News Releases
We bring you the most up-to-date information from UNHCR Canada through news releases.
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UNHCR: Transfer arrangements of asylum seekers and refugees must respect international refugee law
UNHCR is not a party to or involved in the Italy-Albania agreement, which was announced on Monday.
An unimaginable humanitarian crisis is unfolding in Sudan
The war that erupted without warning turned previously peaceful Sudanese homes into cemeteries.
Statement by Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee, on the situation in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory, “We need an immediate humanitarian ceasefire”
For almost a month, the world has been watching the unfolding situation in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory in shock and horror at the spiralling numbers of lives lost and torn apart.
UNHCR reports progress on tackling statelessness
Important results have been achieved worldwide this year to help resolve the devastating impact of statelessness, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, reports today as it marks the 9th anniversary of its decade-long #IBelong campaign.
High Commissioner’s 2023 Kofi Annan Geneva peace address
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, Kofi Annan Geneva peace address.
High Commissioner’s statement to the United Nations Security Council
UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi addresses the United Nations Security Council on 31 October 2023.
World Cities Day 2023: Global cities embrace refugees to boost economic growth and social inclusion
In just over a month, mayors of cities around the world will attend the Global Refugee Forum – the world’s largest international gathering on refugee issues – to pledge to deliver economic and social inclusion plans that enable refugees to rebuild their lives and contribute to their new communities.
High Commissioner’s statement to the Third Committee of the United Nations General Assembly
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, statement to the Third Committee of the United Nations General Assembly
UNHCR: Forced displacement continues to grow as conflicts escalate
War and violence drove global displacement to an estimated 114 million by the end of September 2023.
UNHCR commends the Republic of the Congo’s commitment to end statelessness
UNHCR applauds the Government and people of the Republic of the Congo for its recent accession to the 1954 Convention on the Status of Stateless Persons and the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness.
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