News Releases
We bring you the most up-to-date information from UNHCR Canada through news releases.
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High Commissioner’s Message on the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
A message from the UN High Commissioner for Refugees: Over the past year, we’ve witnessed the deadly impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Armed attacks kill hundreds, displace 40,000 civilians in northeast DR Congo
UNHCR is warning about an increase in the number of attacks by an armed group on civilians in parts of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
#IAmAnAdvocate: Q&A with Canadian author, teacher and former refugee Hieu Pham-Fraser on her new children’s book about racism
Now a teacher and a published children’s author living in Canada, Hieu Pham-Fraser uses her voice to say #IAmAnAdvocate for refugees.
Rohingya refugees and local Bangladeshis benefit from inclusive COVID-19 response
Healthcare facilities in Cox’s Bazar have been treating both Rohingya refugee and Bangladeshi COVID patients.
Colombian coroner gives Venezuelans dignified burials
When Venezuelan refugees and migrants cannot afford a decent burial, Sonia Bermúdez ensures they have a final resting place.
Aid agencies appeal for funding to support over 2 million South Sudanese refugees in dire need
UNHCR and partners are appealing for US$1.2 billion to provide vital humanitarian assistance for more than 2.2 million South Sudanese refugees living in five neighbouring countries in 2021.
Inside Syria, millions face destitution after a decade of pain
Compounding crises increase misery for Syrian families trying to pick up the pieces after ten years of conflict, including 6.7 million people still displaced inside the country.
First refugees receive COVID-19 vaccinations in Rwanda
Over 400 health service workers and residents of Gashora transit centre get their first jabs, as part of national vaccine plan that covers all refugees and asylum-seekers.
A decade on, Syrian refugees mired in ‘silent war’ for survival
As the Syria crisis reaches the 10-year mark, millions of refugees face unprecedented hardship due to rising poverty, lack of opportunity and the impact of COVID-19.
A decade of death, destruction and displacement must not sap our solidarity with Syrians
Ten years of the Syrian crisis have inflicted unimaginable human suffering and pain. The world has failed Syrians.
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