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UNHCR trains Canadian officials dealing with refugees
4 Feb 2009 UNHCR trains Canadian government staff in Toronto on refugee protection. This will help ensure asylum needs are not overwhelmed by migration issues. -
Q&A: Canada's IRB marks 20 years of helping refugees
16 Jan 2009 Brian Goodman discusses the work of the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, a close UNHCR working partner which he has headed since 2007. -
A childhood of rape and exploitation ends mercifully with a new life in Canada
31 Dec 2008 For one young Iraqi refugee, sold into sexual slavery by her own father, resettlement in Canada proves the key to a better future. -
More than 5,000 refugees resettled from Nepal
23 Sep 2008 More than 5,000 refugees from Bhutan have left camps in Nepal for resettlement countries so far this year. The United States has accepted the largest numbers. -
Canadians' shoes are on the other foot now - in Rwanda
6 Aug 2008 Refugee children in far-off Rwanda will now be able to walk comfortably to school thanks to shoes donated by Canadians. -
Aviation Sans Frontières eases air journey for refugees from Bhutan
22 Jul 2008 Volunteers working for a France-based aviation charity act as escorts for refugees from Bhutan leaving Nepal and flying to third countries for resettlement. -
Winnipeg's refugee rapper with a mission
14 Jul 2008 Former refugee Samuel Mijok Lang, drawing on his history as a Sudanese Lost Boy, uses rap to inspire the young and bridge cultural differences in Canada. -
Eastern Nepal's Goldhap camp starts to rise from the ashes
22 Apr 2008 UNHCR starts rebuilding Goldhap camp in eastern Nepal after a fire last month left nearly 8,000 refugees from Bhutan homeless. -
Refugees from Bhutan embrace new life with hope and anxiety
25 Mar 2008 The large-scale resettlement of refugees from Bhutan has started in Nepal. Many are leaving for the United States with mixed feelings.