News Releases
We bring you the most up-to-date information from UNHCR Canada through news releases.
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Refugee health challenges remain high amid COVID-19
In a year marked by the pandemic, UNHCR’s key focus was to advocate for the inclusion of refugees in COVID-19 national response plans.
‘We are the lucky ones’
Ethiopian refugee hid in the bush for days without food or water, to escape the Tigray conflict. Now safe in Sudan, she is helping her community.
News Comment by UNHCR EU Representative on launch of Slovenian Presidency of the European Union
This news comment is attributable to Gonzalo Vargas Llosa, UNHCR Representative to the EU, Belgium, Ireland, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands
Six athletes to make up Refugee Paralympic Team at Tokyo Games
Competitors in four sports ready to take to world stage after beating the odds despite being forced to flee their homes as refugees.
IPC announces six athletes to compete for the Refugee Paralympic Team at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games
Joint IPC/UNHCR Press Release: IPC announces six athletes to compete for Tokyo 2020 Refugee Paralympic Team
Global Roundtable charts joint action for protection of forcibly displaced LGBTIQ+ people
States and those who engage in humanitarian and development work must do more to protect the rights of LGBTIQ+ people who are displaced. | UNHCR
Severe storms damage shelters of 16,000 Ethiopian refugees in Sudan
More than 16,000 Ethiopian refugees in Sudan’s eastern refugee settlements have been impacted after several weeks of storms.
Statement attributable to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi on the situation in Ethiopia’s Tigray region
Earlier this week, hundreds of civilians were wounded or killed by airstrikes on a market in Tigray, Ethiopia near Mekelle.
UN agencies welcome relocation of 4,000 asylum seekers and refugees from Greece
IOM, UNHCR and UNICEF jointly encourage further steps towards a predictable, systematic European relocation mechanism.
From refugee to saviour: the story of Majed and Joseba
After being resettled to Spain, Syrian refugee Majed became a friend and carer to Joseba, the butcher who gave him a job.
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