United Nations harnesses Holoconnects technology to amplify real stories from conflicts and climate crises

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) is committed to addressing the pressing needs of those affected by conflicts and climate crises. Reaching policymakers and donors with the lived reality of these crises has long been a problem of distance: the people whose stories matter most can rarely be in the room when decisions are made.

Holoconnects' Holobox closes that distance. By beaming life size, lifelike holograms of witnesses, aid workers, and survivors directly into briefings, events, and press conferences, OCHA can put real human presence at the centre of the conversation, without the carbon footprint or logistical barriers of physical travel.

Why hologram presence works for humanitarian storytelling

A two-dimensional video plays well on a phone but loses urgency in a packed conference hall. A live hologram, full-size and present, carries the weight of the story in a way conventional broadcast cannot. The audience makes eye contact. The speaker reads the room. The exchange is human.

For an organisation whose effectiveness depends on getting decision makers to truly hear from the people they're trying to serve, that shift in presence translates directly into impact.