News Releases
We bring you the most up-to-date information from UNHCR Canada through news releases.
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Refugee students get lessons over radio during Kenya school shutdown
Teachers broadcast classes over community radio to keep refugee students learning.
Refugee health workers step up for coronavirus response in Latin America
Countries across Latin America are calling on refugee and migrant health workers to support their national responses to coronavirus.
UNHCR calls on warring parties to protect civilians in the Sahel and Lake Chad regions
UNHCR is calling for greater protection for people caught up in violence resulting from an upsurge in military action against armed groups in West Africa’s Sahel and Lake Chad regions.
On the eve of Ramadan, UNHCR calls for support for refugees and displaced people as millions are exposed to deprivation amid the COVID-19 crisis
Millions of people who fled wars and violence are among those around the world preparing to observe the holy month of Ramadan, under the exceptional circumstances of the COVID-19 crisis.
Asmir Begović and Alphonso Davies compete online to aid coronavirus response
Renowned AC Milan goalkeeper Asmir Begović and Bayern Munich’s teenage sensation Alphonso Davies are set to go head to head in a Pro Evolution Soccer livestream tournament on Saturday, 25 April.
‘If COVID-19 arrives in the camp, it will be devastating’
Rohingya refugee Saidul Hoque describes how life in the refugee settlements in Cox’s Bazar has changed since a lockdown started to halt the spread of COVID-19.
COVID-19: UNHCR warns of severe implications for annual monsoon response in Bangladesh
UNHCR warns of life-threatening consequences if annual monsoon preparations cannot be completed on time in Bangladesh amid the global outbreak of COVID-19.
Massive floods in DRC’s South Kivu impact 80,000 people, kill dozens
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency is working with local authorities and partners to immediately assist some 80,000 people affected by heavy floods in the South Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
As COVID-19 pandemic continues, forcibly displaced children need more support than ever
With the rapid spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, the needs of refugee children have become even more acute. Meeting those needs is key to safeguarding both their wellbeing today and future potential.
Displaced and stateless women and girls at heightened risk of gender-based violence in the coronavirus pandemic
Around the world COVID-19 is taking lives and changing communities but the virus is also inducing massive protection risks for women and girls forced to flee their homes
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