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UNHCR calls for more support for Nicaraguans forced to flee
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is calling on the international community not to turn a blind eye to the plight of Nicaraguan refugees and asylum-seekers, as the pandemic exacerbates their vulnerabilities and needs. More than 108,000 Nicaraguans have been forced to flee...UNHCR’s Grandi and Pope Francis share a vision of global response to displacement based on solidarity and care
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi praised Pope Francis’ holistic approach to global displacement and the needs of the most vulnerable, including those forced to flee their homes, as expressed in the encyclical letter Fratelli Tutti, during a...![Global faith leaders unite to help tackle forced displacement](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Religious-leaders-unite-to-help-tackle-forced-displacement.jpeg)
Global faith leaders unite to help tackle forced displacement
Members of the newly formed Multi-Religious Council of Leaders make individual commitments to promote peace and offer support to forcibly displaced people. By UNHCR Staff Religious leaders representing the world’s diverse faith traditions committed on Tuesday to work...![Women struggle to get by as Yemen conflict hits six-year mark](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Yemen-6-years-story.jpeg)
Women struggle to get by as Yemen conflict hits six-year mark
As the world’s worst humanitarian crisis rages on, women and children make up three-quarters of the four million people forced from their homes, putting them at greater risk. By Jean-Nicolas Beuze in Hudaydah, Yemen On a small patch of land on the outskirts of...![United Nations Chiefs urge donors to support record appeals for Syrians and the region](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/6061cd834.jpg)
United Nations Chiefs urge donors to support record appeals for Syrians and the region
Joint OCHA/UNHCR/UNDP Press Release On the eve of the fifth Brussels conference for Syria, the United Nations humanitarian, refugee and development chiefs have urged international donors to step up and stand with the millions of people in Syria and the region who...![‘Everything is burnt to ashes’](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Bangladesh-Fire-Story.jpeg)
‘Everything is burnt to ashes’
Rohingya refugees who lost everything in the massive fire that tore through a camp in southern Bangladesh on Monday prepare to start over, once again. By UNHCR staff Halima, 37, was inside her shelter in the Kutupalong camp with her five young children when the sound...![Alphonso Davies becomes the first footballer to take UNHCR’s Goodwill Ambassador title](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/6049f63b3.jpg)
Alphonso Davies becomes the first footballer to take UNHCR’s Goodwill Ambassador title
Davies is the first footballer and first Canadian to become a Global Goodwill Ambassador for UNHCR. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, today announced the appointment of Alphonso Davies, FC Bayern Munich’s left-back and player for Canada Men’s National Football Team, as...![UNHCR outraged by deadly attack against displaced population in Western Niger](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Niger-West-Deadly-attack-966x675.jpeg)
UNHCR outraged by deadly attack against displaced population in Western Niger
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Boris Cheshirkov – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, condemns in the strongest terms the attacks in...![You’re invited: Interactive event on March 25 recognizes ten years of crisis in Syria](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/UNHCR-twitter-440x880-learn.jpg)