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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.
Coronavirus threatens indigenous Venezuelans seeking safety in Brazil
COVID-19 has hit the Brazilian Amazon particularly hard, exposing highly vulnerable indigenous people from Venezuela to the potentially deadly disease.
Women and children in firing line as violence drives 23,000 more refugees from Nigeria
UNHCR steps up activities, despite COVID-19, to assist Niger as new influx of women and children refugees in April takes total figure to over 60,000.
Olympic Refuge Foundation: Sport can offer hope to displaced communities during the COVID-19 pandemic
The Olympic Refuge Foundation today highlighted how sport can help build resilience and boost the mental health of forcibly displaced young people.
Why we must help – and learn from – refugees this Ramadan
Across the Muslim world mosques stand empty, iftar meals are quiet affairs, and the joyful social gatherings that normally mark Ramadan have been abandoned.
Indigenous refugees battle Coronavirus in Latin America
As the Coronavirus pandemic spreads through Latin America, UNHCR is warning that many displaced indigenous refugees are now dangerously exposed and at risk.
As coronavirus spreads, refugee doctors want to join the fight
Trained medics and refugee doctors working as cashiers and wait staff want their qualifications recognized so they can save lives in the pandemic.
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UNHCR Canada Magazine
Twice a year, UNHCR Canada publishes a magazine to keep our donors and supporters informed of the latest refugee news in Canada, and in the field.
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