RESET Analyses How Refugee Aid Has Developed in the Digital Age
With the number of people currently displaced the highest it has been since the second world war, solutions that meet the short-term and long-term needs of refugees, asylum seekers, internally displaced and stateless persons are urgently needed. Over the next week, RESET will look at innovative approaches using digital tools that are being implemented to assist work in this area.
Berlin, Germany, April 15, 2015 --(PR.com)-- Every day, people are forced to leave their homes, villages or countries. The reasons behind this are manifold: war, hunger, exploitation, political persecution while more and more are leaving due to climate change. According to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, over 51 million people are currently displaced or stateless, of which 16 million are refugees.
It goes without saying that long-term political solutions are needed for these people. However, on other levels, a number of other approaches are being undertaken and are gaining positive momentum. From 7 – 15 April, online sustainability platform RESET will host an editorial special, highlighting how digital tools – including web and mobile technology, mapping, gamification and more – are being used to: provide refugees and asylum seekers with access to vital information; assist in the promotion of cultural exchange, integration and diversity; and facilitate the work of humanitarian aid workers.
"The number of people being displaced every year is on the rise and solutions that respond to the needs of a large volume of people in rapid time are required," stated RESET's Managing Director, Uta Mühleis. "Through RESET's Refugee Aid 2.0 editorial special, we wanted to look at how new technologies and media are being implemented to meet many of the challenges arising in this area."
More to come over the next week – stay tuned!
Read all articles: http://en.reset.org/tags/refugee-aid-20
About RESET: Climate protection and global justice concern us all. But how do we make the leap from information to action? RESET provides information on innovative solutions in the field of sustainable development, imparts background knowledge and gives tips for climate-friendly living. RESET was brought to life in 2007 as a not-for-profit organisation by Uta Mühleis and Bodo Kräter and, with 500,000 visitors every year, has firmly established itself in the German-language sphere. In May 2010, an english-language, internationally-focused sister platform went online. RESET.org has been recognised multiple times by UNESCO as an official project of the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development; other awards have since followed, such as being recognised as a 'Selected Location 2012' as part of the 'Germany - Land of Ideas' campaign.
It goes without saying that long-term political solutions are needed for these people. However, on other levels, a number of other approaches are being undertaken and are gaining positive momentum. From 7 – 15 April, online sustainability platform RESET will host an editorial special, highlighting how digital tools – including web and mobile technology, mapping, gamification and more – are being used to: provide refugees and asylum seekers with access to vital information; assist in the promotion of cultural exchange, integration and diversity; and facilitate the work of humanitarian aid workers.
"The number of people being displaced every year is on the rise and solutions that respond to the needs of a large volume of people in rapid time are required," stated RESET's Managing Director, Uta Mühleis. "Through RESET's Refugee Aid 2.0 editorial special, we wanted to look at how new technologies and media are being implemented to meet many of the challenges arising in this area."
More to come over the next week – stay tuned!
Read all articles: http://en.reset.org/tags/refugee-aid-20
About RESET: Climate protection and global justice concern us all. But how do we make the leap from information to action? RESET provides information on innovative solutions in the field of sustainable development, imparts background knowledge and gives tips for climate-friendly living. RESET was brought to life in 2007 as a not-for-profit organisation by Uta Mühleis and Bodo Kräter and, with 500,000 visitors every year, has firmly established itself in the German-language sphere. In May 2010, an english-language, internationally-focused sister platform went online. RESET.org has been recognised multiple times by UNESCO as an official project of the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development; other awards have since followed, such as being recognised as a 'Selected Location 2012' as part of the 'Germany - Land of Ideas' campaign.
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