Line Astrom

The #RefugeeForum's high-level side event on entrepreneurship and employment emphasized the importance of fostering synergies to improve the contributions of forcibly displaced people to economies. #Inclusion4SharedProsperity

"To have a gathering like this that cares, that wants to talk about the problems, the issues, means a lot." More than 250 refugees have come together to attend the Global #RefugeeForum. They join world leaders, organizations and experts to pledge action for and #WithRefugees.

FAO, WFP and UNHCR are co-leading the globalcompactrefugees.org/pledges-contri… to unite commitments towards refugee inclusion in food systems and agricultural livelihoods ahead of the 2023 Global #RefugeeForum in December. @malik_sajjad @RaoufMazou

Join us to the launch of the Global Survey on Livelihoods and Economic Inclusion Report on Thursday, December 7th, at 3:15pm CET using this link teams.microsoft.com/dl/launcher/la…… The full report will be available on unhcr.org/livelihoods Direct link: unhcr.org/media/global-s…

Embrace #Inclusion4SharedProsperity! Join the parallel High-Level Event on Employment and Entrepreneurship at the Global #RefugeeForum on Wednesday, December 13th, at 1:30 pm CET in Room X. Connect online through Zoom: us02web.zoom.us/j/83450168413.

The @WorldBank Group Aquabusiness Investment Advisory Platform, funded by PROBLUE Multi-donor Trust Fund, is offering a webinar to highlight the Global Seaweed Market study. Register: wrld.bg/kSSS50LPYco #SeaweedRevolution #aquabusiness

Lovemore Dumba, @UNHCRZimbabwe Project Manger for Livelihoods gave @UNZimbabwe staff & media a tour of farming project @ Tongogara Refugee Camp where 50 hectares is dedicated to refugees & each household has a plot of 0.1 hectares to produce crops for food/to generate income.

UNHCR's unprecedented US$700m funding gap spells catastrophe for millions: unhcr.org/news/press/202… via @refugees

In #Zambia, seizing agribusiness opportunities that help reduce food loss & climate-proof production can help increase food supply in a changing #climate and create new jobs : wrld.bg/Itkn50Lelym #EndPoverty #EndHunger

Thursday 27 October at 15.00 CET, we will launch the Global Roadmap for Refugee Entrepreneurship. Please join us for this exciting event! eventbrite.com/e/launch-of-th… @Eventbrite

Join us on Thursday 27 October, when we are launching the Global Roadmap for Refugee Entrepreneurship together with Impact Hub. eventbrite.com/e/launch-of-th… @Eventbrite

The World Bank’s latest Commodity Markets Outlook warns that the war in Ukraine has altered global patterns of trade, production, and consumption in ways that will keep prices at historically high levels through the end of 2024. blogs.worldbank.org/voices/over-66… via @worldbank

📆 Save the date: October 11 ⏰4 pm ET Mark your calendars and join us and global experts in a discussion about the global food and fuel crises. wrld.bg/qELR50L1RNb #FoodFuel4All

Pleased to host Dorte Verner from the World Bank and Line Kristel Astrom from @UNHCR. We are exploring ways of diversifying self reliance projects as part of resilience building. We have great dreams. We are committed to turn our dreams into reality.

⚡NEWS: Former Federal Chancellor of Germany Dr. Angela Merkel is the global laureate of the 2022 UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award. #NansenAward

Determination. Courage. Compassion. Former Federal Chancellor of Germany Dr. Angela Merkel has set an example of leadership to protect people forced to flee. Congratulations on being awarded the 2022 #NansenAward!

"I feel strong and I can’t wait to work." Sara, pictured, has just completed 45-day welder training together with Thon who was trained to repair phones. Thx to @EUinSouthSudan, UNHCR & partners @DRC_ngo are able to empower persons with specific needs through skills training.

#Refugees are not a burden but an opportunity. In a Private Sector Engagement forum today, participants discussed strengthening partnership between the private sector, development, donor & humanitarian agencies & identifying joint projects to empower displaced people in #Sudan.

@UNHCRinSudan @AxelBisschop @teemaad @FAOSudan @IHKhartoum @UNHCRgov Great initiative!!