News Releases
We bring you the most up-to-date information from UNHCR Canada through news releases.
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Celebrating Canada History Week, with a look to the past
To celebrate Canada History Week, UNHCR is bringing you four inspiring refugee stories of people who came to Canada before the year 1950.
‘This is Moises, live from Boa Vista’
Rarely seen without his toy camera and mic – tools of the trade he hopes to enter – 10-year-old Moisés interviews his fellow Venezuelans in Boa Vista.
Statement on new U.S. asylum policy
The new U.S. policy on asylum could result in vulnerable individuals transferring to countries where they may face danger.
Bringing toilets into the home boosts refugees’ health and security
Burundian refugees in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo receive cash to construct houses and toilets, improving access to better sanitation.
Women confront the ravages of war in Central Africa
Facing profound loss from years of conflict in Central Africa, women find strength and healing in solidarity in the face of discrimination.
Colombia’s private sector begins to open its doors to Venezuelans
Venezuelan refugee César has been deaf mute since birth. But a fast-food firm in Colombia looked beyond the challenges he faces.
US$1.35 billion needed to help Venezuelan refugees and migrants and host countries
UNHCR and IOM will launch a US$1.35 billion regional plan to respond to the increasing humanitarian needs of Venezuelan refugees and migrants.
Rohingya man’s mission to reunite parents with their lost children now a new film
Documentary by award-winning director follows a refugee dedicated to bringing shattered families back together in Bangladesh.
Resources strained as thousands flee conflict in eastern Congo
UNHCR expresses alarm over the dire living conditions of the displaced in the Congo and has stepped up its response to the growing crisis.
People displaced in eastern DRC face widespread human rights violations
UNHCR is alarmed that hundreds of thousands of forcibly displaced people in the DRC who are living in dire conditions without proper assistance.
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