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UNHCR chief hails Canada and asks for even greater efforts
7 Nov 2017 On his second visit to the country as High Commissioner, Filippo Grandi urges Prime Minister Trudeau to consider doing more for refugee women and girls at risk. -
UNHCR chief in Canada hails PM's leadership in global affairs
22 Mar 2016 UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi welcomes Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's humanitarian leadership in resettling Syrian refugees. -
Syrian refugees receive warm welcome in Canada
11 Dec 2015 A flight with 163 refugees on board arrived in Toronto on December 10 under an initiative that will provide a new life for 25,000 Syrian refugees. -
Dominican Republic urged not to deport stateless Dominicans
19 Jun 2015 Thousands of people of Haitian descent could face deportation to a country where they are not recognized as citizens. -
UNHCR expresses concern over deaths at sea in the Caribbean
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Haitian group offers safe house for rape survivors
6 Oct 2011 UNHCR is working with a grassroots group in Haiti to help displaced women who have been rape victims in the post-earthquake camps to get back on their feet. -
UNHCR chief focuses on documentation programme during Haiti visit
9 Sep 2011 High Commissioner Guterres promotes a project that is helping Haitians who lost documentation needed to rebuild their lives after last year's earthquake. -
Statelessness Q&A: Canada helps ex-Dane out of Bermuda triangle
29 Aug 2011 Jens Hansen became stateless when he lost his Danish citizenship. He was stranded in Bermuda for 20 years until Canada, his wife's country, granted him residency and finally citizenship. -
Helping communities who are helping Haiti's displaced
14 Mar 2011 Children displaced by last year's Haitian earthquake get access to education under a UNHCR project supported by the Pirelli Group and its employees.