With Canada set to host G7, UNHCR highlights urgent need for refugee solutions
OTTAWA/GENEVA – As Canada prepares to host world leaders, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, warns that the number of people displaced by war, violence and persecution worldwide is untenably high, particularly as humanitarian funding dries up. According to UNHCR’s annual...
How UNHCR protects people forced to flee
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, works around the world to protect refugees and people displaced inside their own countries. But why do people forced to flee need protection, and how do we provide it? By Kristy Siegfried People usually look to their own governments to...
Progress made on refugee health in 2024 at risk from funding cuts, UNHCR warns
GENEVA – Important achievements in preventing deaths and improving access to health services for refugees are at risk from the current funding uncertainty, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is warning. UNHCR’s 2024 Annual Public Health Global Review, released at the start...