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UN High Commissioner for Refugees to visit Canada

UN High Commissioner for Refugees to visit Canada

May 27, 2014 | Local Story, News Story

May 28-30, 2014 – The UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres will start his official visit in Canada on Tuesday 27 May 2014, for a three-day visit at the invitation of the Government of Canada. High Commissioner Guterres, who has also been invited to...

UNHCR welcomes the Supreme Court judgment in Ezokola

Jul 19, 2013 | Press Release

OTTAWA, 19 July 2013—The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) welcomes the judgment issued today by the Supreme Court of Canada in the case of Ezokola, which addresses fundamental issues related to exclusion from refugee status on grounds of...

More emergency funds needed for the Syria refugee crisis

May 14, 2013 | Press Release

OTTAWA, 14 May 2013—The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is raising the alarm over the continuous massive exodus and the growing humanitarian needs caused by the conflict in Syria. UNHCR estimates there are now nearly 1.5 million registered Syrian...

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