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UNV, the Refugee Challenge and Corporate Volunteering
IAVE Forum on Corporate Volunteering Response to the European Refugee Challenge
Berlin, 19 May 2016
Kazumi Ikeda-Larhed Chief, Partnerships and Communications Division
UNV HQ, Bonn, Germany
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Contents
I. CorporateVolunteeringtoachieveSDGs
II. UNVandrefugeecrisissupport
III. UNVasaGlobalPla>ormandaco-creaAonpartner
“Now is the +me to mobilize theglobal business community as neverbefore. Thecase isclear. Realizingthe Sustainable Development Goalswill improve the environment fordoingbusinessandbuildingmarkets.Trillions of dollars in public andprivate funds are to be redirectedtowards the SDGs, crea+ng hugeopportuni+es for responsiblecompaniestodeliversolu+ons.”
UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon At the UN Private Sector Forum in NYC, September 2015
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Corporate Volunteering and the SDGs
WhatcanBusinessSectordo?
ü EngageintheglobalpartnershipstoachieveSDGsthrough
WhyBusiness?
ü SDGsareuniversalandforallStakeholders
ü Diverseskills,know-howtechnology,globalnetworksandinnovaAonintheBusinessSector
CorporateVolunteering
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CorporateVolunteering
Providesone-stopaccessforcorporatevolunteeringtotheenAreUNsystem
(over30enAAes)
Fostersco-creaAonandglobalcoaliAonon
corporatevolunteeringforSDGs
Promoteshigh-levelrecogniAonofcorporatevolunteeringforSDGs
Supportsimpactmeasurementof
corporatevolunteeringasagainsteachSDG
UNV as an Founding Partner
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UNV at the Forefront (examples) RefugeeCrisisIntervenAons(2015-16)
• ProtecAonandRefugeeStatusDeterminaAon(UNHCR-globally)
• RefugeeTeaching(UnitedNaAonsReliefandWorksAgencyforPalesAneRefugeesintheNearEast/UNRWA-Lebanon)
• ProtecAonandCommunityService(UNHCR-Ireland,TheNetherlands,Serbia)
• CommunitySupport(IOM/UNHCR-Turkey-planned)
• GenderandRefugeesResearch(online/UNV-Europe)
• SocialMediamonitoringforservicestorefugees(UNHCR,UNICEF-online/Syria)
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onlinevolunteering.org
UN-CSOs-Gvts UN Online Volunteers*
UNV Connecting
• screen organizations • shape assignments • guide collaboration • monitor activities
Generate online volunteering opportunities
Offer their skills via Internet
The online planform to create the World’s Change Force
in support of achieving the SDGs
*incl. 30% private sector employees
The Future: 2016-2020 Targets
UNVOnline
Volunteeringservice
Global800,000users100,000onlinevolunteers200,000assignments
PartnerOrganizaAons40UnitedNa;onsAgencies200Governments&PublicIns;tu;ons3,000CivilSocietyOrganiza;ons
ResultsTransforma;veprivatesectorpartnershipssuppor;ngtheimplementa;onofSDGsPrivatesectorcontribu;ontodevelopmentusingtechnologies
NEW:Employee
onlinevolunteeringsoluAon
Co-create joint
talent solutions
Establish common ground
Identify relevant domains
& countries
Business priorities related to
SDGs
UNV-facilitated Co-creation for Solutions Based on Shared Value
Companies manage
corporate volunteering opportunities for employees
Jointly identify specific needs
Utilize UNV as a catalyst for
On-site/ Online Corporate
Volunteering
Achieve SDGs through
corporate volunteering
UN agencies Governments Business
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Pilot Evaluation
(Winter)
Solution / implement
ation (Fall)
UNV Impact
Challenge (Summer)
Istanbul Innovation
Space (June)
The Pilot : Refugee Crisis
Identify and assess the issue(s) to submit to
company staff members
Implement the agreed solutions
Identify issue-based
challenges
Draw Lessons,
fine-tune & upscale
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THANKYOU!
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