Civilians in DRC struggle for survival amid growing violence at home
People fleeing unrest in Democratic Republic of Congo at record high. After five months of hiding in the bush from armed men and soldiers, Marie Kapinga is finally back at her family home in Matamba, a village in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Kasai Central...“If you leave, no one will shoot you:” A grandmother’s plea in Honduras
“My grandmother wanted me to leave. She told me: ‘If you don’t join, the gang will shoot you. If you do join, the rival gang will shoot you—or the cops will shoot you. But if you leave, no one will shoot you’.”...Comprehensive Regional Protection and Solutions Framework for Central America and Mexico
Background The Comprehensive Regional Protection and Solutions Framework for Central America and Mexico is developed by the UN Refugee Agency in support of the Global Compact on Refugees. It builds on commitments established in the 2016 New York Declaration and on...Former Syrian wrestling champion ready for second round
After establishing a successful training program in a refugee camp, a star wrestler from Syria is now changing lives in Canada. The Al Karad family (from left) Mohammed, Asmaa, Tajaldeen, Jameeleh, Mansoor and Taim pose for a portrait with their Canadian sponsor,...Unifor Social Justice Fund donates $50,000 to UNHCR for Rohingya refugees
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TORONTO – UNHCR Canada, the UN Refugee Agency, has received CAD $50,000 from Unifor Social Justice Fund to provide emergency aid to Rohingya refugees. Since late August, more than 580,000 Rohingya refugees have fled to Bangladesh to escape...
Mexican shelter provides safe space for Central Americans
Since 2011, Friar Tomás González Castillo has welcomed those fleeing violence and persecution in northern Central America. TENOSIQUE, Mexico – At a shelter near the Guatemalan border, a Mexican friar provides protection and humanitarian assistance to people fleeing...
The world must not turn its back on the Syrian refugee crisis
Conditions are not yet in place for the more than five million Syrians living as refugees in neighboring countries to return home. After more than six years of one of the deadliest, most destructive conflicts in recent history, the Syrian people are understandably...
How Honduran street violence threatens children’s education
Intimidation by Honduras’ notorious mara gangs makes going to school so dangerous some parents keep their teenagers at home. Intimidation by street gangs in the violent areas of Honduran towns and cities is a fact of life for teenagers like Mariela*, 15, and her...