Death threats and disease drive more Venezuelans to flee
UNHCR calls on states to allow Venezuelan refugees and migrants to access safety, as security and humanitarian situation worsens in their country.
Hungary’s coerced removal of Afghan families deeply shocking
Hungary’s actions to force two asylum-seeking Afghan families to leave the country is deeply shocking and a flagrant violation of international and EU law.
UNHCR’s Statement to the Committee on Citizenship and Immigration – 7 May 2019
UNHCR Representative in Canada, Jean-Nicolas Beuze’s statement before the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration on 7 May 2019.
Beyond Roxham Road: a story on irregular border crossing
The summer of 2017 saw 20,000 people cross into Canada via Roxham Road, the main entry point into Canada for asylum seekers crossing the border irregularly.
Opinion: We have a common responsibility to fight anti-refugee rhetoric
You have often heard us at UNHCR raising the alarm about populist rhetoric that demonizes refugees, asylum seekers or migrants. In Canada, like in many Western countries these days, terms such as “illegals” or ...
Helping through hardship: Rebuilding lives in Yemen
As the temperatures plunge, the checklist of items needed to stay warm surges. Thousands are in urgent need of winter assistance.
Ayman’s longstanding commitment to refugee service
As the temperatures plunge, the checklist of items needed to stay warm surges. Thousands are in urgent need of winter assistance.
Venezuela: Refugee faces of a country in crisis
As the temperatures plunge, the checklist of items needed to stay warm surges. Thousands are in urgent need of winter assistance.
A Syrian refugee returns to entrepreneurial roots in Canada
As the temperatures plunge, the checklist of items needed to stay warm surges. Thousands are in urgent need of winter assistance.
Six people died each day crossing Mediterranean in 2018 – UNHCR report
The latest ‘Desperate Journeys’ report, released today by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, says six lives were lost on average every day.
