Forced displacement hit new high in 2020 despite fewer routes to safety
The number of people forced to flee their homes reached a new peak last year, as COVID-19 failed to prevent conflict but made it to harder to find refuge. GENEVA – The number of people forcibly displaced by conflict, violence, persecution and human rights abuses rose...
70 Year Anniversary
70 Years of Canada #WithRefugees Join us in celebrating UNHCR’s 70 year anniversary. Photo: © UNHCR/Darren Calabrese 70th Anniversary of UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency UNHCR Canada is travelling far and wide to visit refugees who have made Canada their home over...
Events
Events Often, UNHCR Canada hosts events to raise awareness and funds for refugees around the world. Learn more about events that support UNHCR. Our peer-to-peer fundraisers will also host events on behalf on UNHCR, where they raise money to help support refugees and...
Special Features
Special Features Unique content and special features from UNHCR – globally and in Canada. Photo: © UNHCR/Paula Bronstein With 100 million displaced people around the world, there are so many stories to tell. Here, find documentaries, books, and more stories from...Home
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Raouf Mazou appointed UNHCR’s Assistant High Commissioner for Operations
UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi today welcomed the appointment of Raouf Mazou as Assistant High Commissioner for Operations, a crucial role for overseeing UNHCR’s responses to refugee situations worldwide. Mr. Mazou, a Congolese national, replaces Mr....
Becoming the best of friends in Beirut
Shadi is Syrian and Elie is Lebanese. They met on a Beirut movie set and are now best friends. Elie is from Lebanon and Shadi is a refugee from Syria. Both are part-time actors and they met on the set of a movie in Beirut. The two 33-year-olds instantly clicked,...
UNHCR says record high 68.5 million people forcibly displaced in 2017
In its annual Global Trends report released on June 19, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency said 68.5 million people were displaced as of the end of 2017. Among them were 16.2 million people who became displaced during 2017 itself, either for the first time or repeatedly,...