News Releases
We bring you the most up-to-date information from UNHCR Canada through news releases.
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UNHCR highlights shocking needs and risks facing refugees and migrants on routes from Africa to Europe
This is a summary of what was said by Vincent Cochetel, UNHCR Special Envoy for the Western & Central Mediterranean situation – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.
News comment: UNHCR expresses concern over new asylum restrictions in the United States
UNHCR is profoundly concerned about the new asylum measures announced today by the United States which impose harsh restrictions on the right to seek asylum in the country.
Remarks by Filippo Grandi, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees at Georgetown University, Washington, DC
“In Pursuit of the Possible: Addressing population flows in the Americas”
UNHCR strengthens support to the most vulnerable affected by floods in Brazil and other regions
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson William Spindler – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.
Uganda’s open-door policy for refugees strained by arrivals from Sudan, DRC, and South Sudan
GENEVA – Uganda is welcoming increasing numbers of Sudanese arrivals – over 33,000 people, 19,000 of whom have arrived in Kampala since the start of 2024 – seeking safety from a war that has raged for more than a year.
UNHCR partnering with Canada to strengthen Mexico’s asylum system
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, with the support of the Government of Canada, will expand two critical projects in Mexico to enhance the capacity and efficiency of the country’s asylum system. The UNHCR is receiving $6 million over 21 months from the Government of Canada to carry out this critical work.
UNHCR supports Brazil’s response to devastating floods
GENEVA – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is working with federal, state, and municipal authorities, and partner organizations in Brazil to mitigate the severe impact of the extreme weather events, including heavy rains, strong winds and cold, that have devastated areas of Brazil’s southern state of Rio Grande do Sul.
Los Angeles Declaration: UNHCR redoubles commitment, calls for coordinated hemispheric approach to respond to forced displacement in the Americas
UNHCR renews its call for a coordinated continental approach to address the magnitude and complexity of the mixed movement of refugees and migrants in the Americas, as recently underscored during the Los Angeles Declaration on Migration and Protection ministerial meeting hosted by the Government of Guatemala on 7 May.
UNHCR and UNICEF condemn the bombardment of displacement camps in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
The UNHCR and UNICEF strongly condemn the bombing today of three sites for internally displaced people (IDPs) in the Lac Vert, Lushagala, and Mugunga neighbourhoods of Goma, North Kivu, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Grave concern over civilians cut off from life-saving aid in Sudan
Over a year since the start of the war in Sudan, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, remains extremely concerned about shocking levels of violence and devastating humanitarian and protection risks as many areas across the country remain beyond the reach of aid organizations.
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