News Releases
We bring you the most up-to-date information from UNHCR Canada through news releases.
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‘All I want is a doctor for my brother and a school for me’
More than 2,200 asylum seekers and refugees have now been relocated from reception centres on Greek islands and elsewhere in Greece to other European countries.
‘A whole new world has opened in front of me’
For 50,000 formerly stateless Uzbeks, citizenship will unlock the door to foreign travel, the right to vote and allow them a new-found dignity.
Thousands of Central Africans seek refuge in Cameroon
A resurgence of violence in the Central African Republic has driven 5,000 Central Africans to seek safety across the border in Cameroon.
UNHCR finds dire need in Eritrean refugee camps cut off in Tigray conflict
UNHCR regained access to two refugee camps in Tigray and found Eritrean refugees in desperate need of supplies and services two months after conflict forced humanitarian workers to withdraw from the region.
Number of Central African refugees soars as violence intensifies
UNHCR is calling for the end to all violence in the Central African Republic as nearly 60,000 people have been forced to seek refuge.
UNHCR welcomes Mexico’s reforms to protect rights of child refugees and asylum-seekers
UNHCR applauds the entry into force of important new measures in Mexico to protect the rights of child refugees and asylum-seekers.
Statement attributable to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi on the situation of Eritrean refugees in Ethiopia’s Tigray region
Filippo Grandi: “I remain extremely troubled by the humanitarian situation in the Tigray region of Ethiopia and its impact on civilians.”
Iraqi couple among world’s first refugees to get COVID-19 jab
After receiving inoculation as part of Jordan’s national vaccination plan, Iraqi refugee Raia hopes life will soon return to normal and other refugees will follow her lead.
Refugees receive COVID-19 vaccinations in Jordan
Jordan has become one of the world’s first countries to start COVID-19 vaccinations for refugees, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, reports today.
Q&A: ‘Including refugees in the vaccine rollout is key to ending the pandemic’
UNHCR’s Mike Woodman explains how the organization is working to ensure millions of forcibly displaced people worldwide are protected from the COVID-19 virus.
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