News Releases
We bring you the most up-to-date information from UNHCR Canada through news releases.
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UNHCR’s Grandi: Let’s make refugee inclusion the norm
Today, on World Refugee Day, we honour the millions of people around the globe who are forced to flee violence and persecution.
Laws and practices on asylum must resist politics of fear and exclusion: UN rights experts
Ahead of World Refugee Day tomorrow, the Platform of Independent Experts on Refugee Rights (PIERR) – a group of UN and regional human rights experts and mandate holders – issued the following statement.
UNHCR-Ipsos survey shows enduring public support for refugees, alongside stark variations in attitudes
A major survey on attitudes towards refugees across the Global North and South shows that three-quarters of adults continue to believe that those fleeing war or persecution should be able to seek safety in other countries.
Actor Theo James appointed as global Goodwill Ambassador for UNHCR
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, today announced the appointment of the British actor Theo James as its newest global Goodwill Ambassador.
UNHCR warns against apathy and inaction amid spike in forced displacement
Overall numbers rise to 120 million by May 2024; conflicts from Sudan to Gaza and Myanmar are creating new displacement and urgently require resolution.
UNHCR: 2025 global refugee resettlement needs spike to almost 3 million
UNHCR estimates that more than 2.9 million refugees worldwide will need resettlement next year, according to the Projected Global Resettlement Needs 2025 report released today.
UNHCR highlights shocking needs and risks facing refugees and migrants on routes from Africa to Europe
This is a summary of what was said by Vincent Cochetel, UNHCR Special Envoy for the Western & Central Mediterranean situation – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.
News comment: UNHCR expresses concern over new asylum restrictions in the United States
UNHCR is profoundly concerned about the new asylum measures announced today by the United States which impose harsh restrictions on the right to seek asylum in the country.
Remarks by Filippo Grandi, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees at Georgetown University, Washington, DC
“In Pursuit of the Possible: Addressing population flows in the Americas”
UNHCR strengthens support to the most vulnerable affected by floods in Brazil and other regions
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson William Spindler – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.
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