Partnership is central to the work of UNHCR Innovation. Scan the 2013 year-end report of this young unit at the Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees and you’ll find the word “partner” and related terms mentioned more than 50 times across 23 pages.
Formally established in November 2012, UNHCR Innovation has forged partnerships with a variety of organizations, from the academe and the corporate world to peers within UNHCR and the U.N. family. Not only that, it also collaborates actively with the end users of its efforts: refugees.
“We believe in the power of collaborations,” Chris Earney, co-lead of UNHCR Innovation, told Devex.