News Releases
We bring you the most up-to-date information from UNHCR Canada through news releases.
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Statement on passing of Gary Troeller
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Gary Troeller, former UNHCR Representative in Canada who served here in the mid-1990s.
Urgent support needed to help Ethiopian refugees reaching Sudan
As the numbers of people fleeing Ethiopia’s Tigray region for eastern Sudan now exceed 33,000, UNHCR is working to get enough vitally needed assistance to women, children and men in great need.
Life-saving evacuations from Libya to Rwanda resume after nearly a year
UNHCR has evacuated a group of 79 vulnerable asylum-seekers out of Libya to safety in Rwanda.
Asylum seekers tell of relief as they leave Libya for Rwanda
Life-saving evacuation flights to Rwanda resume after nearly a year-long hiatus due to COVID-19 for vulnerable asylum seekers in Libya.
‘Leave no one behind’ in national health plans – UNHCR Assistant High Commissioner for Operations
Addressing this year’s High Commissioner’s Dialogue on Protection, Raouf Mazou, shines a spotlight on the need for inclusion for health policies.
UNHCR warns 2020 risks lowest resettlement levels in recent history
2020 will be a record low for refugee resettlement, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, warns today.
‘It was a very emotional moment … I felt that now I definitely exist’
After a lifetime of statelessness, Linda finally gained Russian citizenship in 2018. But hundreds of thousands of others across Europe still struggle to attain that basic right.
Pace of Ethiopian refugee arrivals in Sudan unseen in the last two decades
UNHCR is warning that a full-scale humanitarian crisis is unfolding as thousands of refugees flee ongoing fighting in Ethiopia’s Tigray region.
Aid urgently needed for Ethiopians streaming into Sudan
Over 27,000 Ethiopians have fled ongoing fighting in the Tigray region for safety in Sudan. Food, shelter and medicine are among urgent requirements.
Proud camels and peaceful doves: gifts with meaning
UNHCR’s online marketplace, MADE51, offers ornaments handmade by refugee artisans. This project helps refugees earn money and introduces refugee artisans to global markets.
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