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UN refugee chief connects with Chinese companies at Boao Forum
As part of UNHCR’s growing engagement with China, High Commissioner Filippo Grandi calls on the private sector to collaborate on connectivity and innovation for refugees. BOAO, China – Connectivity is the foundation of security, said UN High Commissioner for Refugees...![‘Guardian angel’ offers lifeline to abused refugee women in South Sudan](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/RF2208451_Osire-Mary-Sanyu_mama-elizabeth-2-1080x675.jpg)
‘Guardian angel’ offers lifeline to abused refugee women in South Sudan
Volunteers living in Maban County’s refugee camps have opened up their homes to care for women affected by sexual and gender-based violence. Mama Elizabeth, 65, is a Sudanese refugee and one of 48 refugee volunteers, also known as ‘guardian angels,’ who have opened up...![Opinion: We have a common responsibility to fight anti-refugee rhetoric](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/unhcr-canada-private-sponsorship-canada.jpeg)
Opinion: We have a common responsibility to fight anti-refugee rhetoric
You have often heard us at UNHCR raising the alarm about populist rhetoric that demonizes refugees, asylum seekers or migrants. In Canada, like in many Western countries these days, terms such as “illegals” or “refugee crisis” are used to describe those arriving at...![From refugee to Rhodes scholar](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Untitled-design-6-1080x675.jpg)
From refugee to Rhodes scholar
Drawing on her past, a young Manitoban is changing future conversations about refugees in Canada When Annette Riziki’s mom heard that her daughter had received a Rhodes scholarship late last year, she danced around their Winnipeg living room, telling Annette, “I told...![Ayman’s longstanding commitment to refugee service](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/RF2205871_20181218_134610-1080x675.jpg)
Ayman’s longstanding commitment to refugee service
After more than 25 years in the field, UNHCR’s Representative in Yemen remains motivated and inspired by resilient refugees Unfulfilled by his previous job working for a bank in Amman, Jordan, then 25-year-old Ayman Gharaibehtook a one-month UNHCR contract in Kuwait,...![Less than 5 per cent of global refugee resettlement needs met last year](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/5c6bc6793.jpg)
Less than 5 per cent of global refugee resettlement needs met last year
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Shabia Mantoo – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. New data released by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency shows that despite record levels of...![Supporting Rohingya refugees and their hosts in Bangladesh](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Untitled-design-3-1080x675.jpg)
Supporting Rohingya refugees and their hosts in Bangladesh
The UN is seeking US$920 million to meet the needs of more than 900,000 refugees from Myanmar and 330,000 vulnerable residents in Bangladesh host communities. By Christopher Reardon and Areez Tanbeen Rahman in Kutupalong refugee settlement, Bangladesh Inside a bamboo...![UNHCR chief praises Ethiopia’s innovative approach to refugees](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/5c63e1852cf.jpg)
UNHCR chief praises Ethiopia’s innovative approach to refugees
Filippo Grandi visits groundbreaking projects that improve the lives of refugees and their host communities. By Dana Hughes ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia – On his four-day visit to Ethiopia, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi praised the country’s...![Statement by UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie in Kutupalong refugee settlement, Bangladesh](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/5c597be13.jpg)