News Releases
We bring you the most up-to-date information from UNHCR Canada through news releases.
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UNHCR’s Grandi concludes visit to Lisbon, commends Portugal’s longstanding commitment to refugee protection as the country takes over the EU Presidency
Concluding his first visit to Portugal, UNHCR Chief, Filippo Grandi, commended the country’s exemplary refugee policies over the years.
Hosts offer vital refuge to families fleeing DRC violence
Solidarity shown by local Congolese communities has been critical in the response to mass forced displacement, but funding cuts threaten UNHCR’s ability to offer support.
UNHCR calls for EU to ensure a new chapter for refugee protection
As a new year begins, UNHCR is calling on Portugal and Slovenia to harness their 2021 European Union (EU) Presidencies and negotiations on the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum and show leadership to better protect refugees in Europe and beyond.
UNHCR concerned about thousands of Central Africans fleeing election violence
UNHCR is concerned that violence and insecurity surrounding the general election in the CAR has forced over 30,000 people to flee into neighboring states.
UNHCR relocates first Ethiopian refugees to a new site in Sudan
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, continues to register new refugee arrivals at the Sudanese-Ethiopian border. Some 800 people crossed from Ethiopia’s Tigray region into eastern Sudan in just the first few days of the new year.
UNHCR outraged at killing of 100 civilians in Niger attacks, hundreds flee on foot
UNHCR condemns in the strongest terms the twin attacks in western Niger that killed at least 100 people, injured 25 others, and forced hundreds to flee on 2 January.
Cash assistance gives refugees the power of choice
UNHCR is expanding cash assistance so that the millions of people that it serves can meet their needs in dignity and become more resilient.
5 ways refugees helped battle COVID-19 in 2020
Amid the pandemic, refugees stepped up to provide healthcare, boost wellness, safeguard their communities and keep us inspired during lockdowns.
Mental health services help refugees transform their lives in Libya
With many refugees and asylum seekers in Libya in need of psychosocial support, UNHCR and its partner are providing life-changing help.
UNHCR welcomes new asylum law in Chad
UNHCR commends The Republic of Chad for adopting its asylum law, which will enhance protection for the nearly 480,000 refugees hosted in the country.
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