News Releases
We bring you the most up-to-date information from UNHCR Canada through news releases.
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UNHCR ramps up aid to thousands displaced by Somalia drought
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is scaling up assistance to thousands of people displaced by severe drought in Somalia following three consecutive failed rainy seasons that have decimated crops and livestock.
Community workers brave the odds to help survivors of violence in DR Congo
Lidia Ajuwa is among a group of workers who travel miles to reach survivors of sexual violence and attacks on displaced communities in eastern DRC, linking them with vital assistance.
UNHCR scales up for those displaced by war in Ukraine, deploys cash assistance
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has significantly stepped up its assistance in Ukraine and the neighbouring countries receiving refugees in response to acute humanitarian needs as the fighting intensifies.
Ukrainian family confronts new reality of life as refugees
After an arduous journey to safety, two-month-old Andrii is among the youngest of more than 2 million refugees from Ukraine, but his aunt already looks forward to the day he can return. By Chris Melzer in Medyka, Poland In a large sports hall in the Polish border town...
Stateless girl in Croatia dreams of having “papers”
Without documents proving her nationality, nine-year-old Medina risks being excluded from education, health care and travel.
UNHCR’s Grandi praises Europe’s welcome for Refugees fleeing Ukraine
We have passed the shocking milestone of 2 million refugees fleeing Ukraine in just 12 days, mainly into five neighbouring countries. Over half are fleeing to Poland alone.
Costa Rican and asylum-seeking women come together to save cacao plantation
An all-women’s cacao collective has brought support to its septuagenarian founder and much-needed income to its members, including asylum seekers from Nicaragua.
UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie calls for protection and support for the people of Yemen and an end to the conflict to stop human suffering
Angelina Jolie, the Special Envoy for UNHCR is in Yemen this week to draw attention to the devastating consequences of the seven-year-old conflict on the civilian population.
Covid-19 and climate crisis worsen inequalities for displaced women and girls
Conflict, climate change and the Covid-19 pandemic are delivering a triple blow to the rights and safety of refugees, internally displaced and stateless women and girls, many of whom were already facing deep-rooted inequalities and discrimination.
‘I think of refugees as a testament to the strength and goodness of the human spirit’
New Zealand’s first ever refugee Member of Parliament, Golriz Ghahraman, reflects on how her refugee background has helped her navigate political life.
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