News Releases
We bring you the most up-to-date information from UNHCR Canada through news releases.
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Urban refugees face hunger in Uganda coronavirus lockdown
COVID-19 stay-at-home orders have taken a heavy toll on urban refugees, many of whom were struggling to get by in the economy before the pandemic hit.
WHO and UNHCR join forces to improve health services for refugees, displaced and stateless people
WHO and UNHCR today signed a new agreement to strengthen and advance public health services for the millions of forcibly displaced people around the world.
UNHCR, IOM, urge European states to disembark rescued migrants and refugees on board the Captain Morgan vessels
UNHCR and IOM are calling on Malta and other European States to speed efforts to bring some 160 rescued refugees and migrants who remain at sea.
Want to learn a new language? Refugees in Serbia offer to teach you online
A new project run by a refugee from Iran now in Serbia lets people learn refugee languages by video chat during the COVID-19 pandemic.
UNHCR releases new guidelines on loss and deprivation of nationality
UNHCR has today issued new guidelines on the loss and deprivation of nationality. The guidance is intended to assist governments and policy makers.
Soap maker in Kenya refugee camp lowers prices to fight COVID-19
Innocent Havyarimana, a Burundian businessman, makes soap which he sells to fellow refugees, aid workers and Kenyans in Kakuma camp, Kenya.
UNHCR and humanitarian agencies strengthen health response in Kenya refugee camps
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, humanitarian agencies and the Government of Kenya are strengthening their COVID-19 response.
Coronavirus threatens indigenous Venezuelans seeking safety in Brazil
COVID-19 has hit the Brazilian Amazon particularly hard, exposing highly vulnerable indigenous people from Venezuela to the potentially deadly disease.
Women and children in firing line as violence drives 23,000 more refugees from Nigeria
UNHCR steps up activities, despite COVID-19, to assist Niger as new influx of women and children refugees in April takes total figure to over 60,000.
Olympic Refuge Foundation: Sport can offer hope to displaced communities during the COVID-19 pandemic
The Olympic Refuge Foundation today highlighted how sport can help build resilience and boost the mental health of forcibly displaced young people.
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