UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is increasingly concerned about the deepening displacement crisis in the Central Sahel, with ...

Landry Kalembo’s experience of displacement is driving him to ask whose stories are captured in health research, and what happens when they aren’t. For academic Landry Kalembo, some of the questions ...

Few have heard of the Hazara, an ethnic group native to Afghanistan. For over a century, the Hazara community has suffered from targeted discrimination, persecution, and massacres because of their ...

From a childhood shaped by war in Liberia to building one of Vancouver’s most dynamic youth initiatives, soccer has remained a constant through every chapter of Dacious Richardson’s life. For him, ...

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is pleased to announce the arrival of Tracey Maulfair, the new Representative in Canada. Ms. Maulfair brings a wealth of experience and dedication to her new role, having ...

A program connecting employers with qualified refugees is taking root in Nova Scotia. It could address shortages in the local health care sector, and lead to similar efforts across Canada and in other ...

OTTAWA — In partnership with UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, Canada will provide support for a new project aimed at enhancing the protection and integration of Haitian and Afghan refugees and forcibly ...

Mandela Kuet’s childhood in Winnipeg’s North End was shaped by the sights and sounds of a community deeply intertwined with both Indigenous and newcomer cultures. It was a place where the sense of ...

UNHCR Canada is excited to welcome Tracey Maulfair as its new Representative in Canada. With more than two decades of experience within the organization working in multiple countries, she brings a ...

When Pamella speaks about home, her voice carries both the pain of exile and the resilience of someone who has survived it. Originally from Burundi, Pamella never imagined that speaking out about ...

OTTAWA/TORONTO — UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is deeply grateful to The Slaight Family Foundation for a generous $1 million donation to support women and girls displaced by conflict in South Sudan.

This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Babar Baloch – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. GENEVA – An even deeper ...