Free e-Cookbook | Tastes from Home: Recipes from the Refugee Community
RESERVE YOUR COPY OF THE FREE E-COOKBOOK Lucila fled El Salvador in 1990, leaving behind a country plagued by civil war where citizens were disappearing. She waited anxiously for five years to come to Canada. When she finally arrived with her two young children, she...
UNHCR chief calls for support for Sudan as it hosts Ethiopian refugees
Filippo Grandi also launches an appeal for nearly US$150 million to help the government of Sudan look after the refugees. By Dana Hughes in Hamdayet, Sudan The UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi on Sunday called for international support for Sudan as the...
UNHCR partners with One World Refugee Film Festival to give refugee stories centre stage in 70th anniversary celebrations
OTTAWA, CANADA, 27 NOVEMBER 2020 – Starting on 1 December to 14 December 2020, UNHCR will be partnering with One World Arts, Amnesty International Canada, CARE Canada and Oxfam Canada to co-present this year’s edition of the One World Film Festival (OWFF), a two-week...
As refugee numbers surge, Ethiopians seek word of loved ones
Over 40,000 Ethiopians have fled the Tigray crisis into eastern Sudan, with no sign of a let-up in new arrivals. Many anxiously hope to be reunited with their families. By Charles Emptaz in Hamdayet, Sudan Lezabu is frantic with worry. The single mother-of-three has...
“I feel really strongly that I have to do it”: Canadian heavy metal bar owner and friends sponsor Syrian refugee families
By Susan Pedwell in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada When images of bombings and injured civilians in Syria flashed across Tyler Berglund’s TV screen, he felt compelled to act. “I wanted to do my part to compensate for the injustices of war,” says Tyler. Over the past two...
Gender-based violence on the rise during lockdowns
Data shows that displaced women and girls worldwide are experiencing increased gender-based violence during the COVID-19 pandemic. By UNHCR Staff Mónica Pérez* met her first boyfriend when she was 16, not long after she stepped off a bus in the Colombian border city...
Six ‘Films of Hope’ for uncertain times
Sex and the City co-stars Kristin Davis and Cynthia Nixon chat about their go-to films for inspiration and what the world needs to fight the coronavirus. By Sarah Schafer in New York Looking for inspiration as 2020 drags on? Sex and the City co-stars Kristin Davis and...
Statement on passing of Gary Troeller
OTTAWA, CANADA – It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Gary Troeller, former UNHCR Representative in Canada who served here in the mid-1990s. Mr. Troeller had a long and distinguished career with UNHCR, serving in several countries in Europe and...