Refugees

President Biden on Friday appointed Jack Markell, a former governor of Delaware, to temporarily lead the Afghan resettlement effort in the United States, per the Washington Post. Why it matters: The massive push to resettle Afghan refugees fleeing Taliban rule faces considerable challenges, including the screening and housing of tens…

The U.S troop withdrawal from Afghanistan and the fall of Kabul is reminding some Toronto-area former "boat people" of American's departure from Vietnam after losing the war, which prompted thousands to flee. They hope Canada will bring in more Afghan refugees. A picture taken in the late 1970s shows a…

SA refuses to take Afghan refugees The South African government has said it will not accommodate any refugees from Afghanistan, even if they are eventually to be sent to a third country. Clayson Monyela, a spokesperson for the Department for International Relations and Co-operation (DIRCO), said that the government was…

A small Western Australian town says it will welcome Afghan refugees with open arms if they are sent for resettlement in the shire. Key points:A WA shire says Afghan refugees could fill jobs in agriculture and hospitalityMt Barker is already home to a Afghan refugee communityThe WA Chamber of Commerce says refugees could…

By Rachel Schraer and Nicholas Barrett BBC Reality Check media captionChaotic scenes at Kabul airport as people try desperately to fleeIn the lead-up to the withdrawal of US and UK forces, there were chaotic scenes at Kabul airport as desperate people tried to flee Afghanistan. How many have been evacuated…

South Africa’s Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) has said the country opted to reject a request to take in refugees from Afghanistan, who had sought refuge in Pakistan, in the wake of the Taliban takeover. Hundreds of thousands of Afghans have fled the country, out of fear of…

Published on September 1st, 2021 at 02:24pm EDT Updated on September 7th, 2021 at 08:32am EDT Another 635 Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) candidates in the Express Entry system have been invited to apply for permanent residence. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held its latest draw on September 1. The…

“The request is that they be accommodated in SA en route to their final destinations. The South African government is unfortunately not in a position to accommodate such a request. “SA is already home to a substantial number of refugees and is seized with addressing their needs. Most of them…

Afghan families gather to receive food from an Islamabad-based Christian organization on the outskirts of Chaman, a border town in the Pakistan's southwestern Baluchistan province, on Aug. 31. The Associated Press Afghanistan’s new Taliban rulers struggled to keep the country functioning on Wednesday after the final withdrawal of U.S. forces,…

Pakistan said that it lacks the ability to offer refuge to any more Afghan refugees, as the country has hosted more than 3 million Afghan refugees in previous decades and is now unable to take on more. Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi met with German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas…