News Releases
We bring you the most up-to-date information from UNHCR Canada through news releases.
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Southern hemisphere winter increases hardship for displaced Venezuelans
UNHCR warns that the onset of winter poses a direct threat to the health and livelihoods of Venezuelan refugees and migrants in southern Latin America.
Global legal community steps up for refugees amid pandemic, providing 165,000 hours of free legal aid
Legal communities around the world mobilized to ensure access to justice for refugees, asylum seekers and internally displaced and stateless people.
Refugees find safety and a new life in Mexico
Since 2016, more than 10,000 refugees have started over in Mexico as entrepreneurs, managers and factory workers through a UNHCR programme.
UNHCR condemns deadliest attack in Burkina Faso in years
UNHCR strongly condemns the latest attack by armed groups that killed at least 138 civilians in Burkina Faso, the deadliest attack since 2015.
Refugee athletes aiming to succeed and inspire in Tokyo
The Refugee Olympic Team features athletes who have overcome persecution and conflict and trained for years for the chance to compete at the highest level.
Mexico: relocations for refugee integration top 10,000 mark
An innovative integration program led by UNHCR has helped more than 10,000 refugees relocate within Mexico and restart their lives in their new communities.
Iran policy change gives refugees access to banking services
UNHCR welcomes Iran’s recent move to formalize access to banking services – including debit cards, for Afghan refugees in the country.
UNHCR congratulates the Tokyo 2020 Refugee Olympic Team
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, celebrates today’s announcement by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) of the Tokyo 2020 Refugee Olympic Team.
‘I felt like I was being reborn’
After growing up stateless, Yutthachai Jaju is now helping to end statelessness in northern Thailand’s Chiang Rai province.
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.
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