News Releases
We bring you the most up-to-date information from UNHCR Canada through news releases.
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IOM, UNHCR commend Ecuador’s efforts to regularize Venezuelan refugees and migrants
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, today praised Ecuador’s new presidential decree introducing an extraordinary regularization process for Venezuelans and their families who currently lack regular status in the country. This initiative is expected to benefit some 100,000 people, according to Government estimates.
Yemen: Needs grow for millions displaced amid catastrophic flooding and prolonged humanitarian emergency
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is warning that millions of displaced Yemenis face worsening conditions as Yemen’s prolonged crisis deepens. This is according to the findings of a latest UNHCR assessment.
UNHCR scales up emergency aid in Alkufra, Libya, in response to Sudanese refugee influx
As a result of the worsening crisis in Sudan, an increasing number of refugees are fleeing to Libya. Some 97,000 individuals have now sought refuge in the country since the beginning of the conflict.
Seven years of crisis for Rohingya refugees
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Babar Baloch – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva As the world marks the seventh anniversary of the large-scale forced displacement of Rohingya...
Concerned over impact of mpox on refugees and displaced in Africa, UNHCR calls for inclusion and international solidarity
Without additional, urgent support, the recently declared mpox outbreak could become devastating for refugees and displaced communities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and other impacted countries in Africa, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, warns today.
Refugee Paralympic Team set to shine in Paris as final countdown begins
With three days to go until the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) announced today that T11 Para athletics sprinter Guillaume Junior Atangana will be the Refugee Paralympic Team’s flagbearer at Wednesday’s Opening Ceremony.
New cholera outbreak threatening refugees and displaced communities amid ongoing war and flooding in Sudan
A new wave of cholera in Sudan, the second outbreak since the start of the war sixteen months ago, is threatening displaced communities across the country, warns UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency today.
UNHCR commits to sustainable solutions to Nigeria’s forgotten displacement crisis
The UN Refugee Agency’s (UNHCR) top operations and protection officials are calling attention to the plight of 3.7 million forcibly displaced people in Nigeria and the need to accelerate sustainable solutions for them.
UNHCR celebrates historic Olympics with largest refugee team and first medal
As the 2024 Paris Olympic Games come to a close, UNHCR paid tribute to the Refugee Olympic Team for the historic achievements of the past two weeks.
Sudan: Rainy season ushers in severe floods, worsens plight for thousands displaced by war
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Olga Sarrado – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.
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