Refugees

SEATTLE —  Thuy Do couldn’t look away from the devastating clip playing on a loop on television news — hundreds of Afghans running alongside a massive U.S. Air Force cargo plane, desperately trying to flee their home country. The frantic frowns felt so familiar, reminding her of images of refugees packed…

Author of the article: Reuters Francesco Guarascio and Panu Wongcha-Um BRUSSELS/BANGKOK — Tens of millions of migrants may be denied COVID-19 vaccines from a global program because some major manufacturers are worried about legal risks from harmful side effects, according to officials and internal documents from Gavi, the charity operating…

TEHRAN —  Unlike most of his compatriots, Jamal Papoli didn’t have to worry about being stuck in Afghanistan when the Taliban sped to power in August. Papoli had quit his homeland years ago to set up shop as a stonemason here in neighboring Iran, just outside Tehran. But instead of relief,…

CIC News > Latest News > Family > When will Canada’s parents and grandparents sponsorship open for 2022? Here is what we know so far about PGP 2022. Published on December 14th, 2021 at 08:00am EST IRCC has yet to release details on the Parents and Grandparents Program (PGP) 2022…

Refugees camped outside the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees' offices in Pretoria. Alet Pretorius, Gallo Images Political refugees from the Robert Mugabe era are no longer recognised in Botswana after a court challenge was thrown out.The UNHCR, and governments of Botswana and Zimbabwe agreed that "Zimbabweans should be in…

South Weber, UT, December 13, 2021 --(PR.com)-- La Roca FC is delighted to team up with Refugee Soccer to provide soccer training clinics, life and educational mentoring, and necessities such as food and clothing to help refugees adjust to life in the United States. Refugee Soccer, which has already created a…

Rita Ora is standing in her large, open-plan kitchen talking about freezing her eggs. Her mum, Vera, is cooking us baked salmon for supper, while Ora’s sister/manager/business partner Elena, who is often credited as the secret driving force behind Ora’s global fame, sits at the kitchen table playing with her…

Norwegian Refugee Council says humanitarian givers were attacked by rebels in DRC.About 3 million people are food insecure in Ituri province.Refugees are growing impatient with the UN stabilisation mission in DRC and government forces' failure to protect them.More than 75 000 displaced people, including 35 000 children, in a remote…

Published on December 10th, 2021 at 09:00am EST Updated on December 15th, 2021 at 09:13am EST Canada has named the 12 members of the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration, who will monitor federal policy related to immigration and multiculturalism. The Standing Committee, also called CIMM for short, oversees matters…

PETERBOROUGH, Ont. — The living room at Zoheir and Nadia Darrouba's home is a hive of activity in the late afternoon – their older children, just back from school, are taking turns carrying around their baby brother as their parents look on. PETERBOROUGH, Ont. — The living room at Zoheir…