100 Days of the Rohingya Crisis
Last Updated: December 1, 2017 Over half a million people have fled to Bangladesh since violence erupted in Myanmar in late August. Here are some key events of this unfolding drama. You are viewing: The emergency response Donate Now August 25, 2017 Outbreak of the...
UNHCR chief hails Canada as “champion” of refugees
UNHCR’s chief Filippo Grandi has praised Canada for being a “champion” of refugees with its far-sighted and generous resettlement efforts, but in view of a record number of forcibly displaced people worldwide he urged Canadians and others to do even more....
Unifor Social Justice Fund donates $50,000 for Rohingya refugees
TORONTO — Mohamad Alsadi says the images of fire-ravaged homes and villages in Myanmar and Rohingya refugees forced to flee to Bangladesh were too much to bear. “The forced migration that took place in (Myanmar) is absolutely difficult to look at, to...“If you leave, no one will shoot you:” A grandmother’s plea in Honduras
“My grandmother wanted me to leave. She told me: ‘If you don’t join, the gang will shoot you. If you do join, the rival gang will shoot you—or the cops will shoot you. But if you leave, no one will shoot you’.”...
Grandi highlights needs of refugees in Bangladesh
Praising response so far, UNHCR chief says he has rarely seen people in so much need. GENEVA – Returning from a visit to the region, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi spoke movingly today of the suffering of thousands of Rohingya refugees...
“A promise is a man’s honour” – The Procyk’s Journey to Canada
A daughter describes her father’s journey from Polish immigrant to successful farmer in Wilsonville, Ontario. By Christine Wheeler My father William Procyk was six years old when his family made the journey from Poland to Canada, but he can still distinctly...
Khaled Hosseini Visits a Refugee Camp in Uganda
By Khaled Hosseini, award-winning author and UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador. Looking over the shoulder of Gladys, a young South Sudanese refugee flicking through a frayed album of old family photos, my mind flashes back to my own younger self. In 1983 I was in high school....
Mother Opani and daughter find safety in Uganda
When Opani Lilias was met by UNHCR aid workers at the Ugandan border, she had been walking for a week straight with her daughter Brenda swaddled to her chest. Carrying only a small suitcase, Opani and Brenda arrived exhausted, having travelled without food or water,...