Fulfilling GRF 2019 Pledges - Stories of Progress and Action

Fulfilling GRF 2019 Pledges - Stories of Progress and Action

UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi (front-centre, crouching) meets a group of 70 young refugees attending the Global Refugee Forum in Geneva.

© UNHCR/Andrew McConnell

A selection of stories celebrating successful implementation of pledges made at the Global Refugee Forum 2019. If you have a story you would like to share, please contact [email protected]

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Esperence at her maize flour business

Refugee Self-Reliance Initiative

14 March 2022

Refugee participation

Amal Alliance 2

Amal Alliance fulfills its pledges and remains committed to the psychosocial well-being of children

22 February 2022

Mental Health & Psycho-Social Support (MHPSS)

Solar powered water system in Uganda

Pledge matched: Belgium and Uganda unite

15 December 2021

Multi-stakeholder & partnership approaches

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On the road to self-reliance with PUOI

12 December 2021

GCR Objective 2: Refugee Self-reliance

Former refugee Augustine returned to Côte d’Ivoire in 2016. As a physically disabled person and a widow with four children, she has received UNHCR’s support to build a house and enough money to start a small business.

The Poverty Alleviation Coalition

15 October 2021

Employment, livelihoods & entrepreneurship

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Pledge fulfilled: USD32.5 million raised to lend to refugees and their host communities

07 October 2021

Pledges & Contributions

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International community rallies around the Geneva Global Hub for Education in Emergencies

04 October 2021

Primary, secondary & youth education

UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi signs a Memo of Understanding with the Secretary General of the of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, Martin Chungong

The Inter-Parliamentary Union makes headway on their pledge

27 August 2021

Parliaments

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GCR updates for International Day of Parliamentarism 2021

29 June 2021

Parliaments

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Refugees in Mozambique pursue their dreams of becoming teachers

21 June 2021

Education

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AEC offers relief to small businesses during COVID-19

17 June 2021

Employment, livelihoods & entrepreneurship

Avanti pledge

Avanti: Bringing connectivity to remote refugee settlements

10 June 2021

Technology & connectivity