News Releases
We bring you the most up-to-date information from UNHCR Canada through news releases.
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Women struggle to get by as Yemen conflict hits six-year mark
As the world’s worst humanitarian crisis rages on, women and children make up three-quarters of the four million people forced from their homes.
Serbia vaccinates refugees against COVID-19
Serbia is including refugees and asylum-seekers in its national vaccination rollout, with support from UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency.
UNHCR alarmed at brutal attacks by insurgent armed group in Mozambique
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is extremely alarmed at the tragic events in Palma, in Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado province.
UNHCR rushing support and aid to Rohingya refugees affected by last week’s massive fire
An estimated 48,000 Rohingya refugees have lost their shelters and belongings in the blaze which devastated parts of the Kutupalong-Balukhali refugee camps.
Nepal becomes first country in Asia Pacific to vaccinate refugees against COVID-19
Nepal is vaccinating refugees over the age of 65 as part of its national vaccination rollout, becoming the first country in Asia Pacific to vaccinate refugees.
United Nations Chiefs urge donors to support record appeals for Syrians and the region
On the eve of the fifth Brussels conference for Syria, UN humanitarian, refugee and development chiefs urge international donors to step up.
‘Everything is burnt to ashes’
Rohingya refugees who lost everything in the massive fire that tore through a camp in southern Bangladesh on Monday prepare to start over, once again.
UNHCR reaches destroyed camps in northern Tigray
UNHCR has gained access to the Shimelba and Hitsats refugee camps in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region for the first time since November 2020.
Awards honour refugee-led response to COVID-19 pandemic
UNHCR NGO Innovation Awards honour the role of refugee-led organizations in helping forcibly displaced and vulnerable people cope during the pandemic.
Refugees help French wine makers fill labour shortages
A leading French wine maker joins forces with an association of former rugby professionals to offer seasonal jobs and training to refugees in the wine industry.
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