News Releases
We bring you the most up-to-date information from UNHCR Canada through news releases.
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UN High Commissioner for Refugees completes three-day visit to Afghanistan
Filippo Grandi appealed for urgent and sustained support for Afghans inside Afghanistan and for refugees who have fled abroad.
Forced To Flee: UNHCR podcast tells story of displacement over 70 years
To mark UNHCR’s 70th anniversary, a new seven-part series revisits major upheavals that shaped the period through the eyes of displaced people.
UN High Commissioner for Refugees praises the Republic of Turkey for its continued commitment to provide protection to all those in need
Filippo Grandi praised Turkey for its continued commitment to protecting refugees and asylum-seekers and including them in public services.
Millions need urgent humanitarian assistance in eastern DR Congo
UNHCR is alarmed by violence committed against civilians by armed groups in eastern DRC that continues to cost lives and drive people from their homes.
Climate change fuels clashes in Cameroon that force thousands to flee
Dwindling water supplies are at the root of fighting between herders and fishermen that have driven thousands to flee both within Cameroon and into Chad.
Five footballs designed by young artists will raise funds for refugee sports programmes
UNHCR announced the winners of the second annual Youth with Refugees Art Contest, which celebrated the power of sport to bring people together.
Hawa Hassan and Mindy Kaling team up to make a Somali pasta dish on BuzzFeed Tasty
Somali home-cook Hawa Hassan guides actor, producer and UNHCR supporter, Mindy Kaling, through how to make Suugo Suqaar, a spicy Somali pasta dish.
Five footballs designed by young artists will raise funds for refugee sports programmes
UNHCR announced the winners of the second annual Youth with Refugees Art Contest, which celebrated the power of sport to bring people together.
Lockdown learners: Refugee students on challenges during pandemic
To understand the challenges refugee students faced as the coronavirus swept around the world, we asked two members of the Canada-based Refugee Education Council – one in Lima, Peru, and one in Kakuma Refugee Camp, Kenya – to quiz each other about how they had reacted, adapted and
persevered despite the constant disruption to education.
Critical gaps in refugee education: two thirds of refugee youth might never get to secondary school
UNHCR is calling for an international effort to guarantee secondary education for refugee children and youth, as levels of enrolment remain critically low.
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