News Releases
We bring you the most up-to-date information from UNHCR Canada through news releases.
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Cash aid brings relief to Libyan families uprooted by clashes
After fighting in Tripoli twice drove Hanan and her children from their homes, they finally found refuge in an unfinished building before receiving financial help from UNHCR.
Space, shelter and scarce resources – coping with COVID-19
As the COVID-19 pandemic surges, data visualization shows how displaced people have to contend with extreme overcrowding and limited access to basics.
Inclusion key to protecting refugees and their hosts amid COVID-19 pandemic
UNHCR’s Assistant High Commissioner for Protection warns hard-hitting impacts the coronavirus pandemic has inflicted on refugees.
Ivorians flee to neighbouring countries fearing post-electoral violence
UNHCR is concerned as electoral tension and unrest in Côte d’Ivoire has caused several thousands of refugees to flee into neighboring countries.
World Cities Day: Cities lead the way in protecting forcibly displaced against impact of COVID-19
UNHCR salutes the great efforts many urban centers have taken in protecting those forced to flee, amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
UNHCR lauds increase in refugee resettlement levels as part of Canada’s 2021–2023 Immigration Plan
UNHCR welcomes Canada’s 2021–2023 Immigration Plan, which includes an increase in refugee resettlement levels for the next three years.
Solidarity born of the Black Lives Matter movement inspires former refugee to facilitate conversations about racism
As part of a series of stories featuring Black refugees who strive to overcome systemic racism in their communities and workplaces in Canada, UNHCR spoke to Louise Simbandumwe, a career community development practitioner and advocate for human rights and social justice.
IPC to create and support a Refugee Paralympic Team at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games
The IP has confirmed plans to send up to six athletes to the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games as part of a Refugee Paralympic Team (RPT).
The Sahel emergency: One of the fastest-growing displacement crises in the world
The security situation continues to deteriorate rapidly in the Sahel, which encompasses Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, Chad and Mauritania.
Crisis of a century: The global humanitarian fight against COVID-19
It is the single greatest health crisis in more than 100 years. There is no aspect of our daily lives that has not been impacted by COVID-19.
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E: sevunts@unhcr.org
Darcy Knoll
Senior Communications Officer
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E: knoll@unhcr.org
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