Recovery and renewal: Supporting Venezuelan refugees and migrants as they rebuild their lives
The mass exodus of more than five million Venezuelans continues to be one of the largest displacement crises in the world—and the biggest in Latin America’s recent history. Violence, insecurity, shortages of food and medicine, and access to essential services have...
How UNHCR is Aiming Higher to support refugee scholars
While thousands of students across Canada have made the leap to college, university, trade school or vocational school this year, millions of deserving refugees won’t be as fortunate. Across the world, only three per cent of young refugees are enrolled in some form of...
Hardship and progress in the fight against COVID-19
The latest on UNHCR’s ongoing pandemic response. Significant progress has been made in recent months to improve access to COVID-19 vaccines for forcibly displaced people. But the damaging, lasting impact of the pandemic on the lives of refugees and internally...
Warming climate threatens livelihoods of Malian refugees and Mauritanians
Lake Mahmouda, a vital source of water and food for refugees and local communities in Mauritania, is under threat as an increasingly hostile climate causes it to shrink. By Catherine Wachiaya in Beribavatt, Mauritania Yahya Koronio Kona solemnly steers his dugout...
UNHCR welcomes U.S. renewed effort to end policy that endangers asylum-seekers
This statement is attributable to Matthew Reynolds, UNHCR Representative for the United States and the Caribbean. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, welcomes the U.S. government’s most recent step to end the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP) program. UNHCR has...
“Sports can make refugees feel at home”: A Q&A with Alphonso Davies
During a triumphant year earning awards and accolades for his skills on the pitch, Alphonso Davies, Canadian soccer star and UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador, was ready to make his mark away from the field for a deeply personal cause: showing support for refugees. The...
Open letter to G20 Heads of State and Government – UNHCR, IOM & WHO
An appeal to G20 leaders to make vaccines accessible to people on the move We are writing to you on behalf of the millions around the world struggling to survive the COVID-19 pandemic far from home. Some have been forced to flee wars, conflict, persecution and human...
Winter emergency: Why cold weather poses a dire threat to refugees
Each year, millions of forcibly displaced people face severe winter weather, which makes already difficult living conditions much more dangerous. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, helps by providing winter assistance to try and prevent conditions from worsening. While...