UNHCR 2015. This report highlights and showcases some of the innovative approaches the organization is taking to…

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Dec 8, 2015

7 challenges. 439 ideas. 3 updates from our crowdsourcing platform.

Have you ever heard of the concept “the wisdom of the crowd”? It’s the idea that the collective opinion of a group of individuals is better than the opinion of one. Unfortunately, the decisions or ideas of one…

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Nov 4, 2015

5 lessons learned from rolling out joint innovative education initiatives

This is an excerpt from UNHCR’s recently released report: Innovation at UNHCR 2014. This report highlights and showcases some of the innovative approaches the organization is taking to address complex…

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Jul 3, 2015

10 ways to innovate in higher education in emergencies

In reality, education receives only 2% of humanitarian aid.

UNHCR considers education a basic right, “one that is vital in restoring hope and dignity to people driven from their homes.”

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Apr 16, 2015

Could e-readers boost refugee children’s literacy? Lessons learned.

In 2013 our Learn Lab teamed up with UNHCR’s Education unit and Worldreader to find innovative ways to foster a culture of reading and cost effectively get large quantities of books to refugee children in schools…