News Releases
We bring you the most up-to-date information from UNHCR Canada through news releases.
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WFP, UNHCR appeal for funding for over 3 million refugees hit by ration cuts in Eastern Africa
UNHCR and WFP appealed for US$266 million to end food ration cuts for over 3 million refugees in Eastern Africa.
Surging violence in Nigeria drives displacement to Niger
UNHCR is alarmed at surging violence in north-west Nigeria which has fuelled displacement into neighbouring Niger’s Maradi region.
UNHCR to relocate thousands of Central African refugees to safer locations
UNHCR is working to relocate thousands of Central African refugees away from dangerous conditions into safer sites further into the interior.
Fleeing bandit attacks, Nigerian villagers seek safety in Niger
Around 77,000 Nigerians have sought refuge in Niger’s Maradi region, some 7,660 since the start of the year as banditry and armed attacks spread.
UNHCR seeks urgent access to detained asylum-seekers in Tanzania
UNHCR is deeply concerned by a series of messages of distress it has been receiving from a group of 10 asylum–seekers currently in a detention facility in Tanzania.
UNHCR seeks US$164 million for displaced Central Africans
With no end in sight to the violence fuelling the displacement crisis, nearly a third of the Central African Republic’s population of 4.7 million have been forced to flee.
Displaced Yemenis flee clashes, face imminent risk of hunger
Amid intensified clashes in Yemen’s Marib region UNHCR is calling for a safe passage for the fleeing civilians.
Refugees in Sudan reap benefits of clean cooking energy
A switch to ethanol reduces risky trips in search of firewood, slows reforestation and creates healthier home environments for refugees in White Nile state.
Education for all refugee children is within reach – finds World Bank-UNHCR report
UNHCR: Average annual cost of educating refugees is less than 5% of public education expenditure in developing nations hosting 85% of the world’s refugees.
Eye operation draws life into focus for young refugee
Cataracts gradually robbed six-year-old Azaiya of his sight. A corrective operation allowed him to see a world with opportunities.
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