News Releases
We bring you the most up-to-date information from UNHCR Canada through news releases.
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Eleven years on, mounting challenges push many displaced Syrians to the brink
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, appeals to the world to not forget or neglect the growing needs of displaced Syrians inside and outside the country, 11 years since the crisis began.
Refugees fleeing Ukraine to Moldova find onward passage to Romania
By Cristina Foarfă at the Palanca border crossing, Moldova As transfers are arranged to ease the pressure on Moldova of hundreds of thousands fleeing conflict, UNHCR staff are on hand to help refugees facing an uncertain future. Under leaden skies at the remote...
What is Happening in Ukraine?
You may have heard or seen stories about the crisis in Ukraine. The amount of information can be overwhelming and confusing. Here are some answers:
University dorm in western Ukraine offers escape for fleeing families
With nearly 2 million people forcibly displaced within Ukraine, UNHCR and its partners are responding to the dire humanitarian needs with shelter and other forms of aid.
Private sector donates over US$200 million to UNHCR’s Ukraine emergency response
Following fast-growing displacement, a quickly deteriorating humanitarian situation and spiralling needs, donations from the private sector towards relief efforts for Ukraine have reached record-breaking amounts, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, said today.
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.
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