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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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