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| ‘Biggest humanitarian crisis of our time’: Airbnb to provide free housing to 20,000 Afghan refugees | ‘Biggest humanitarian crisis of our time’: Airbnb to provide free housing to 20,000 Afghan refugees |
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| Airbnb has announced that it will provide 20,000 Afghan refugees with free temporary housing around the world, working with partners such as former UK foreign secretary Ed Miliband. | Airbnb has announced that it will provide 20,000 Afghan refugees with free temporary housing around the world, working with partners such as former UK foreign secretary Ed Miliband. |
| Airbnb CEO and co-founder Brian Chesky revealed on Twitter that, from Tuesday onwards, the company “will begin housing 20,000 Afghan refugees globally for free.” | Airbnb CEO and co-founder Brian Chesky revealed on Twitter that, from Tuesday onwards, the company “will begin housing 20,000 Afghan refugees globally for free.” |
| “The displacement and resettlement of Afghan refugees in the US and elsewhere is one of the biggest humanitarian crises of our time. We feel a responsibility to step up,” Chesky declared, expressing his hope that other business leaders would “do the same” as “there’s no time to waste.” | “The displacement and resettlement of Afghan refugees in the US and elsewhere is one of the biggest humanitarian crises of our time. We feel a responsibility to step up,” Chesky declared, expressing his hope that other business leaders would “do the same” as “there’s no time to waste.” |
| Chesky also called on those who would be willing to host Afghan refugees in their properties to reach out to the company. | Chesky also called on those who would be willing to host Afghan refugees in their properties to reach out to the company. |
| Airbnb’s scheme will be funded by the company and its CEO, along with donors to Airbnb’s ‘Refugee Fund’. | Airbnb’s scheme will be funded by the company and its CEO, along with donors to Airbnb’s ‘Refugee Fund’. |
| The Airbnb CEO did not reveal how long the refugees would be housed for and the company failed to respond to several news organizations that asked, including CNN. | The Airbnb CEO did not reveal how long the refugees would be housed for and the company failed to respond to several news organizations that asked, including CNN. |
| In a separate statement, Chesky said “the Airbnb community will provide” Afghan refugees “with not only a safe place to rest and start over, but also a warm welcome home.” | In a separate statement, Chesky said “the Airbnb community will provide” Afghan refugees “with not only a safe place to rest and start over, but also a warm welcome home.” |
| Several NGOs are partnering with Airbnb for the scheme, including the New York-based International Rescue Committee, which is led by former UK foreign secretary David Miliband. | Several NGOs are partnering with Airbnb for the scheme, including the New York-based International Rescue Committee, which is led by former UK foreign secretary David Miliband. |
| Miliband – who served in several ministerial positions under former prime ministers Tony Blair and Gordon Brown and also worked as Blair’s head of policy – praised Airbnb’s scheme in a statement of his own, noting that “accessible housing is urgently needed and essential.” | Miliband – who served in several ministerial positions under former prime ministers Tony Blair and Gordon Brown and also worked as Blair’s head of policy – praised Airbnb’s scheme in a statement of his own, noting that “accessible housing is urgently needed and essential.” |
| Blair’s 1997-2007 Labour government supported and aided the United States’ invasion of Afghanistan in 2001, which ultimately led to a major Afghan refugee crisis, which has worsened following the pullout of US troops from the country following nearly 20 years of occupation this month amid a Taliban takeover. | Blair’s 1997-2007 Labour government supported and aided the United States’ invasion of Afghanistan in 2001, which ultimately led to a major Afghan refugee crisis, which has worsened following the pullout of US troops from the country following nearly 20 years of occupation this month amid a Taliban takeover. |
| The UN Refugee Agency places the number of registered Afghan refugees at 2.5 million. Other figures, however, place the number at over 3.5 million – with roughly 270,000 displaced since January this year. | The UN Refugee Agency places the number of registered Afghan refugees at 2.5 million. Other figures, however, place the number at over 3.5 million – with roughly 270,000 displaced since January this year. |
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