Oliver Wyman Joins the White House Call-to-Action for Private Sector Engagement on Global Refugee Crisis
September 20 2016 - 10:12AM
Business Wire
Today, Oliver Wyman announced its participation as a partner in
the White House call-to-action for private sector engagement on the
global refugee crisis. There are more than 65 million displaced
people in the world today, the highest number on record since the
UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) began collecting statistics.
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Oliver Wyman Joins the White House
Call-to-Action for Private Sector Engagement on Global Refugee
Crisis
More than 21 million of these people have crossed international
borders in search of safety and are registered as refugees. The
despair that drives these people to flee their homes is
heartbreaking, but their resilience is awe inspiring. Refugees are
a valuable untapped resource and, if given the opportunity, can
thrive and contribute wherever they reside.
A crisis of this scale, however, requires more than government
action. For this reason Oliver Wyman is proud to join with
President Obama to draw on our unique expertise, resources and
entrepreneurial spirit to help refugees regain control over their
lives and integrate into their new communities.
“Oliver Wyman has already hired multiple refugees across Europe
fleeing from countries such as Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan and we are
actively looking to hire more,” said John Romeo, Managing Partner
for North America, Oliver Wyman. “But no one company or government
can handle the enormity of this situation alone and we are proud to
partner with the White House and other private sector corporations
to help bring significant commitments to refugees.”
Oliver Wyman has made the following commitments to assist the
global refugee crisis:
- Pursue efforts to recruit qualified
candidates from the refugee populations in Europe into Oliver
Wyman.
- Actively tap into the Oliver Wyman
network of non-profit and commercial partners in the education,
micro-finance, youth- and adult-literacy, and job-readiness spheres
to explore solutions for enhancing entrepreneurial activities and
developing job-related skills in the refugee populations.
- Raise the issue of providing employment
with clients and provide a central website where clients can access
information on organizations that can help them support
refugees.
About Oliver Wyman
Oliver Wyman is a global leader in management consulting. With
offices in 50+ cities across 26 countries, Oliver Wyman combines
deep industry knowledge with specialized expertise in strategy,
operations, risk management, and organization transformation. The
firm's 4,000 professionals help clients optimize their business,
improve their operations and risk profile, and accelerate their
organizational performance to seize the most attractive
opportunities. Oliver Wyman is a wholly owned subsidiary of Marsh
& McLennan Companies [NYSE: MMC]. For more information, visit
www.oliverwyman.com. Follow Oliver Wyman on Twitter
@OliverWyman.
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