United Nations High Commissioner For Refugees

• Global food crisis stoked by Ukraine war will increase record displacement: UN official

  The head of the United Nation Commissioner for Refugees said as food crisis is added on top of war, human rights and climate, the record levels of global displacement increase.

  World

  Jun 15, 2022
  
• Canadian human smuggler allegedly charged migrants up to $65K for transport to Canada

  The FBI says former Toronto resident Srikajamukan Chelliah charged between C$28,000 and C$65,000 to transport migrants on a cramped ship caught near Turks and Caicos last October.

  World

  Oct 1, 2020
  
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• Dramatic influx of asylum seekers in Cyprus creating backlog of applicants

  The country's reception centres are filling up, leaving an increasing number of asylum seekers on the street, and the issue is only getting worse.

  Politics

  Aug 17, 2019
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• Number of global displaced up to record 65.6 million last year: U.N.

  Thousands of South Sudanese now live in U.N. protected camps, including 80 per cent of Bentiu's population.

  World

  Jun 19, 2017
• UNHCR: Up to 500 migrants feared dead in Mediterranean shipwreck

  The U.N. refugee agency says up to 500 people are feared dead in a shipwreck in the Mediterranean Sea last week.

  World

  Apr 20, 2016
• Canada to give UN $100M for refugee relief

  The Liberal government is giving $10 million to the United Nations refugee agency as part of the program to resettle thousands of Syrian refugees to Canada over the next few months.

  Politics

  Nov 26, 2015
• Additional 10,000 Syrian refugees to be offered asylum in Canada

  Another 10,000 Syrian refugees will be resettled in Canada over the next three years, the Conservative government promised Wednesday.

  World

  Jan 7, 2015