Four Generations on the Run
As the ferry anchors near Kagunga village, on the Tanzanian shores of Lake Tanganyika, 60-year-old Foibe Ndikumana sits patiently on the sand, yearning to hear her name called. She is eager to leave behind the crowded lakefront village and the haunting memories of...
Refugees and Human Rights Student Poetry Contest, 2015
UNHCR and the CCUNESCO are happy to announce the winners of the “Refugees and Human Rights Poetry Contest, 2015 edition”. Canadian students from grades 4 to 12 from schools across the country submitted high quality poems as part of this contest. There...World Refugee Day: Get to know the individual behind the word refugee
UNHCR Canada has launched in Ottawa and Toronto a public campaign encouraging the public to get to know the individual or family behind the word “refugee”. The campaign is part of a UNHCR global awareness outreach to mark World Refugee Day 20 June this year. For the...
#WorldRefugeeDay: Student. Brother. Poet.
“I left my home because of the war.” Hany, 21 years old: “Two years ago, I arrived with my family in Lebanon because of the war in my country. All I brought with me from Syria was my high school diploma and memories of happiness, friends, fun times, our...
#WorldRefugeeDay: Interpreter. Sister. Fashionista.
Pabi, 24 years old: “For the past two years, I have been working as a Deaf Asian interpreter. I am so proud of what I have been able to accomplish for myself since coming to Canada. As a Deaf interpreter, I make an effort to provide great sign language translation to...
Mediterranean crossings in 2015 already top 100,000
Donate Now GENEVA, June 9 (UNHCR) –Refugee and migrant arrivals to Europe across the Mediterranean so far in 2015 have moved above 100,000, with record numbers now arriving every day in the Greek islands. Official figures show that as of 8 June a total of 103,000...
UNHCR launches U$13 million appeal for South-east Asia boat crisis response
Donate to Rohingya Refugees Now GENEVA, June 5 (UNHCR) – The UN refugee agency has launched an appeal for US$13 million to help with the needs of new boat arrivals in South-east Asia, where thousands of refugees and migrants have been risking their lives by crossing...