News Releases
We bring you the most up-to-date information from UNHCR Canada through news releases.
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Nepal becomes first country in Asia Pacific to vaccinate refugees against COVID-19
Nepal is vaccinating refugees over the age of 65 as part of its national vaccination rollout, becoming the first country in Asia Pacific to vaccinate refugees.
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.
‘Everything is burnt to ashes’
Rohingya refugees who lost everything in the massive fire that tore through a camp in southern Bangladesh on Monday prepare to start over, once again.
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.
Awards honour refugee-led response to COVID-19 pandemic
UNHCR NGO Innovation Awards honour the role of refugee-led organizations in helping forcibly displaced and vulnerable people cope during the pandemic.
Refugees help French wine makers fill labour shortages
A leading French wine maker joins forces with an association of former rugby professionals to offer seasonal jobs and training to refugees in the wine industry.
Alphonso Davies becomes the first footballer to take UNHCR’s Goodwill Ambassador title
Alphonso Davies is the first footballer and first Canadian to become a Global Goodwill Ambassador for UNHCR.
Uprooted in their own land: the internal displacement crisis
With 45.9 million people displaced inside their own countries, a new data visualization reveals the scale of the issue, the latest trends and prospects for lasting solutions.
UNHCR outraged by deadly attack against displaced population in Western Niger
UNHCR condemns in the strongest terms the attacks in western Niger that killed 137 people, many of them already displaced after having fled violence.
Bangladeshi authorities, aid agencies and refugee volunteers rush to respond as massive fire leaves some 45,000 Rohingya refugees without shelter
UNHCR is deeply saddened at the loss of life and immense suffering caused by the massive fire in the Kutupalong Balukali refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar.
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