Press Releases
UNHCR welcomes Canada’s support at Summit
UNHCR Representative in Canada, ...
Canada, UNHCR and Open Society Foundations seek to increase refugee resettlement
UNITED NATIONS/NEW YORK CITY, ...
UNHCR calls on EU states to increase pledges
This is a summary of what was ...
With 1 human in every 113 affected, forced displacement hits record high
Conflict and persecution caused ...
Statement by UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi on World Refugee Day 2016
UNHCR marks World Refugee Day ...
Canadians prepare to mark World Refugee Day
OTTAWA, 17 June 2016 – On June ...
Global celebrities join campaign calling on governments to take action for refugees
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, ...
UNHCR warns of worsening shelter conditions for refugees, launches global campaign
Geneva, 18 May 2016 – A ...
UNHCR welcomes Morneau Shepell’s renewed partnership to educate and empower refugee girls in Kakuma Camp
OTTAWA, April 25, 2016 – ...
UNHCR on EU-Turkey deal: Asylum safeguards must prevail in implementation
UNHCR notes today’s ...
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