News Releases
We bring you the most up-to-date information from UNHCR Canada through news releases.
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UNHCR airlifts relief supplies for earthquake survivors in Myanmar
A plane carrying critical relief supplies from the UN Refugee Agency’s global stockpiles in Dubai has landed today in Yangon, Myanmar. The UNHCR-chartered flight, supported by Dubai Humanitarian, carried over 40,000 kilograms of life-saving aid for nearly 16,000 people affected by the deadly earthquake on 28 March.
Floods and conflict fuel an alarming humanitarian emergency in DR Congo
Severe flooding triggered by torrential rains in recent weeks has displaced almost 10,000 people in Tanganyika Province, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). This unfolding emergency reflects the double crisis facing the DRC, where extreme weather shocks such as flooding compound the suffering caused by ongoing conflict and mass displacement.
News comment: Two years on, Sudan is a catastrophe the world cannot afford to ignore
Sudan is bleeding. Its people have been suffering for too long. Civilians are being bombed every day. Millions are trapped between conflict, neglect and the dilemma of flight. Two years of war have created what is now the world’s worst humanitarian and displacement crisis, intensified by extreme cuts to international aid.
Two years of war in Sudan: a devastating combination of record displacement and dwindling aid
Two years since the start of the war in Sudan, the news remains exceedingly grim. The world’s most damaging displacement crisis is now happening amid the worst humanitarian funding situation in decades.
UNHCR: Needs intensify as 400,000 Syrians return
Some 400,000 Syrians have returned from neighbouring countries since the fall of the Assad regime on 8 December 2024, according to estimates by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency.
UNHCR: Rapid influx of Congolese refugees strains Uganda’s threadbare resources
Uganda, Africa’s largest refugee host, faces a sharp increase in Congolese refugees due to insecurity in the DRC. Amid funding cuts, this surge risks overwhelming Uganda’s capacity, which is also supporting 70,000 Sudanese refugees fleeing the war in Sudan.
An interview with Tracey Maulfair, UNHCR Representative in Canada
UNHCR Canada is excited to welcome Tracey Maulfair as its new Representative in Canada. With more than two decades of experience within the organization working in multiple countries, she brings a deep commitment to refugee protection and human rights to her new role.
UNHCR seeks funding to scale up support to Myanmar’s quake survivors
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is appealing for $16 million to assist 1.2 million people who survived last week’s devastating earthquake in Myanmar. UNHCR will use the funds to expand its emergency relief efforts, manage displacement sites and support vulnerable people in six affected regions until the end of the year.
UNHCR rushes emergency supplies to quake-hit central Myanmar
As aftershocks continue to pound central Myanmar following the earthquake on 28 March, UNHCR has rushed emergency supplies from Yangon to some 25,000 earthquake survivors in the Mandalay and Nay Pyi Taw areas.
UNHCR’s Grandi hails launch of Kenya’s landmark refugee inclusion plan
The Government of Kenya launched a groundbreaking initiative on Friday to improve the lives of more than 830,000 refugees and asylum-seekers and their generous hosts, by transitioning the country’s refugee camps into integrated settlements where refugees and local communities enjoy greater economic opportunities and access to improved health, education and other services together.
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