Syria conflict at 5 years: the biggest refugee and displacement crisis of our time demands a huge surge in solidarity
As Syria’s war reaches another grim milestone today, refugees fleeing the 5-year conflict face greater hurdles to finding safety while international solidarity with its victims is failing to match and reflect the scale and seriousness of the humanitarian tragedy....
UN High Commissioner for Refugees visits Ottawa March 19-22
The new UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Filippo Grandi will be in Ottawa on 19-22 March 2016. As part of his first official mission to Canada, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees will meet with senior government Officials and will address the Canadian...Video: Syrian refugee cousins head to Canada
Two happy cousins now call Canada home. Meet Maryam and Sundos—two rays of sunshine who are among the first of 25,000 Syrian refugees to arrive in Canada.
Some 80,000 refugees arrive in Europe in first six weeks of 2016
GENEVA, Feb 12 (UNHCR) – Despite rough seas and harsh winter weather, more than 80,000 refugees and migrants arrived in Europe by boat during the first six weeks of 2016, more than in the first four months of 2015, the UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR, announced today. In...
Calais – A way out
It is a cold and rainy day in Calais, the port city in northern France. For some 4,000 refugees and migrants living here in the makeshift camp known as “the Jungle.” Conditions are growing worse by the hour. As I walk down the muddy path which serves as the main...IKEA Brighter Lives for Refugees campaign raises 30.8 million euros for renewable energy sources for refugee families
GENEVA, 18.01.16—IKEA Brighter Lives for Refugees campaign raises 30.8 million euros for renewable energy sources for refugee families IKEA’s global campaign has raised 30.8 million euros for UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, to provide light and renewable energy sources...10,000th Syrian refugee arrives in Canada to rebuild life
UNHCR congratulates Canada on the arrival in the country of the 10,000th Syrian refugee as part of its humanitarian program to admit 25,000 Syrian refugees. The 10,000th Syrian refugee arrived on Canadian soil on 12 January. Reaching such a significant milestone in...
Driven by starvation, Syrians forage for grass
MADAYA, Syria, Jan 12 (UNHCR)—Starving civilians trapped in this besieged Syrian town foraged for grass and herbs in a horrifying humanitarian crisis only broken when an aid convoy arrived this week, the UN Refugee Agency said on Tuesday. UNHCR took part in a convoy...