Photo courtesy: CNBC
New Delhi: Airbnb co-founder and CEO Brian Chesky on Tuesday announced that the online lodging platform will host 20,000 Afghan refugees in its accommodations worldwide for free.
In a series of tweets Tuesday, Chesky said his company will be funding the stays of the Afghan refugees. However, no time frame was given on how long these accommodations will be provided for.
In his tweet, he also thanked Airbnb hosts for their “generosity” and said the company was working closely with NGOs and partner organisations to implement the programme.
“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,” said Chesky.
Berhampur: A stone weighing 2 kg fell from the ‘Singhadwara Gumuta’ of the Lord Jagannath…
New Delhi: Recent pictures of Space Station Commander Sunita Williams from the International Space Station…
Mumbai: Actress Rupali Ganguly recently filed a Rs 50 crore defamation case against her stepdaughter…
Chennai: Odisha will face Manipur in the semifinals of the 14th Hockey India Senior Men’s…
New Delhi: India will again ask Canada for the extradition of designated Khalistani terrorist Arshdeep Singh…
Berhampur: Police have arrested a man from West Bengal for allegedly claiming himself to be…
Mumbai: Carving a niche for himself in Bollywood was not a cakewalk for ‘The Family…
Mumbai: Mukesh Khanna’s Indian superhero series ‘Shaktimaan’ has been making headlines for quite some time…