Olympian and UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Yusra Mardini appeals for refugee access to sports
LONDON – With one month to go until the opening of the Olympic Games Paris 2024, former refugee Olympian Yusra Mardini is appealing today to governments, civil society and the sporting world, to increase access to sport for refugee adults and children. Following...
Laws and practices on asylum must resist politics of fear and exclusion: UN rights experts
Media statement GENEVA – Ahead of World Refugee Day tomorrow, the Platform of Independent Experts on Refugee Rights (PIERR) – a group of UN and regional human rights experts and mandate holders – issued the following statement: “Across the world many countries and...
UNHCR partnering with Canada to strengthen Mexico’s asylum system
OTTAWA – Mexico’s asylum system faces sustained pressure due to continued political and social instability in the region, violence, insecurity, and the devastating impact of natural disasters and climate change. in 2023, the Mexican Commission for Refugee...
Sweden and UNHCR spotlight impact on South Sudan after a year of Sudan conflict
JUBA – UNHCR’s Deputy High Commissioner, Kelly T. Clements, and Sweden’s State Secretary for International Development Cooperation, Diana Janse, have concluded a joint visit to South Sudan, where they witnessed the impact of one of the world’s most complex and...
We are failing Syrian refugees and the communities hosting them, warns the latest United Nations-led Regional Response Plan
Close to thirteen million people in dire need of basic assistance and services are being left behind due to dwindling funding to support them. AMMAN – As the Syria crisis enters its 14th year, the region faces an alarming situation where the needs of Syrian refugees...
UNIQLO and UNHCR unveil ‘Hope Away from Home’ graphic shirt collection to support refugees
Today, UNIQLO and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, launched the “Hope Away from Home” graphic t-shirt collection, created to support refugees. Featuring designs by five young artists from refugee and host communities, the shirts are available in select UNIQLO stores....
UN Refugee Agency in Canada welcomes Joey Hanna as Head of Field Unit in Montreal
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Canada is pleased to welcome Mr. Joey Hanna as Head of Montreal Field Unit. Mr. Hanna is an accomplished lawyer who dedicated his career to defending and representing vulnerable populations....
UNHCR and Islamic Development Bank collaborate to support education, health care, and livelihood opportunities in Afghanistan
Responding to Afghanistan’s deepening humanitarian crisis, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB), in its capacity as the trustee of the Afghanistan Humanitarian Trust Fund (AHTF), have signed three crucial agreements aimed at bolstering...