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Remembering Alan Kurdi: we must do more to protect refugees
Jean-Nicolas Beuze, UNHCR Representative in Canada, writes on the second anniversary of the death of Alan Kurdi with a question; as the world moves on and the headlines fade, have we done enough to ...Tearful reunion for Yazidi boy and family in Winnipeg
The UNHCR Representative in Canada, Jean-Nicolas Beuze has praised Canada’s work on refugee resettlement today as a Yazidi boy has been reunited with his family in Winnipeg after three years’ separation. Emad Mishko Tamo ...![Through the Eyes of a Refugee](https://webarchive.archive.unhcr.org/20170926110536im_/http://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/unhcr-hany-1080x675.jpg)
Through the Eyes of a Refugee
Being legally blind hasn’t stopped a young Syrian refugee from embracing a new life in Canada. For someone who’s only 22, Hany Al Moulia has faced more than a lifetime of challenges. He’s legally ...World Refugee Day Statement: High Commissioner for Refugees
20 June, 2017 On June 20, World Refugee Day, we honour the resilience and courage of more than 65 million people who have been forced to flee war, persecution and violence. But it’s also ...![Forced displacement worldwide at its highest in decades](https://webarchive.archive.unhcr.org/20170926110536im_/http://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/unhcr-diana-diaz.jpg)
Forced displacement worldwide at its highest in decades
War, violence and persecution have uprooted more men, women and children around the world than at any time in the seven-decade history of UNHCR according to a report published today. The UN Refugee Agency’s ...![Over one million children flee South Sudan](https://webarchive.archive.unhcr.org/20170926110536im_/http://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/RF294216_20170309-1709-_DAZ0300-DA-1-1080x675.jpg)
Over one million children flee South Sudan
JUBA/GENEVA/NAIROBI/NEW YORK, 8 May 2017 – More than one million children have now fled South Sudan where escalating conflict is ravaging the country, UNICEF and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, announced today. “The horrifying fact ...![Canada’s 2016 Record High Level of Resettlement Praised by UNHCR](https://webarchive.archive.unhcr.org/20170926110536im_/http://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/shamsa_family.jpg)
Canada’s 2016 Record High Level of Resettlement Praised by UNHCR
OTTAWA, Canada, April 24 (UNHCR) – The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) praised Canada today for providing solutions to the plight of a record 46,700 refugees through their resettlement ...![A Syrian Family Finds Acceptance for their Disabled Children through Canadian Resettlement](https://webarchive.archive.unhcr.org/20170926110536im_/http://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/shamsa_family.jpg)