Stories

The latest stories from UNHCR.

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We take special care to bring you the latest refugee news and stories of the men, women and children we help each day.

From Syria to Canada, lawyer to journalist

Apr 5, 2022 | Featured Story, News Releases, Story

Q&A with Maan Alhmidi. A lawyer by training and now a journalist with the Canadian Press news agency.

With love from Syria: bringing Syrian food to Canada, one Yalanji at a time

Mar 16, 2022 | Featured Story, News Releases, Story

Catering business uses food to empower Syrian refugee women in Canada and help with their integration.

‘What Strange Paradise’: story of the global refugee crisis through the eyes of children

Feb 15, 2022 | Featured Story, News Releases, Story

Award-winning novelist and journalist highlight the plight of refugee children on their dangerous journeys fleeing conflict.

Stitching new life in Canada: Espérance’s inspiring journey from Kakuma to Cambridge

Jan 10, 2022 | Featured Story, News Releases, Story

Could Espérance have imagined while she was sewing dresses from the Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya, that she would one day live her passion on the other side of the Atlantic?

A winning solution for refugees and Canadian employers takes roots in Pictou County

Dec 15, 2021 | Featured Story, Local Story, News Releases, Story

A program connecting employers with qualified refugees is taking root in Nova Scotia. It could address shortages in the local health care sector, and lead to similar efforts across Canada and in other countries.

Refugee women scale Atlas mountain to tackle gender violence

Dec 13, 2021 | Local Story, News Releases

An all-female group including 13 refugees from six countries set out to climb Mount Toubkal – Morocco’s highest peak – to highlight the struggle to end violence against women.