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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. -
Resettlement of Bhutanese refugees surpasses 100,000 mark
19 Nov 2015 In 2007, 108,000 refugees from Bhutan were living in seven camps in Nepal. Today, just two camps remain with fewer than 18,000 refugees. -
Refugees from Bhutan help Nepalese rise from the ruins
11 Jun 2015 Refugees from Bhutan are mobilizing their skills and funds to help Nepalese earthquake survivors to rebuild their lives. -
1 Family: In Nepal, family torn between new life and leaving loved ones behind
17 Jun 2013 A refugee father waits to hear from his long-lost children in Bhutan before deciding to apply for resettlement to another country. -
Refugee resettlement referral from Nepal reaches six-figure mark
26 Apr 2013 UNHCR has referred 100,000 refugees from Bhutan for resettlement to third countries since 2007. Nearly 80,000 have already left. -
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. -
At 99, grandma from Bhutan chooses new life over old
22 Aug 2011 Bishnu Maya Bharati says she wants to be resettled because the future of her children and grandchildren will be better in the United States.