News Releases
We bring you the most up-to-date information from UNHCR Canada through news releases.
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More concerted action needed to better protect LGBTIQ+ people forced from home
A landmark international conference opened today to address the urgent need to better protect LGBTIQ+ people around the world who have fled violence.
Venezuelan boxer sees Olympic hopes rekindled
The IOC Refugee Athlete Scholarship has given a young boxer the support he needs to train in hopes of qualifying for the Tokyo Olympics.
Nearly 6,000 people flee brutal attacks on displacement sites in eastern DR Congo
Deadly attacks by the armed group ADF have forced some 5,800 people to flee multiple displacement sites in eastern DRCs Ituri Province.
UNHCR and IPU welcome Council of Europe parliamentary resolution in support of refugees
IPU and UNHCR welcome the adoption of a resolution and publication of a report in support of refugees by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE).
Hope and opportunity for refugee students in Botswana
As universities begin to offer scholarships, refugee students look forward to a more secure future in the country they now call home.
Solar cooperatives give refugees and locals in Ethiopia clean energy and livelihoods
Refugees and locals are coming together to provide affordable, green energy to their communities in Ethiopia’s Somali region.
News comment by UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi on Denmark’s new law on the transfer of asylum-seekers to third countries
The amendments will enter into effect if Denmark secures a formal agreement with a third country. – UNHCR Chief, Filippo Grandi
UNHCR’s Assistant High Commissioners conclude four-day visit to Bangladesh
UNHCR’s Gillian Triggs and Raouf Mazou called for international support and solidarity with Rohingya refugees and Bangladesh.
UNHCR urges stronger support for refugee vaccinations in Asia
With COVID-19 raging in many parts of the world, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is warning about shortages of vaccines in the Asia-Pacific region, including for refugees and asylum-seekers.
Some 350,000 people in urgent need of help in Goma
UNHCR continues to assist thousands of people affected by the eruption of the Mount Nyiragongo volcano in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
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