News Releases
We bring you the most up-to-date information from UNHCR Canada through news releases.
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UNHCR calls for equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines for refugees
UNHCR is calling for concerted international action and solidarity to ensure equitable access to COVID-19 vaccinations.
120,000 refugees assisted to access Iran’s health insurance scheme
UNHCR is ensuring that another 20,000 refugees can access Iran’s national health insurance scheme, taking the numbers assisted with health insurance to 120,000.
UNHCR scales up response as thousands flee attacks in northern Mozambique
UNHCR continues to work around the clock to assist thousands of people reaching safety in northern Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado province.
UNHCR releases powerful social video in support of Refugee Olympic and Paralympic teams
UNHCR today launched a powerful social media campaign calling for the world to support the Refugee Olympic and Paralympic Teams.
News Comment: Six refugees among 137 killed in Niger’s recent attack
We are deeply saddened by the latest reports confirming that six Malian refugees were among 137 people killed on 21 March in Niger’s western region of Tahoua.
News comment: UNHCR calls on Myanmar’s neighbours to protect people fleeing violence
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is appalled by the escalating violence in Myanmar and the resulting human suffering and displacement this is causing.
UNHCR alarmed at brutal attacks by insurgent armed group in Mozambique
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is extremely alarmed at the tragic events in Palma, in Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado province.
UNHCR rushing support and aid to Rohingya refugees affected by last week’s massive fire
An estimated 48,000 Rohingya refugees have lost their shelters and belongings in the blaze which devastated parts of the Kutupalong-Balukhali refugee camps.
United Nations Chiefs urge donors to support record appeals for Syrians and the region
On the eve of the fifth Brussels conference for Syria, UN humanitarian, refugee and development chiefs urge international donors to step up.
UNHCR reaches destroyed camps in northern Tigray
UNHCR has gained access to the Shimelba and Hitsats refugee camps in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region for the first time since November 2020.
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