News Releases
We bring you the most up-to-date information from UNHCR Canada through news releases.
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Conference on Sustaining Support for the Rohingya Refugee Response 22 October 2020
Joint Closing Announcement by Co-Hosts grateful to all who have participated in the conference on Sustain Support for the Rohingya Refugees.
UNHCR calls for protection, support for civilians affected by violence in southern Afghanistan
UNHCR calls for urgent protection and assistance for civilians displaced by recent escalation of violence in Afghanistan’s southern Helmand Province.
UNHCR calls for solidarity, support and solutions for Rohingya refugees ahead of an urgent donor conference
UNHCR is stressing the need for stronger international support and a redoubling of efforts to find solutions for this stateless and displaced population.
Peruvian football club Alianza Lima partners with UNHCR to support refugees
Peru’s Alianza Lima has become the country’s first professional football club to partner with UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, to support refugee integration.
UNHCR’s life-saving flights from Libya resume after seven-month suspension
UNHCR evacuated last night a group of 153 vulnerable refugees and asylum-seekers out of Libya to the Emergency Transit Mechanism (ETM) in Niger.
UNHCR warns of mounting needs in Sahel as forced displacement intensifies
UNHCR warns of disastrous consequences in Sahel region, which has become the world’s fastest growing displacement and protection crisis.
UNHCR cash grants provide a lifeline to thousands of refugees in Iran
UNHCR has stepped up its cash assistance to support thousands of extremely vulnerable refugees whose livelihoods have been severely impacted by the continuing coronavirus pandemic in the Islamic Republic of Iran.
COVID-19 inducing ‘widespread despair’ among refugees, UNHCR appeals for urgent support for mental health
The COVID-19 pandemic, deteriorating conditions, protracted displacement and the shortfall in solutions to displacement are leading to widespread despair.
A month after Moria fires, UNHCR warns of worsening conditions ahead of winter
Four weeks after the fires destroyed Moria Reception and Identification Centre, UNHCR is reiterating its call that urgent action and improvements are needed to avoid further deterioration of living conditions.
Thousands flee armed group attacks in eastern DR Congo
Tens of thousands of people have been recently displaced following the brutal attacks and fighting by the armed groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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