![Critical underfunding exacerbated by COVID-19 pushing displaced people to the edge](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/criticalcovid.jpg)
![Critical underfunding exacerbated by COVID-19 pushing displaced people to the edge](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/criticalcovid.jpg)
![We can’t let the value of life be lost in the ashes](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/5f6087043.jpg)
We can’t let the value of life be lost in the ashes
The tragic images of the last days coming from Lesvos have once more been on the news all over the world. The Reception and Identification Center in Moria has been almost totally destroyed and the whole population on the island, locals, refugees, migrants, are being...![UNHCR and Religions for Peace form Multi-Religious Council of Leaders to tackle global displacement challenges](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/news-release-wp-1-1080x675.png)
UNHCR and Religions for Peace form Multi-Religious Council of Leaders to tackle global displacement challenges
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and Religions for Peace, a global, multi-religious movement representing the world’s faith institutions and traditions, announced today a commitment to form a Multi-Religious Council of Leaders to strengthen efforts to address the root...![ICS, UNHCR and IOM call on States to end humanitarian crisis onboard ship in the Mediterranean](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/mediterrenean1-966x675.jpg)
ICS, UNHCR and IOM call on States to end humanitarian crisis onboard ship in the Mediterranean
ICS, the International Chamber of Shipping, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) are calling for the immediate disembarkation of 27 rescued people trapped onboard a cargo ship. The distraught group, including one child...![Mo Salah calls for team effort to ensure disadvantaged children receive education](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/mosalah-480x675.jpg)
Mo Salah calls for team effort to ensure disadvantaged children receive education
UNHCR warns COVID-19 a dire threat hopes of young refugees By UNHCR LONDON/GENEVA, SEPT 3, UNHCR – The UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR today released a report warning that unless immediate and bold action was taken by the international community to beat back the...![Winter threatens Venezuelans unprepared for the cold](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Wintervenezuelans.jpg)
Winter threatens Venezuelans unprepared for the cold
As chilly weather steals over South America, vulnerable Venezuelan refugees and migrants brace for added hardship. By Stephanie Rabi Misle in Santiago, Chile, and Emily Álvarez in Lima, Peru Several difficult months after the Díaz family arrived in Chile, following a...![South Sudanese teacher sets sights on university for his children](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/southsudanteacher1.jpg)
South Sudanese teacher sets sights on university for his children
A primary school Vice-Principal has high educational ambitions but knows the odds are stacked against his fellow citizens. By Katie Nguyen in Gambella, Ethiopia A framed photograph of James Tut, in cap and gown and receiving his Bachelor’s degree, takes pride of place...![Congolese mothers trek to safety in South Sudan](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/congolese1.jpg)
Congolese mothers trek to safety in South Sudan
As South Sudan keeps its borders open to refugees during the coronavirus pandemic, mothers fleeing violence in the DR Congo find a safe haven with their children. By Giulia Raffaelli and Aisha Jummai Abdulsalam in Yambio, South Sudan When armed men attacked her...![Grandi ends Lebanon visit with call to help country in its hour of need](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/hclebanon.jpg)
Grandi ends Lebanon visit with call to help country in its hour of need
With country reeling from Beirut explosion, COVID-19 and financial crisis, UNHCR Head calls on global community to support Lebanon and its large refugee population. By Warda Al-Jawahiry and Houssam Hariri in Beirut, Lebanon UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo...![300,000 people lose homes, incomes, food supplies and belongings due to catastrophic flooding in Yemen](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/yemenflood.jpg)