Refugee Olympic Team to compete at Tokyo 2020
International Olympic Committee announces a refugee team will again compete, following historic debut at Rio 2016 Summer Olympics. By Lorey Campese and Claire Lewis in Buenos Aires, Argentina A Refugee Olympic Team will compete in the Tokyo 2020 Games, following the...
A vital Canadian community hub for newcomers raises funds for Syrians displaced by crisis
By Lauren La Rose Samer Kanan is living proof of the power of paying it forward. The Syrian-born refugee resettled in Canada, where he has spent the past two years working at the Somali Centre for Family Services in Ottawa. When the centre opened in 1991, it was...
95-year-old activist, Harry Leslie Smith, dedicates life to refugee cause
Guided by his past, a 95-year-old activist embarks on a global tour to highlight the plight of refugees Harry Leslie Smith may well be Canada’s oldest rebel activist. At 95, he refuses to retire gently into the night, instead furiously working his Twitter account to...
UNHCR staffers support Venezuelan refugees in crisis
Two UNHCR protection officers give frontline accounts of desperate Venezuelans As told to Fiona Irvine-Goulet Give us a brief description of what your role is in helping Venezuelan asylum seekers who have fled their country. Azadeh: Our offices are working in...
Canadian indie-rock group Arkells headline hometown rally for refugees
By Lauren La Rose Arkells will be rocking their hometown of Hamilton as the award-winning Canadian group headline a concert to raise funds and awareness for a cause close to their hearts: supporting refugees. The critically acclaimed rockers will be headlining The...
Los equipos de primera linea desde el norte de Centroamérica arrojan luz sobre una crisis silenciosa que afecta a mujeres y niños, y que está a las puertas de Canadá
La violencia de pandillas y el crimen organizado continúan causando un desplazamiento creciente dentro y fuera del norte de Centroamérica. Cada vez, más refugiados huyen de la violencia en El Salvador, Guatemala y Honduras – países conocidos colectivamente como el...
UNHCR says record high 68.5 million people forcibly displaced in 2017
In its annual Global Trends report released on June 19, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency said 68.5 million people were displaced as of the end of 2017. Among them were 16.2 million people who became displaced during 2017 itself, either for the first time or repeatedly,...
UNHCR urges family unity at southern US border
UNHCR, The UN Refugee Agency, urges the United States to prioritize family unity and the best interests of children as it implements new border management policies along the US-Mexico border. “There are effective ways to ensure border control without putting families...