Updated February 11, 2026
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Background info on refugees – Britannica School
Gale Databases – search your topic to get a list of results (magazine/news/journal articles, websites, videos
Refugee Data Finder – UNHCR Refugee Agency
Refugees by Country of Asylum – Our World in Data
Refugee Statistics – UNHCR Canada
Refugees and Asylum – Government of Canada – in addition to how Canada handles refguee cases, it also has a section on Syrian refugees
Refugees, Asylum Seekers and Mirgrants – Amnesty International
Background information about refugees – Canadian Council for Refugees
– gives stats & figures on refugees
Refugees Results List – Britannica School
Welcome Afghans – Government of Canada
Afghanistan
Afghanistan – UNHCR
Afghanistan Refugee Crisis Explained – U.S. UNHCR
Afghanistan Situation – UNHCR Canada
Kurdish Refugees
Kurds – Britannica School – start here to get an overview of the Kurds and their history
Web sources on Kurds from Britannica School – including history, people facts, tribes, struggle with statelessness
A brief history of the Kurds – Kurd Institute de Paris
Kurdish Refugees results list – Gale databases
Multi-scalar and diasporic integration: Kurdish populations in Europe between state, diaspora and geopolitics – Oxford Academic
Palestine
Canada’s Resettlement of Palestinian Refugees – Canadian Museum of Immigration
Canada Extends Temporary Measures for Palestinians in Canada – Government of Canada
Palestinian Refugees – UNHCR
Palestine Refugees – UNRWA
Quick Facts: Palestinian Refugees – Institute for Middle East Understanding
Palestine: History – Britannica School – scroll down to “History” section where it’s divided by periods
Rohingya Refugees
Rohingya refugee crisis: facts, FAQs and how to help – World Vision
The Rohingya crisis backgrounder – Council on Foreign Relations
Rohingya – Britannica School
Th Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar – Britannica School
South Sudan
South Sudan Refugee Crisis – USA UNHCR
South Sudan Emergency – Canada UNHCR
Somalia
Somalia – Refugees International
Voices o f the Displaced in Somalia – Norwegian Refugee Council
Fleeing Somalia’s Catastrophic Drought – European Commission
Syrian Refugees
Syrian Refugee Crisis – Word Vision
Syria Refugee Crisis Explained – USA for UNHCR
Canada Resettled Syrian Refugees – Government of Canada
The mobility of displaced Syrians: an economic and social analysis – World Bank
Uighur Refugees
Uighur Refugees – UNHCR
Who are the Uyghurs and why is China being accused of genocide? – BBC
Question Period Note: Uyghurs Government of Canada
Question Period Note: Uyghurs