Refugees

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Barham Salih, has visited the Ura refugee settlement in Ethiopia's Benishangul-Gumuz state. It was established in 2024 to host people fleeing the civil war in neighbouring Sudan and has become an important model for refugee inclusion. Salih complimented the Ethiopian government describing its…

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Barham Ahmed Salih (C) sits with attendees during an event marking World Refugee Day at the Ura Refugee Site in Asosa Zone, Benishangul-Gumuz region, Ethiopia, on June 20, 2026. Photo by MARCO SIMONCELLI /AFP via Getty Images Article content By Yazdan Nikoo and Shelley…

Salome Mikadze-Struk is no stranger to adversity. The daughter of refugees, she built a software-development business as an undergraduate at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic and kept it running despite the outbreak of war in her native Ukraine. Now, she’s drawing on her experiences to mentor tech-startup founders and…

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(RNS) — 5.4 million people became refugees in 2025 . With the global total eclipsing more than 35 million refugees — not including the 69 million internally displaced persons — resettlement remains a vital lifeline for the most vulnerable communities. For more than four decades, the U.S. has been on…

The Trump administration is moving to force Afghans who worked alongside the U.S. military either back to the war-torn nation or to the Democratic Republic of Congo (D.R.C), veterans and refugee advocates say. Those Afghans have been stranded at a former U.S. military base in Qatar since 2021, and fear…

Foreign nationals who are, or were, in Gaza and who hold an approved Canadian temporary resident visa under previous special measures now have nearly two more years to make the trip Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has extended a temporary public policy allowing foreign nationals in Gaza to enter…

This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here . Welcome to The Logoff: The Trump administration is reportedly hoping to send Afghan refugees to Congo — or back to the…

Afghan allies who assisted US forces now face a stark choice: resettle in the war‑torn Democratic Republic of Congo or return to Taliban‑ruled Afghanistan. The US government is in talks to send Afghans currently residing at a former US base in Qatar to the Democratic Republic of Congo, AfghanEvac, a group seeking…

Newly released figures from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) reveal the total application backlog has continued its downward trend, decreasing by 48,900 since last month. As of February 28, IRCC’s overall backlog consisted of 941,400 applications. Compared to January 31, the most notable shifts (in order) included An 11%…