News Releases
We bring you the most up-to-date information from UNHCR Canada through news releases.
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‘Walking in their shoes has given me the tools I need to serve’
UNHCR has over 17,000 personnel. Meet Elvia Peñaranda, a Venezuelan UN Refugee Volunteer who draws on her own experiences to assist Venezuelans refugees and migrants in Colombia.
UNHCR poised to resume aid delivery to displaced in Tigray
UNHCR stands ready to resume its full humanitarian activities in the Tigray region as soon as the situation allows, following an agreement to restore access.
COVID-19 crisis offers lesson on climate response for refugees
Global response to the COVID-19 pandemic offers insights on how to mitigate the impact of climate change on displaced populations.
Venezuelan jeweller defies disability to start over in exile
Discrimination and hurdles in accessing jobs, schools and health care make it harder for refugees and asylum-seekers with disabilities.
Twin scourges COVID-19 and climate change threaten world’s displaced and stateless
To fight climate change, the world must learn from the COVID-19 pandemic and act with urgency – or risk far-reaching and lethal consequences for refugees.
Donors show solidarity with refugees and steadfast support for UNHCR programmes for 2021
Donor governments pledged a record US$932 million to UNHCR for next year’s activities at its annual pledging conference in Geneva.
How climate change is multiplying risks for displacement
Global heating is compounding threats for people already living with conflict and insecurity, further driving displacement around the world.
75,000 children in Iran to gain nationality under new law
UNHCR welcomes the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s move to give nationality to thousands of children born to Iranian mothers and non-Iranian fathers.
Child-trafficking in Mali increasing because of conflict and COVID-19
Conflict, insecurity, COVID-19 and deteriorating economic conditions in Mali are leading to a rise in children trafficking, forced labour and forced recruitment.
Humanitarian access urgently needed to reach civilians, Eritrean refugees in Tigray
UNHCR is appealing to the federal authorities in Ethiopia for urgent access in order to reach Eritrean refugees in the Tigray region.
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