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UNHCR calls for equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines for refugees
On World Health Day, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is calling for concerted international action and solidarity to ensure equitable access to COVID-19 vaccinations, including for refugees and other forcibly displaced and stateless people. UNHCR is encouraged by the...![120,000 refugees assisted to access Iran’s health insurance scheme](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Iran-120000-health-care.jpeg)
120,000 refugees assisted to access Iran’s health insurance scheme
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Babar Baloch – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect refugees and host communities in the...![Refugee athletes’ epic journey toward Tokyo Games dramatized in new video](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Olympic-Video-Story.jpeg)
Refugee athletes’ epic journey toward Tokyo Games dramatized in new video
The Journey’ depicts a refugee’s path from conflict to international competition, revealing the power of sport to change the lives of forcibly displaced people everywhere. By UNHCR Staff What does it feel like to run for your life? A new video released today by UNHCR,...![UNHCR releases powerful social video in support of Refugee Olympic and Paralympic teams](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Olympics-Video-PR.jpeg)
UNHCR releases powerful social video in support of Refugee Olympic and Paralympic teams
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, today launched a powerful social media campaign calling for the world to support the Refugee Olympic and Paralympic Teams. At the centre of the global campaign is ‘The Journey’ – a social video dramatically depicting the extraordinary...![Pandemic deepens hunger for displaced people the world over](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Pandemic-deepens-hunger.jpeg)
Pandemic deepens hunger for displaced people the world over
With COVID-19 lockdowns depriving many of jobs and income, increasing numbers of refugees and asylum-seekers are going hungry. By Jenny Barchfield By the time Kimberly Virguez finally took the wrenching choice to leave her native Venezuela, widespread food shortages...![UNHCR rushing support and aid to Rohingya refugees affected by last week’s massive fire](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Bangladesh-Fire-Story-3-1.jpeg)
UNHCR rushing support and aid to Rohingya refugees affected by last week’s massive fire
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Andrej Mahecic – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. An estimated 48,000 Rohingya refugees have lost their shelters and belongings in the...![High Commissioner’s Message on the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/5df22f804.jpg)
High Commissioner’s Message on the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
Statement by Filippo Grandi, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Over the past year, we’ve witnessed the deadly impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. But the scourge of racism has also devastated many lives with tragic consequences. Violent and deadly attacks against Black,...![#IAmAnAdvocate: Q&A with Canadian author, teacher and former refugee Hieu Pham-Fraser on her new children’s book about racism](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/hieu-940x675.png)
#IAmAnAdvocate: Q&A with Canadian author, teacher and former refugee Hieu Pham-Fraser on her new children’s book about racism
In the 1970s and 1980s, Canada welcomed thousands of refugees, often referred to as “boat people” who fled political persecution after the Vietnam civil war ended. Hieu Pham-Fraser and her parents were among them. Now 47-years-old, a teacher and a published children’s...![Rohingya refugees and local Bangladeshis benefit from inclusive COVID-19 response](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Bangladesh-Covid-response-rohingya.jpeg)