News Releases
We bring you the most up-to-date information from UNHCR Canada through news releases.
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Data visualization reveals impacts of climate change on displacement
UNHCR is releasing a new data visualization that shows how the climate emergency is converging with other threats to drive new displacement.
Data reveals impacts of climate emergency on displacement
A new data visualization shows how the climate emergency is converging with other threats to drive new displacement and increases vulnerabilities.
UNHCR’s Protection Chief visits Cyprus, addresses challenges in access to asylum
Access to territory and asylum, and improving reception conditions for asylum-seekers dominated the four-day visit of the UNHCR’s Assistant High Commissioner for Protection, Gillian Triggs to Cyprus concluding today.
Helping others brings solace to displaced mother in Cabo Delgado
As displacement driven by violence soars in northern Mozambique, civilians caught up in the crisis display resilience and solidarity in the face of adversity.
Relocations in Brazil offer dignity and hope to thousands of Venezuelans
More than 50,000 Venezuelans have been relocated from Brazil’s northern state of Roraima to 675 Brazilian cities, thanks to a model national initiative.
More refugees arrive in Chad following recent clashes in CAR
Recent clashes between government forces and rebel groups in northern CAR have forced more than 2,000 refugees to cross into Chad in the past week.
Global campaign boosts COVID-19 prevention among refugees
The Hygiene & Behaviour Change Coalition, funded by the UK government and Unilever, reaches 1 billion people, including refugees, in its outreach efforts.
UNHCR calls for more support for Nicaraguans forced to flee
UNHCR is calling on the international community not to turn a blind eye to the plight of Nicaraguan refugees and asylum-seekers, as the pandemic exacerbates their vulnerabilities and needs.
UNHCR, IOM: At least 40 people drown in shipwreck off Tunisia
UNHCR and IOM are deeply saddened by reports of a shipwreck off the coast of Sidi Mansour, in southeast Tunisia, yesterday evening.
Civilians at risk from escalating fighting in Yemen’s Marib
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is deeply concerned about the safety of civilians as conflict intensifies in Yemen’s Marib governorate. The fighting is increasingly impacting areas in and around Marib city, where large numbers of people already displaced by the ongoing conflict are sheltering.
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