Hovig Etyemezian
@HovigE
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Head of UNHCR Innovation service @unhcrinnovation #inclusion #humanitarian #drummer #puravida
Joined May 2015
🚨 Forcibly displaced or stateless innovators - this is for YOU! 🫵 UNHCR’s Refugee-led Innovation Fund is OPEN! 💡 ✅ Led by displaced/stateless people? ✅ Got a bold idea for your community? Get funding & expert support. Apply by 22 Aug 2025! 🔗 https://t.co/iyrlJB4BuE
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Connectivity is a lifeline. Hear from #refugees in 🇺🇬 about what newly acquired digital skills & access to online opportunities mean to them 📽️ This project was made possible by @DutchMFA @UNHCRuganda @HelloWorld_Org & #PROSPECTSPartnership. Learn more 👉 https://t.co/7bACOxGFcv
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Solidarity #WithRefugees means supporting those #forcedtoflee to shape their own futures. On #WorldRefugeeDay, we celebrate the inspiring refugee-led organizations supported so far through UNHCR's Refugee-led Innovation Fund 💫 Here are just some of the lives they’ve changed:
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The Refugee-led Innovation Fund was designed #WithRefugees. In just 2⃣ years, the Fund has supported 4⃣0⃣+ refugee-led organizations to drive the change their communities need. As #WorldRefugeeDay nears, find out how the Fund was made & why it matters 👉 https://t.co/bsV51Uh2cD
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🌈 Reflecting on IDAHOBIT 2024: No One Left Behind At Rainbow Refuge Africa, we stand in solidarity with the LGBTQI+ displaced community in South Africa. This year's IDAHOBIT theme, "No One Left Behind," resonates deeply with our mission!!
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Calling all refugee-led organizations! We want to hear your forward-thinking ideas to bring lasting positive change ✨ Apply now to UNHCR’s Refugee-led Innovation Fund: https://t.co/6sY6HitZ78
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“Gender equity isn't a side note; it's at the forefront of reshaping our digital future. And needless to say – this will not happen by itself; political leadership is needed; that is what Ghana🇬🇭 and Norway🇳🇴 set out to provide” - @NorwayAmbUNOG
#InternationalWomensDay
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Haven't signed up yet? Join us on #IWD2024 ♀️ to look at best practice in ensuring gender inclusive #ArtificialIntelligence, together with a great cross-sectoral expert panel. ➡️More details here: https://t.co/y78ToIlssU
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An exciting 2024!
A new year & a brand new cohort of #Innovation Projects led by colleagues & communities! 💫 In 2⃣0⃣2⃣4⃣, we're supporting 7⃣2⃣ cutting-edge pilots to bring lasting positive change to people #ForcedtoFlee. Find out more ⤵️ https://t.co/v5woOsys5L
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Here's Peter Batali – refugee, advocate & executive director of the Community Technology Empowerment Network – announcing the multistakeholder pledge on #ConnectivityForRefugees at the Global #RefugeeForum last week 🙌 Connectivity is a lifeline. Let's extend it!
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Inspiring to see the impact of the Refugee Council of Lithuania – a winner of our #RefugeeLed Innovation Fund. At the #RefugeeForum this week, diverse stakeholders are coming together #WithRefugees to understand needs & propose forward-thinking solutions.
The Refugee Council of Lithuania helps refugees set up businesses in Lithuania 🙌. The refugee-led organization was established in 2020, following a pledge at the Global #RefugeeForum and has become a positive example for others. Watch the full video: https://t.co/W006Aagyqj
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The #ConnectivityForRefugees initiative is about to go live from the #RefugeeForum! ✨Join us online here from 10:30am CET👉 https://t.co/xwUjHnaGcv
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“Connectivity is not a luxury. It is a crucial lifeline.” John Giusti of @GSMAm4d lays out the stakes of #ConnectivityForRefugees
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Huge 🙏 to @cooperation_lu & @MAECgob for the generous commitments you've made to advance #ConnectivityForRefugees at #RefugeeForum. Together, working for & #WithRefugees, we can ensure our connected 🌍 leaves no one behind. Read more ⤵️
refugeeconnectivity.org
A transformative pledge to connect forcibly displaced people and their hosts. For those forced to flee, meaningful connectivity can bring access to life-saving information, online learning opportun...
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Connectivity is a lifeline, not a luxury. I call on everyone who understands the urgency of #ConnectivityForRefugees to join us in making digital inclusion and #MeaningfulConnectivity a reality for the 20+ million people forced to flee https://t.co/FuqapKNaEH
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Connecting refugees & host communities around the 🌍 requires many voices. And we should listen… @GSMA @itu @refugees @MFA_Lu appreciate generous commitments from @SpainMFA & others today at #RefugeeForum. Help us connect refugees: https://t.co/Bz9BJdYJ9h
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At #RefugeeForum, diverse actors are coming together to ensure #refugees take centre stage in the delivery of humanitarian work. Our #RefugeeLed Innovation Fund delivers for this #localization agenda, with 26 new projects set to begin in 2024! ✨➡️ https://t.co/iyrlJB4BuE
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Inspiring to hear from powerful advocates like @MahaMamo, Mohamed Almaouloud Ag Mohamedoun & Peter Batali. Only by empowering communities to take centre stage in solutions will we be able to advance the #DigitalInclusion of 2⃣0⃣m+ people. #RefugeeForum #ConnectivityForRefugees
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To ensure #refugees have access to meaningful #connectivity, they must be involved in decision making. At #Partner2Connect today, @NTRAEG showed us how telecoms regulators can play a leading role in innovative, inclusive solutions 🙌
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We were in 🇷🇼 recently to catch up with colleagues & communities. @HovigE was thrilled to meet #refugees who are working as #digital careers counsellors 🙌 With the support of our #DigitalInnovation Fund, they’re boosting their peers' access to work & study pathways.
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