Search Results for : Unhcr

Rami Zeidan, Head of Video and Creative at TikTok, explains how the platform’s creative community united to come up with virtual Ramadan traditions during Covid-19. The holy month of Ramadan has always been a time of togetherness marked by reflection, gratitude, charity. This year, with social distancing measures in place, universally-enjoyed Ramadan traditions were, in […]

By Sharvari Alape Twitter, UNHCR, and the London-based Kniterate has launched a global Twitter campaign, #KnitForRefugees.  Mainly powered through social media, the campaign depends on retweets to spread awareness and raise funds. Once a tweet is retweeted, users get an automated response asking for donations. The campaign’s  initial launch has been in Dubai, after which it will […]

With an aim to capture people’s attention and increase donations, the UNHCR has been telling the story of refugees differently. “The current realities of refugees have forced us to look out of the box and for non-traditional ways of how we as a UN agency want to communicate,” said Omer Elnaiem, Campaign and Advocacy Officer […]

By Elías Jabbe Twitter celebrated the regional launch of its global #StartWithThem and #TwitterFronts initiatives in March and April in both Dubai and Riyadh. Following its global #WhatsHappening motto that has been at the center of Twitter’s marketing campaigns over the past few years, #StartWithThem highlights the unique ways that Twitter has been leveraged in […]

By Elías Jabbe Pertinent topics such as mobile advertising, digital publishing and influencer marketer were discussed and further analyzed during the Mobile Marketing Association’s annual Impact Forum in Dubai. The forum brought in thought leaders working in-house  at global and regional companies to discuss the transformation of business through mobile. Among the speakers was Emre […]

The impending takeover of humans by machines has caused many scholars and employees to stress about the future of the workforce and humanity at large. In all such scenarios, the future doesn’t seem to be good for humans. But now, these apps prove otherwise. Using advanced technology including blockchain and machine learning, these apps are […]