Refugees

Some Ukrainian refugees feel they have found “a second family” in Ireland as the country marks its first Refugee Week.  Refugee Week is a festival celebrating the contributions, creativity and resilience of refugees and people seeking sanctuary.  Upon the Russian invasion of Ukraine, 20,000 Irish people volunteered their homes to…

The countries bordering Sudan, which has been shaken by fighting for the past two months, must "keep their borders open", urged the United Nations high commissioner for refugees (UNHCR), Filippo Grandi, in an interview on Tuesday, after announcing that more than half a million people had fled the country. "My…

Philippe Lazzarini says it’s ‘likely or highly likely’ that UN agency for Palestinian refugees will not be able to deliver some services or pay salaries by fall The head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees said Tuesday that without a new injection of funding, it is “likely or highly…

Published on June 20th, 2023 at 09:00am EDT Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has updated its policy regarding the collection of biometrics for permanent resident applicants. As of June 14, anyone applying for permanent residence (PR) must submit biometrics, regardless of if they have previously submitted them for a…

Published on June 20th, 2023 at 08:00am EDT Updated on June 20th, 2023 at 02:13pm EDT Today, June 20, is World Refugee Day. It is a day recognized around the globe that celebrates the success of refugees in their new lives. More importantly, it also recognizes how much must be…

Official statistics in Germany show that large numbers of refugees from Ukraine fleeing Russia's war fueled a 1.3% rise in the German population last year BERLIN -- Large numbers of refugees from Ukraine fleeing Russia's war fueled a 1.3% rise in Germany's population last year, helping push up the number…

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Updated 1 month ago · Published on 20 Jun 2023 10:52AM · WORLD Refugee Day on June 20 commemorates the courage, strength, bravery and resilience of asylum seekers and refugees around the world who are forced to flee their homes and/or countries to seek refuge from conflict and persecution.  According…

Published on June 19th, 2023 at 09:00am EDT Reuniting families is a core pillar of Canada’s immigration strategy. A report released by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) last November 29 said the department would seek to fulfill the Prime Minsters mandate to reunite families by implementing a program to…

Published on June 17th, 2023 at 08:30am EDT Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) received more than eight million enquiries through its Client Services Centre (CSC) in the 2021/2022 fiscal year. This is more than double the 4.07 million enquiries in 2017/ 2018. The information was made available as part…