Refugees

Canada will launch a new permanent immigration program in 2025, based on the success of the existing Economic Mobility Pathways Pilot (EMPP). The EMPP is a pathway to permanent residence (PR) designed to connect skilled refugees and displaced persons with Canadian employers. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) first launched…

Egypt’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, together with United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and United Nations development programme (UNDP), launched the 2025 Egypt Refugee and Resilience Response Plan (ERRRP) on Tuesday, 24 June, Egypt’s first nationally-led framework seeking USD 339 million (EGP 16.9 billion) to assist 1.8 million refugees, asylum seekers,…

As of May 31, there were 802,000 applications in Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)’s backlog. Considering that there were 760,200 applications that remained in the backlog towards the end of April, this shows an increase of 5.5%. Consult with an experienced immigration representative This is the first time there…

Nova Scotia Hundreds of health-care workers are gathering to discuss refugee and migrant health in Halifax, in the wake of dramatic policy changes toward migrants from the United States administration. Organizers of Halifax conference say attendance from U.S. down significantly Shaina Luck · CBC News · Posted: Jun 27, 2025…

Andor is a masterpiece. There’s really no other way to describe the show. Andor‘s first season surprised viewers with the way it used its setting and characters to tell a story about the dangers of fascism to the most endangered people — refugees and the working poor — while also…

The 59 (not 49) Afrikaner “refugees” that arrived in America earlier this week are under “a lot of pressure”. So says US intelligence analyst (Retired) Colonel Chris Wyatt who is in regular contact with some of them. “They are located in multiple States around the country right now. I will…

Reports of Indian navy forcing Rohingyas into sea 'unconscionable': UN expert by AFP Staff Writers Geneva (AFP) May 15, 2025 A UN expert said on Thursday he was investigating "credible reports" that Rohingya refugees were forced off an Indian navy vessel into the Andaman Sea, in what would be an…

Johannesburg, South Africa – On a chilly Sunday evening in Johannesburg, OR Tambo International Airport was filled with tourists and travellers entering and exiting South Africa’s busiest airport. On one side of the international departures hall, a few dozen people queued – their trollies piled with luggage, travel pillows and…

Under the second Trump administration, there is one group of people getting expedited access to refugee status and resettlement in the US. It’s not citizens of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where 6.1 million people have been internally displaced due to decades of fighting among armed groups and widespread…

 South African politician Mmusi Maimane has spoken out following news that a group of White Afrikaner families has officially arrived in the United States as refugees. The 59 individuals, who are descendants of Dutch settlers, were granted expedited resettlement under a special executive order by former U. S. President Donald…