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With You: Summer Newsletter

Aug 20, 2014 | UNHCR Magazine

In our summer edition of With You, we’ve highlighted the impact of your generosity in a world where new and existing conflicts are intensifying at alarming rates. These stories are just a quick snapshot into the lives of more than 51 million displaced people around...

Refugees and Human Rights Student Poetry Contest

Jun 10, 2014 | Local Story, News Releases

There were two categories for entry submissions in each language: English: Category 1: Grades 7 – 9 The winners of this category were: 1st place – Claire Lauzon, Gr. 9, Canterbury High School, Ottawa, ON 2nd place – Krista Hum, Gr. 9, Canterbury High...

UN High Commissioner for Refugees to visit Canada

May 27, 2014 | Local Story, News Releases

May 28-30, 2014 – The UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres will start his official visit in Canada on Tuesday 27 May 2014, for a three-day visit at the invitation of the Government of Canada. High Commissioner Guterres, who has also been invited to...

With You: Spring Newsletter

May 1, 2014 | UNHCR Magazine

In our latest newsletter, we spotlight our work with displaced children. These stories are just a few examples that demonstrate how much your support helps protect the vulnerable who don’t have a place to call home. Click below to download and read your newsletter....

A generous spirit of volunteerism: a Montreal student takes matters into her own hands

Jan 17, 2014 | Featured Story, Local Story

OTTAWA, Canada, January 17 (UNHCR) – After several months of helplessly watching the horrors in Syria unfold on the media, 26-years old Mahzad Sharifahmadian, a PhD candidate in Biochemistry at the University of Montreal, decided to take matters into her own...

Canadian Government Contribution to the UN Refugee Agency surpasses all time high

Dec 19, 2013 | Press Release

OTTAWA, 19 December 2013 – Canada’s annual contribution to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) so far this year, amounts to over 77 million Canadian dollars (CAD), making it the highest ever annual Canadian contribution to the UN Refugee Agency....

UNHCR welcomes the Supreme Court judgment in Ezokola

Jul 19, 2013 | Press Release

OTTAWA, 19 July 2013—The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) welcomes the judgment issued today by the Supreme Court of Canada in the case of Ezokola, which addresses fundamental issues related to exclusion from refugee status on grounds of...

More emergency funds needed for the Syria refugee crisis

May 14, 2013 | Press Release

OTTAWA, 14 May 2013—The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is raising the alarm over the continuous massive exodus and the growing humanitarian needs caused by the conflict in Syria. UNHCR estimates there are now nearly 1.5 million registered Syrian...

UNHCR welcomes positive elements in the Canadian refugee reform, as Bill C-31, Protecting Canada’s Immigration System Act, receives Royal Assent

Jun 29, 2012 | Press Release

Ottawa, June 29, 2012 — Today as Bill C-31, Protecting Canada’s Immigration System Act received royal assent, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) welcomes the positive elements introduced with the refugee reform and the important amendments...