Coming home: After years in the field with the UN, I’m proud to continue my humanitarian work in Canada
When I assumed my new role as UNHCR Canada Representative at the beginning of 2020, I couldn’t have anticipated after returning home how much Canada and the world as we know it would change so significantly in the coming months — and for the foreseeable future. The...
#IAmAnAdvocate: Peace Collective founder Yanal Dhailieh on refugee advocacy and supporting survivors of the Beirut explosion
SIGN THE #IAMANADVOCATE PLEDGE NOW As the child of former refugees, Canadian entrepreneur Yanal Dhailieh knew he had to help when he saw how the deadly Beirut explosion was affecting refugees and the host community in Lebanon. The 30-year-old founder and CEO of...
#IAmAnAdvocate: Former Iraqi refugees and brothers create art to raise funds in support of displaced people worldwide
After fleeing persecution in Iraq because of their Yazidi religion, Ismail, Salam and Jason Noah are creating art to help refugees and other displaced persons through donating to UNHCR. Now based in France, the sibling trio use their art as a powerful outlet through...