Obama calls upon pvt sector to assist refugees
The administration is seeking help from the private sector with education, employment and the enablement of refugees to be independent, the White House said in a statement.
Washington : The Obama administration on Thursday called on U.S. companies to assist refugees caught in a global refugee crisis in which 65 million people have been displaced, many of them by violent conflicts.
The administration is seeking help from the private sector with education, employment and the enablement of refugees to be independent, the White House said in a statement.
Fifteen founding companies have been recognised by the administration for taking on significant commitments to help refugees.
They include Accenture, Airbnb, Chobani, Coursera, Goldman Sachs, Google, HP, IBM, JPMorgan Chase & Co, and LinkedIn. The others are Microsoft, MasterCard, UPS, TripAdvisor, and Western Union.
The United Nations Refugee Agency said that of the total number of displaced persons, 21 million have crossed international borders and have registered as refugees. The United States government plans to accept 85,000 this year, according to a White House fact sheet.
On Sept. 20, Obama is scheduled to host the Leader's Summit on Refugees at the UN for countries committed to making significant commitments to the UN's calls for humanitarian assistance.
Source: Reuters
