News Releases
We bring you the most up-to-date information from UNHCR Canada through news releases.
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New safety measures allow Malian refugees to return to camp in Burkina Faso
UNHCR has helped 3,000 Malian refugees move back into Burkina Faso’s Goudoubo refugee camp, nine months after insecurity forced them to abandon the site.
‘The Nansen Award was one of the most inspiring things in my life’
Nansen Award laureate Zannah Mustapha takes stock of how his life – and those of displaced children – has changed since he won the award in 2017.
UNHCR releases supplementary COVID-19 appeal to meet exceptional refugee needs in 2021
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, released today its supplementary appeal for 2021 Covid response seeking an additional $455 million.
UNHCR airlift supplies to assist thousands of Somalis displaced by Cyclone Gati
UNHCR has rushed humanitarian assistance to thousands of people in Somalia’s Puntland region impacted by Cyclone Gati.
More than 530,000 displaced in Mozambique’s conflict-torn north
UNHCR is deeply concerned over the rising number of civilians displaced in Mozambique as attacks by non-state armed groups continue to rage.
Death threats and gang violence forcing more families to flee northern Central America – UNHCR and UNICEF survey
Death threats, gang recruitment, extortion and other forms of targeted violence are driving more families in northern Central America to flee their homes.
Cash assistance lessens economic pain of COVID in Jordan
As World Bank-UNHCR study reveals jump in poverty among refugees and host communities during pandemic, cash programmes that offset impact must be scaled up in 2021.
A cookbook for the holidays celebrates the flavours that make us who we are
In ‘Tastes from Home: Recipes from the Refugee Community,’ people from all over the world who now call Canada home share their stories and favourite recipes.
What I learned from a refugee camp in West Africa
My family fled civil war in Liberia to a refugee camp in Guinea in West Africa. I learned the power of resilience and the value of diversity.
Growing needs for thousands of displaced Ethiopians in Sudan
As families reunite, their greatest needs are food, water, shelter and sanitation. All long for peace so they can return home.
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