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LGBTQ2 refugee activist spreads message of tolerance and equality
By Biko Beauttah, as told to Fiona Irvine-Goulet Biko Beauttah arrived at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport in 2006 as an asylum seeker. Beauttah is transgender, and in her native Kenya, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer or questioning...![UN High Commissioner for Refugees praises Canada for “extraordinary generosity”](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/FilippoGrandi_Canada_Chef_Web-1024x675.jpg)
UN High Commissioner for Refugees praises Canada for “extraordinary generosity”
By Lauren La Rose Among the many refugees Filippo Grandi encountered during his mission to Canada, a hospital worker in Montreal had a particularly profound impact on the head of the UN Refugee Agency. During the first leg of a four-day visit to Canada, Grandi met...![The Unwanted: A portrait of the Rohingya refugee crisis](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/TheUnwanted_Rohingya_CoverPhoto-1024x675.jpg)
The Unwanted: A portrait of the Rohingya refugee crisis
By Fiona Irvine-Goulet Since August 25, 2017, more than 600,000 Rohingya refugees have fled violence in Myanmar. Most are women and children; many have been beaten, tortured, raped, or have seen their homes and villages burned to the ground. Their loved ones have been...![“Canada’s responsibility to refugees globally must not falter”](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Marseel-and-Yacout-PSP-Jordan-Mission-2-1080x675.jpg)
“Canada’s responsibility to refugees globally must not falter”
Note to readers: This opinion piece was originally published in The Hill Times on 20 Dec 2017. Reprinted with permission. By Jean-Nicolas Beuze, UNHCR Canada representative Just a little over two years ago, three-year-old Alan Kurdi’s tragic death on a Turkish beach...![100 Days of the Rohingya Crisis](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/RF2131922_UNHCR-Rohingya-19-Oct-2017-003.jpg)
100 Days of the Rohingya Crisis
Last Updated: December 1, 2017 Over half a million people have fled to Bangladesh since violence erupted in Myanmar in late August. Here are some key events of this unfolding drama. You are viewing: The emergency response Donate Now August 25, 2017 Outbreak of the...![UNHCR chief hails Canada as “champion” of refugees](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/HCTrudeau-Copy-1080x675.jpg)
UNHCR chief hails Canada as “champion” of refugees
UNHCR’s chief Filippo Grandi has praised Canada for being a “champion” of refugees with its far-sighted and generous resettlement efforts, but in view of a record number of forcibly displaced people worldwide he urged Canadians and others to do even more....![UNHCR chief urges international leaders to tackle conflicts at the root of today’s global displacement crisis](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/HC-briefs-UNSC.jpg)
UNHCR chief urges international leaders to tackle conflicts at the root of today’s global displacement crisis
“Have we become unable to broker peace?” Grandi asks Security Council during key address on record levels of displacement. NEW YORK – Filippo Grandi, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, has urged international leaders to find political solutions to the...![Young newcomers’ tech innovations help refugees in Montreal](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Team-Luna-and-Abdulla-1-1080x675.jpg)
Young newcomers’ tech innovations help refugees in Montreal
The High Commissioner for Refugees witnesses first-hand how refugees’ experiences help them develop tech solutions to their day-to-day problems. By Erla Cabrera in Montreal, Canada This morning, Ahmed Saeed, a 23-year-old asylum seeker from Eritrea, shared with the...![Unifor Social Justice Fund donates $50,000 for Rohingya refugees](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/RF2127549_DSCF5652-1080x675.jpg)