News Releases
We bring you the most up-to-date information from UNHCR Canada through news releases.
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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.
We decide how to treat refugees – it’s dehumanizing to deprive them of an education
US author John Green says learning opportunities for refugee children are utterly inadequate, and the world must acknowledge their right to an education.
Refugee Paralympians leave legacy of hope as Tokyo Games conclude
After competing with pride and receiving immense support in Japan and beyond, the Refugee Paralympic Team showed the power of inclusion.
Flooding, fires and COVID bring fresh challenges for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh
The global pandemic, flooding and fires were just some of the hardships faced by Rohingya refugees over the past year.
“I want to keep it going:” Cyclist fundraises for refugees for third year in a row
Francis Fulton first participated in Ride for Refuge, a family-friendly Canada-wide fundraiser in 2019. Now, he wants to break records.
Unprecedented displacement in Central America and Mexico calls for urgent regional responsibility sharing
Central America and Mexico are facing unprecedented pressure as the number of people seeking international protection rises.
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