{"id":7712,"date":"2018-01-22T00:29:55","date_gmt":"2018-01-22T00:29:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ifreedom.wwwss16.a2hosted.com\/travelthaiculture.com\/?p=7712"},"modified":"2018-01-22T00:49:57","modified_gmt":"2018-01-22T00:49:57","slug":"unhcr-and-google-organise-youtube-run-for-unhcr-in-bangkok","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/laofree.com\/?p=7712","title":{"rendered":"UNHCR and Google organise \u201cYouTube Run for UNHCR\u201d in Bangkok"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>BANGKOK, 18 January (UNHCR):\u00a0<\/strong>The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0and Google today announced a \u201cYouTube Run for UNHCR\u201d, to be held on Sunday, 18 February 2018 at Rama IX Park in Bangkok. The run will raise funds for UNHCR\u2019s work to support the global refugee crisis.\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ifreedom.wwwss16.a2hosted.com\/travelthaiculture.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-7713\" src=\"http:\/\/ifreedom.wwwss16.a2hosted.com\/travelthaiculture.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/1-1024x849.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"849\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Praya Lundberg, UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador and YouTube creators\u00a0\u00a0are encouraging the public to participate and to stand with refugees at this difficult time.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ifreedom.wwwss16.a2hosted.com\/travelthaiculture.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-7715\" src=\"http:\/\/ifreedom.wwwss16.a2hosted.com\/travelthaiculture.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/3-1024x735.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"735\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cCaring for one another as human beings is our responsibility,\u201d said Ms. Lundberg. \u201cI am grateful to YouTube for organizing this event which makes it easy for the public to join the international community to support refugees.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ifreedom.wwwss16.a2hosted.com\/travelthaiculture.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-7716\" src=\"http:\/\/ifreedom.wwwss16.a2hosted.com\/travelthaiculture.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/4-1024x757.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"757\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Today, the needs of refugees and other displaced people continues to grow, especially in light of new crises and worsening displacement. UNHCR\u2019s work globally is funded almost entirely by voluntary contributions from governments, intergovernmental institutions and, increasingly, from individuals and corporations.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ifreedom.wwwss16.a2hosted.com\/travelthaiculture.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-7714\" src=\"http:\/\/ifreedom.wwwss16.a2hosted.com\/travelthaiculture.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/2-1024x821.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"821\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In collaboration with UNHCR, Google.org has helped shed light on the plight of refugees and raised funds to make a difference in their lives.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ifreedom.wwwss16.a2hosted.com\/travelthaiculture.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-7731\" src=\"http:\/\/ifreedom.wwwss16.a2hosted.com\/travelthaiculture.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/5-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe\u2019re pleased to be supporting UNHCR on this fun event to raise funds for an important cause. Global displacement is at an all-time high, and we feel strongly about helping where we can. Google has been a longtime supporter of UNHCR, working to provide emergency support and access to vital information and education to refugees,\u201d said Ben King, Google Thailand Country Director.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ifreedom.wwwss16.a2hosted.com\/travelthaiculture.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/14.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-7735\" src=\"http:\/\/ifreedom.wwwss16.a2hosted.com\/travelthaiculture.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/14-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ifreedom.wwwss16.a2hosted.com\/travelthaiculture.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/13.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-7734\" src=\"http:\/\/ifreedom.wwwss16.a2hosted.com\/travelthaiculture.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/13-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All proceeds from the ticket sales of \u201cYouTube Run for UNHCR\u201d will go to UNHCR to provide life-saving assistance and protection to refugees where the need is the greatest. These include operations in some of the biggest emergencies around the world such as those in Syria, Yemen, Afghanistan and Bangladesh. Tickets for \u201cYouTube Run for UNHCR\u201d are available at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fabmotion.co.th\/youtuberunforunhcr\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=th&amp;q=https:\/\/www.fabmotion.co.th\/youtuberunforunhcr&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1516664189917000&amp;usg=AFQjCNF5d6jTovw80MHKLUPaa5ch9Isd7Q\">www.fabmotion.co.th\/youtuberunforunhcr<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BANGKOK, 18 January (UNHCR):\u00a0The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0and Google today announced a \u201cYouTube Run for UNHCR\u201d, to be held on Sunday, 18 February 2018 at Rama IX Park in Bangkok. The run will raise funds for UNHCR\u2019s work to support the global refugee crisis.\u00a0 Praya Lundberg, UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7712","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-travelthaiculture"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/laofree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7712","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/laofree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/laofree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/laofree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/laofree.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7712"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/laofree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7712\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7737,"href":"https:\/\/laofree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7712\/revisions\/7737"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/laofree.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7712"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/laofree.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7712"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/laofree.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7712"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}