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UN High Commissioner for Refugees calls for a regional mechanism to deal with unprecedented displacement in Mexico and Central America
GENEVA – UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi concluded a 10-day visit to Mexico, El Salvador and Guatemala with an impassioned appeal for a regional mechanism that would help to scale up, coordinate and create synergies between the different programmes,...![UNHCR report charts progress against Global Compact on Refugees](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/6193d7064.jpeg)
UNHCR report charts progress against Global Compact on Refugees
A new report released today by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, shows how far the international community has come since it called for the development of a new international framework to share responsibility for refugee situations – the Global Compact on Refugees (GCR)....![UNHCR: World must turn COP26 words into action for forcibly displaced and stateless people](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/618e36063-966x675.jpeg)
UNHCR: World must turn COP26 words into action for forcibly displaced and stateless people
This is a summary of what was said by Andrew Harper, Special Advisor on Climate Action to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. The climate crisis is a...![UNHCR urges governments to accelerate progress and resolve plight of world’s stateless](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Stateless.jpg)
UNHCR urges governments to accelerate progress and resolve plight of world’s stateless
More action is needed to resolve the plight of millions around the world who are still without citizenship, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, urged today as it marked seven years since the launch of its #IBelong Campaign to End Statelessness. “Significant progress has...![Rohingya refugees restore depleted forest in Bangladesh](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/rohingya-climate-1.jpg)
Rohingya refugees restore depleted forest in Bangladesh
Four years after swathes of forest in southern Bangladesh were cleared to make way for Rohingya refugees, projects to restore the ecosystem and “re-green” the camps are yielding results. By Regina De La Portilla in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh Mohammed Ali, 28, is a...![Warming climate threatens livelihoods of Malian refugees and Mauritanians](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/climate-change-1.jpg)
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...![Winter emergency: Why cold weather poses a dire threat to refugees](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/RF1115649_20210217_Winter_LBN_DiegoIbarraSanchez_007.jpg)
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...![50,000 burpees in 365 days: Quebec man raises money to help refugees through UNHCR in unique birthday fundraiser](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/1.png)
50,000 burpees in 365 days: Quebec man raises money to help refugees through UNHCR in unique birthday fundraiser
A new way to celebrate: One burpee, two burpees, three burpees, four … By Susan Pedwell Maxence Renaud is turning 50 next August. Instead of throwing a midlife crisis party or buying himself a shiny new sports car, Renaud is raising funds for the UN Refugee Agency...![More than 60,000 Burundian refugees voluntarily return home this year](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Burundi_EN.jpg)