UNHCR thanks the Government of New Brunswick, Northwest Territories and Ontario for their unprecedented contributions to the Syrian refugee crisis
OTTAWA, Sept. 16, 2015 (UNHCR) – The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Canada thanks the People and the Governments of New Brunswick, Northwest Territories and Ontario for their financial contributions in support of UNHCR’s...UNHCR names Afghan refugee teacher Aqeela Asifi its 2015 Nansen Refugee Award winner
GENEVA, Sep 15 (UNHCR) – Afghan refugee teacher Aqeela Asifi, who has dedicated her life to bringing education to refugee girls in Pakistan, has won the 2015 UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award. Aqeela Asifi, 49, is being recognized for her brave and tireless dedication to...UNHCR praises the Government of Nova Scotia for its exemplary generous contribution to the Syrian refugee crisis
OTTAWA, Canada, September 8 (UNHCR) – The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Canada thanks the People and the Government of Nova Scotia for their inspiring generous contribution of 50,000 Canadian dollars toward UNHCR’s...UNHCR: Total number of Syrian refugees exceeds four million for first time
GENEVA (July 9, 2015) The number of refugees fleeing the conflict in Syria to neighbouring countries has now passed four million, confirming this crisis as the world’s single largest refugee crisis for almost a quarter of a century under UNHCR’s...World Refugee Day: Get to know the individual behind the word refugee
UNHCR Canada has launched in Ottawa and Toronto a public campaign encouraging the public to get to know the individual or family behind the word “refugee”. The campaign is part of a UNHCR global awareness outreach to mark World Refugee Day 20 June this year. For the...