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COVID-19 crisis underlines need for refugee solidarity and inclusion
Global pandemic has curtailed access to asylum and threatened refugee rights, but has also shown the value of protecting displaced people, says UNHCR’s Gillian Triggs. By UNHCR Staff GENEVA – While the COVID-19 pandemic has “profoundly tested” global commitment to...![Maintain aid levels to save lives and protect the vulnerable, UN refugee chief](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Grandi-Vulnerable-Speech.jpg)
Maintain aid levels to save lives and protect the vulnerable, UN refugee chief
During the pandemic, sustaining aid will mitigate marginalization that will be more costly to address later, Filippo Grandi tells high-level meeting. By UNHCR staff GENEVA – Maintaining levels of humanitarian aid is a comparatively inexpensive way to save lives and...![A Syrian refugee returns to entrepreneurial roots in Canada](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/HLY_3078-1080x675.jpg)
A Syrian refugee returns to entrepreneurial roots in Canada
Back in business “I know I lost everything back home. But I found here some people to help me” Shortly after arriving in Canada, it didn’t take long for Ahmad Abed to reignite his entrepreneurial spirit. After resettling in Guelph, Ontario, the Syrian...![Hardships multiply for older refugees amid COVID-19 pandemic](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/OlderRefugeesHardships.jpg)
Hardships multiply for older refugees amid COVID-19 pandemic
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica – Despite suffering knee problems and hypertension, 69-year-old Nicaraguan asylum-seeker Esperanza* used to get up at dawn every day to pick coffee to support her family in Costa Rica. “Being old makes it hard to do the kinds of jobs we have to do...![UNHCR and some 100 NGOs urge world not to leave refugees behind in COVID-19 responses](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/NGOcovidresponse1.jpg)
UNHCR and some 100 NGOs urge world not to leave refugees behind in COVID-19 responses
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency and hundreds of non-governmental organisations (NGOs), today called on global leaders to ensure that refugees are included in social safety nets and support services for COVID-19 and stressed the need for stronger integration of refugees...![UNHCR urges more support for refugee higher education to withstand impact of COVID-19 pandemic](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/CovidHigherEd.jpg)
UNHCR urges more support for refugee higher education to withstand impact of COVID-19 pandemic
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. With only three per cent of refugees accessing higher education, UNHCR, the UN Refugee...![UNHCR wins €1m prize for novel water tech in refugee camps](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/WaterTech1.jpg)
UNHCR wins €1m prize for novel water tech in refugee camps
Affordable high-tech system allowing real-time monitoring of water provision and use in refugee settlements claims prestigious European Commission innovation prize. By UNHCR Staff BRUSSELS – When David Githiri arrived in Uganda in 2017 to oversee the technical team...![Don’t let COVID-19 pandemic derail refugee education](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/mosalah-2.jpg)
Don’t let COVID-19 pandemic derail refugee education
As UN General Assembly meets virtually, footballer Mohamed Salah, educator Mary Maker and UNHCR chief Filippo Grandi urge world to safeguard refugee education. By Sarah Schafer NEW YORK – In a video broadcast today in connection with the UN General Assembly, held...![Mohamed Salah to call for connected, quality education for refugee children, at UN General Assembly](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/MoSalah-1.jpg)