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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. -
Looking for lessons among past refugee crises
7 Jul 2017 At a dialogue about sharing responsibility for refugees, stakeholders reflect on responses to earlier crises in Kosovo*, Guatemala and Viet Nam. -
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. -
Mediterranean crisis sees former Vietnamese boat person break long silence
6 Jul 2015 Well known Danish chef tells of harrowing memories as five-year-old refugee. -
Statelessness: Former refugees win citizenship, and now dream of home ownership
15 Sep 2011 After 35 years of stateless limbo in Viet Nam, a Cambodian man is now a citizen with the prospect of a real home. -
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. -
Preventing Statelessness: Southeast Asian countries share lessons
29 Oct 2010 In Bangkok, experts from nine countries learn from each other the best ways to keep people from falling into legal limbo. -
Q&A: Grim reality of honour killing brought to the screen
30 Sep 2010 A film by a former refugee Nelofer Pazira presents the grim reality of honour killing in Afghanistan. It also looks at challenges faced by refugee returnees.