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Our newsroom aims to bring you important information from around the world, including breaking news, Canada refugee news, refugee stories, compelling videos, the latest stats and more.
Our frequent updates from our staff in the field, about our work, and the people we help, play an important role in keeping staff, media, the public and our donors informed.
‘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.
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.
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