News Releases
We bring you the most up-to-date information from UNHCR Canada through news releases.
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UNHCR welcomes Canada’s continued leadership on refugee resettlement
Rema Jamous Imseis, UNHCR Representative in Canada, issues a statement in response to the immigration levels announcement by the Honourable Sean Fraser, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship.
Millions face harm from flooding across West and Central Africa, UNHCR warns
UNHCR is warning of surging needs for more than 3.4 million displaced people and their hosts in the face of recent destructive flooding in Nigeria, Chad, Niger, Burkina Faso, Mali and Cameroon.
UNHCR congratulates the Olympic Refuge Foundation and the Refugee Olympic Team on 2022 Princess of Asturias Award for Sports
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi today extended UNHCR’s heartfelt congratulations to the Olympic Refuge Foundation (ORF) and the Refugee Olympic Team on receiving one of Spain’s most prestigious awards.
UNHCR’s Grandi sounds alarm as drought grips Horn of Africa
As he concluded a five-day visit to Somalia and Kenya on Tuesday, UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, called on global leaders to spare no efforts in assisting countries in the Horn of Africa to break the cycle of conflict and climate crises.
UNHCR deplores continued deportation of Myanmar asylum-seekers from Malaysia
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is seriously concerned over the continued deportation by Malaysia of asylum-seekers from Myanmar back to their country, placing lives at risk.
UNHCR’s unprecedented US$700m funding gap spells catastrophe for millions
Over recent months, funding shortfalls have forced UNHCR to make cuts to its lifesaving aid to refugees and other forcibly displaced people in a number of operations across the world.
Devastation in South Sudan following fourth year of historic floods
UNHCR is urging international support for humanitarian efforts in South Sudan in the face of record-breaking rains and floods for a fourth consecutive year, and the threat of worse to come as the climate crisis accelerates.
UNHCR issues urgent appeal to stop forced returns of Myanmar nationals
UNHCR is urgently appealing to countries in the region to immediately stop forced returns of Myanmar nationals seeking safety from serious harm.
UNHCR celebrates DAFI’s 30 years of refugee scholarship support, calling for more investment in education
For the last 30 years, the German-backed DAFI scholarship programme has helped transform the lives and prospects of numerous young displaced people, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, said today as it urged more investment in access to higher education for refugees to help realize their potential.
Refugees need better mental health support amid rising displacement
Refugees demonstrate great resilience in the face of life-altering circumstances but need increased support for mental health services, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, said.
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