Yemen: faces from the front lines of a humanitarian emergency
Yemen remains the world’s worst humanitarian disaster with more than 24 million people who require humanitarian or protection assistance.
The Tailor Project’s 70-year-old roots help today’s skilled refugees
Seven decades later, like threads woven through the fabric of history, The Tailor Project’s legacy lives on in a brighter future for refugees
Meet the Canadian CEO sponsoring and hiring refugees
“Do the right thing” is much more to Jim Estill than his appliance company’s corporate tagline: it’s a personal motto that has guided the longtime Canadian entrepreneur and helped forever change the lives of dozens of refugee families in the process.
Young Salvadoran works to protect his community from gang violence
A small business owner, Jose protects his community from gang violence in El Salvador by helping others regain control in their lives.
Venezuela: a continuing crisis grips South America
The ongoing emergency situation in Venezuela is one of the largest and most far-reaching of our time. The South American country has been gripped by political and economic turmoil for years.
Opinion: Why cities need to stand with refugees
UNHCR Canada representative Jean-Nicolas Beuze writes about the importance of cities in Canada and around the world supporting refugees.
Sudanese asylum seeker escapes violence in Libya
Yasir, a Sudanese asylum-seeker forced to flee his country, is now recovering. Yasir was illegally detained in Tripoli where he was routinely beaten.
The Rohingya: Two years later
In 2017, an outbreak of violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine State triggered a mass exodus of more than 700,000 Rohingya refugees
Rohingya girls leave lasting impression with Canadian staffer on first UNHCR misson
UNHCR Director of the Division of External Relations, Dominque Hyde met with Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh on her first mission in this new role.
Refugee Housing Units provide a better shelter solution
UNHCR, Better Shelter and the IKEA Foundation partnered up to design the Refugee Housing Unit (RHU), an innovative housing solution.