News Releases
We bring you the most up-to-date information from UNHCR Canada through news releases.
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UNHCR breaks ground on first financial guarantee-backed solar power projects in refugee settings
The project will reduce UNHCR’s carbon emissions by about 80 per cent and energy costs by about 20 per cent at three sites in Kenya and Uganda.
Severe floods affect tens of thousands of displaced people in Horn of Africa
Thousands of displaced families, including refugees in Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia, are on the move yet again, escaping severe floods caused by ongoing heavy rains across the region.
UNHCR: Refugee indicators show progress on inclusion but need for wider action
Before December’s Global Refugee Forum, report assesses progress on commitments made since 2019 and offers pointers to close gaps in education, jobs and inclusion.
Statement by Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee, Humanitarian chiefs will not take part in unilateral proposals to create “safe zones” in Gaza
As humanitarian leaders, our position is clear: We will not participate in the establishment of any ”safe zone” in Gaza that is set up without the agreement of all the parties, and unless fundamental conditions are in place to ensure safety and other essential needs are met and a mechanism is in place to supervise its implementation.
UNHCR’s Grandi urges better protection for displaced in Americas, addressing causes of movements
UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi has concluded a three-day visit to Colombia, a country facing multiple population movements.
UNHCR warns worsening conditions and challenges facing vulnerable Ukrainian refugees in Europe
Almost two years following the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, older people, people with disabilities, those with serious medical conditions, and others with specific needs who have fled Ukraine, are facing increasing challenges and hardship.
UNHCR welcomes the UK Supreme Court judgement on transfer of asylum-seekers
UNHCR welcomes the judgment by the United Kingdom’s (UK) Supreme Court which found that the proposed transfer of asylum-seekers from the UK to Rwanda under the Migration and Economic Development Partnership (MEDP) would breach international and UK law.
Sudan: UNHCR warns of increasing violence and human rights violations against civilians in Darfur
UNHCR is gravely concerned at the latest developments in Sudan as fighting escalates in the Darfur region.
UNHCR: Transfer arrangements of asylum seekers and refugees must respect international refugee law
UNHCR is not a party to or involved in the Italy-Albania agreement, which was announced on Monday.
An unimaginable humanitarian crisis is unfolding in Sudan
The war that erupted without warning turned previously peaceful Sudanese homes into cemeteries.
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