Out of Isolation: How technology is supporting refugees

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There are currently 43 million people displaced by war, conflict and human rights abuses around the world. The UN Refugee Agency – UNHCR – was established 60 years ago and currently deals with 36.4 million people of concern. Technology has enabled UNHCR to make progress in critical areas of communication, mapping and tracking, data collection, education and capacity building.

Sajjad Malik, Chief Operational Solutions and Transition Section, UNHCR, talks about his experiences working for UNHCR and the impact technology has had on his day to day work at the Microsoft Unlimited Potenial Blog.