UNHCR Innovation Service

UNHCR Bangladesh is taking action with imaginative and pragmatic programs to protect the environment, wildlife, and people.

UNHCR Bangladesh is among the operations leading the way in developing novel solutions to address climate change.

By John Warnes (Innovation Officer) and Solji Oh (Associate Innovation Officer)

Colleagues from UNHCR’s Innovation Service reflect on the launch of the new innovation learning programme targeting mid-level and senior…

A strategy for delivering supplies quickly while minimizing the environmental impact.

The process centered on the lived experiences of organizations led by people who experienced forced displacement.

The Innovation Service wants everyone in UNHCR to understand how data might unlock innovative solutions and approaches.

For UNHCR’s Innovation Service, shifting gears has inspired new ways of thinking about the way work gets done.

Created by refugee volunteers in Bulgaria, a website separates fact from fiction.

Addressing the logistical, medical, and emotional needs of staff has elevated the value of personal connection and the power of humanity.

How might localization drive systems change and transformation in the humanitarian sector?

The importance of championing creative, refugee-led approaches to misinformation and hate speech.

You might not mean to, but your efforts might harm the people they mean to help.

The humanitarian sector has the opportunity to pave new pathways, by pointing the way, and then getting out of the way.

How partnerships enable digital solutions for refugees, including mobile money.

Dominik Bartsch, UNHCR Jordan Representative, and Foni Joyce, a South Sudanese Refugee, share their letters from the future.

A project at a settlement for forcibly displaced people in Bangladesh is helping UNHCR anticipate health and safety interventions.

Unlocking possibilities with staff satisfaction, future risks and iterative growth.

How a project combines data modeling with collaboration across UN agencies to anticipate Venezuelan refugee movement into Brazil.

Digital leisure has been established as a central aspect in the digital lives of individuals around the world.

JIPS’ efforts to securely access and share data to better serve refugees and IDPs.

UNHCR’s NGO Innovation Award honors initiatives of all sizes — and reflects the continual experimentation required to innovate.

JIPS is building a model for safely accessing and analyzing data across organizations.

How UNHCR is ensuring refugees have the right to connect in the digital age.