News Releases
We bring you the most up-to-date information from UNHCR Canada through news releases.
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UNHCR: Urgent steps needed now to mitigate climate impact on displaced people
There is now a clear link between climate-related emergencies and forced displacement, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, said today.
Libya: First evacuation flight to Niger in over a year brings 172 asylum-seekers to safety
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, evacuated 172 vulnerable asylum seekers out of Libya to safety in Niger on the evening of 4 November. It was the first evacuation flight to Niger in more than a year, after the Libyan authorities lifted a blanket ban on humanitarian flights.
Meet the Syrian cartoonist behind UNHCR’s first-ever NFT fundraiser
Award-winning cartoonist Hani Abbas has created seven images that will be sold as digital assets to raise funds for Afghanistan.
Volunteers boost Sama Bajau birth registration amid pandemic
A community outreach programme has registered 900 of the indigenous seafarers in the Philippines who were at risk of statelessness.
UNHCR urges governments to accelerate progress and resolve plight of world’s stateless
More action is needed to resolve the plight of millions around the world who are still without citizenship, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, urged today as it marked seven years since the launch of its #IBelong Campaign to End Statelessness.
Rohingya refugees restore depleted forest in Bangladesh
Four years after swathes of forest were cleared for Rohingya refugees, projects to restore the ecosystem of the camps are yielding results.
UNHCR begins airlifting aid to Kabul
A plane carrying winter relief from the UN Refugee Agency’s global stockpiles in Dubai is landing this afternoon in Kabul, Afghanistan.
Warming climate threatens livelihoods of Malian refugees and Mauritanians
Lake Mahmouda, a vital source of water and food for refugees in Mauritania, is under threat as hostile climate causes it to shrink.
UNHCR welcomes U.S. renewed effort to end policy that endangers asylum-seekers
This statement is attributable to Matthew Reynolds, UNHCR Representative for the United States and the Caribbean.
Open letter to G20 Heads of State and Government – UNHCR, IOM & WHO
We are writing to the G20 on behalf of the millions around the world struggling to survive the COVID-19 pandemic far from home.
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