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We bring you the most up-to-date information from UNHCR Canada through news releases.
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We decide how to treat refugees – it’s dehumanizing to deprive them of an education
US author John Green says learning opportunities for refugee children are utterly inadequate, and the world must acknowledge their right to an education.
Refugee Paralympians leave legacy of hope as Tokyo Games conclude
After competing with pride and receiving immense support in Japan and beyond, the Refugee Paralympic Team showed the power of inclusion.
Flooding, fires and COVID bring fresh challenges for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh
The global pandemic, flooding and fires were just some of the hardships faced by Rohingya refugees over the past year.
“I want to keep it going:” Cyclist fundraises for refugees for third year in a row
Francis Fulton first participated in Ride for Refuge, a family-friendly Canada-wide fundraiser in 2019. Now, he wants to break records.
Unprecedented displacement in Central America and Mexico calls for urgent regional responsibility sharing
Central America and Mexico are facing unprecedented pressure as the number of people seeking international protection rises.
Why donate to UNHCR? The Impact of Giving to the UN Refugee Agency
Why donate to UNHCR? Learn about how donations enable forcibly displaced families to receive a range of support.
Refugee athletes blaze a trail for disability inclusion through sport
UNHCR disability inclusion specialist explains how the agency’s support for the Refugee Paralympic Team fits into its wider work on behalf of refugees with disabilities.
‘After the airlift’. News Comment attributable to UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi
The evacuation from Kabul is coming to an end. A larger crisis is just beginning. We must meet the critical humanitarian needs in Afghanistan.
The 1961 Statelessness Convention: 60 years of promoting and protecting the right to a nationality
Ensuring the right to a nationality and eradicating statelessness is achievable and more pressing than ever, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, stressed today.
‘All over the province, people want to buy our rice’
A group of refugee women are growing rice on a large scale, becoming the largest rice producers in Angola’s Lunda Norte province.
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