News Releases
We bring you the most up-to-date information from UNHCR Canada through news releases.
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UNHCR responds to the latest wave of deadly attacks in Ukraine
Yesterday, 24 April, Kyiv residents woke up to another deadly Russian attack. Since the start of the year, these have intensified alarmingly in Ukraine, where UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, continues to respond to the pressing humanitarian situation.
Years of progress in protection and integration of displaced people in Colombia at risk, UNHCR warns
As violence escalates and humanitarian needs intensify across Colombia, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, warns that years of progress in protecting and integrating displaced populations risk being lost, and the most vulnerable – children, women and displaced families – will pay the highest price.
UNHCR: Funding shortfalls threaten emergency response to Congolese refugees arriving in Burundi
The humanitarian response in Burundi to the growing influx of refugees from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is being pushed to its limits as the deepening funding crisis threatens critical aid and strains relations between refugees and the host community, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, warned today.
UNHCR statement on the passing of His Holiness Pope Francis
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is deeply saddened by the passing of His Holiness Pope Francis. We extend our heartfelt condolences to Catholics around the world and to all those mourning the loss of a compassionate and courageous moral leader.
UNHCR airlifts relief supplies for earthquake survivors in Myanmar
A plane carrying critical relief supplies from the UN Refugee Agency’s global stockpiles in Dubai has landed today in Yangon, Myanmar. The UNHCR-chartered flight, supported by Dubai Humanitarian, carried over 40,000 kilograms of life-saving aid for nearly 16,000 people affected by the deadly earthquake on 28 March.
Floods and conflict fuel an alarming humanitarian emergency in DR Congo
Severe flooding triggered by torrential rains in recent weeks has displaced almost 10,000 people in Tanganyika Province, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). This unfolding emergency reflects the double crisis facing the DRC, where extreme weather shocks such as flooding compound the suffering caused by ongoing conflict and mass displacement.
News comment: Two years on, Sudan is a catastrophe the world cannot afford to ignore
Sudan is bleeding. Its people have been suffering for too long. Civilians are being bombed every day. Millions are trapped between conflict, neglect and the dilemma of flight. Two years of war have created what is now the world’s worst humanitarian and displacement crisis, intensified by extreme cuts to international aid.
Two years of war in Sudan: a devastating combination of record displacement and dwindling aid
Two years since the start of the war in Sudan, the news remains exceedingly grim. The world’s most damaging displacement crisis is now happening amid the worst humanitarian funding situation in decades.
UNHCR: Needs intensify as 400,000 Syrians return
Some 400,000 Syrians have returned from neighbouring countries since the fall of the Assad regime on 8 December 2024, according to estimates by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency.
UNHCR: Rapid influx of Congolese refugees strains Uganda’s threadbare resources
Uganda, Africa’s largest refugee host, faces a sharp increase in Congolese refugees due to insecurity in the DRC. Amid funding cuts, this surge risks overwhelming Uganda’s capacity, which is also supporting 70,000 Sudanese refugees fleeing the war in Sudan.
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