article_snippet: Swedish furniture giant Ikea will produce 10,000 flat-pack shelters for the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) as temporary homes for refugees across the world.
article_snippet: : Ikea has developed Ikea own version of refugee shelters, featuring solar panels for electricity and proper standing room inside .
article_snippet: Shaun Scales, chief of shelter and settlement at the UN's refugee agency UNHCR, said Shaun Scales, chief of shelter and settlement at the UN's refugee agency UNHCR would improve the lives of tens of thousands of people. '
article_snippet: The refugee housing unit is an exciting new development in humanitarian shelter and represents a much needed addition to the palette of sheltering options mobilized to assist those in need,' Shaun Scales, chief of shelter and settlement at the UN's refugee agency UNHCR said.
article_snippet: the IKEA Foundation helped to fund the original project while a Sweden-based group called the Refugee Housing Unit has been working with the UN agency on the design.
article_snippet: Jonathan Spampinato, head of strategic planning and Communications, at the IKEA Foundation said Jonathan Spampinato, head of strategic planning and Communications were proud to help the relief effort.
article_snippet: One gentleman said: 'Putting refugee families and their needs at the heart of the original project is a great example of how democratic design can be used for humanitarian value. '