UNHCR welcomes the support of Canadian NGOs in the #WithRefugees World Tour
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency is grateful for the support of Canadian NGOs, manifested through their involvement in the #WithRefugees World Tour, in the agency’s efforts to mobilize global solidarity for refugees and forcibly displaced people. The #WithRefugees World...
UNHCR and OECD launch action plan to boost refugee employment
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and the OECD, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, is launching an innovative action plan to expand employment opportunities for refugees. This Action Plan fully supports a new approach, whereby refugees would be...
Bangladesh, UNHCR agree on voluntary returns framework when Rohingya refugees decide conditions are right
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and the Government of Bangladesh have finalized a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) relating to voluntary returns of Rohingya refugees once conditions in Myanmar are conducive. The Memorandum, signed by the UN High Commissioner for...
UNHCR Press Release: Syria conflict at 7 years is “a colossal human tragedy”
The relentless suffering of Syrian civilians marks a shameful failure of political will and a new low in Syria’s long-running conflict, which this month reaches a depressing seventh anniversary, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi said on Friday....Joint UN Press Release: The UN and partners plan to deliver humanitarian assistance to eastern Ghouta
Damascus, Syria The UN and partners plan to deliver humanitarian assistance to Duma in eastern Ghouta today, 5 March 2018. Today’s convoy will consist of 46 truckloads of health and nutrition supplies, along with food for 27,500 people in need and will be led by Ali...Comprehensive Regional Protection and Solutions Framework for Central America and Mexico
Background The Comprehensive Regional Protection and Solutions Framework for Central America and Mexico is developed by the UN Refugee Agency in support of the Global Compact on Refugees. It builds on commitments established in the 2016 New York Declaration and on...Unifor Social Justice Fund donates $50,000 to UNHCR for Rohingya refugees
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TORONTO – UNHCR Canada, the UN Refugee Agency, has received CAD $50,000 from Unifor Social Justice Fund to provide emergency aid to Rohingya refugees. Since late August, more than 580,000 Rohingya refugees have fled to Bangladesh to escape...