Refugees

BEIJING: Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in China on Sunday on the highest-level trip by a US official in nearly five years, with the rival powers looking to lower the temperature after soaring tensions. Neither side expects breakthroughs during Blinken’s two-day visit, with the world’s two largest economies at…

Unwilling to cut ties with Russia, Serbia has nonetheless welcomed thousands of Ukrainian refugees. Few, however, feel very comfortable or plan to stay. Originally from the Ukrainian city of Odessa, Andriy Zaretsky admits Serbia would not have been his preferred choice of refuge from the war in his homeland. Nor…

Hundreds of refugees fleeing ongoing violent unrest in Sudan have crossed the border into Ethiopia. Fighting broke out in Sudan on April 15 between the army and paramilitary forces, and so far at least 700 people have been killed, most of them civilians. "Our safety and life comes first, we can't be…

British man says his relatives are among missing after migrant boat sank off Greek coast LONDON: Aftab Khan, a British man from Wolverhampton, fears members of his family are among the hundreds of people missing after a fishing boat overloaded with migrants capsized and sank off the coast of Greece…

ANKARA: With only a few days until the critical ballot in Turkiye on May 14, the issue of refugees has again resurfaced during the election campaigns of candidates. The main opposition presidential candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu recently released a video outlining his plans for refugees if the Nation Alliance is victorious.…

The U.N.'s humanitarian chief arrived at Sudan’s main seaport on Wednesday, as thousands of Sudanese and foreign nationals gathered there in hopes of fleeing by plane or boat. The battle for control of Sudan erupted after months of escalating tensions between the military, led by Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan, and a…

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is partnering with the Sustainable Hospitality Alliance to engage the hospitality sector in helping people affected by humanitarian crises and disasters. With almost 100 million people who are currently forcibly displaced worldwide, the partnership will see both organisations act in close collaboration to make the…

OTTAWA — International Development Minister Harjit Sajjan has announced $71 million in humanitarian aid for Sudan and two neighbouring countries that are dealing with a large number of refugees in the wake of a violent crisis. "The challenges are immense and they must not be faced alone," Sajjan told reporters…

# Housing Modular housing being held up by site issues, warns state architect A number of rapid-build homes are being constructed at sites across the country to house Ukrainian refugees. THE COMPLETION OF modular housing has been held up by issues with sites, Ireland’s state architect has said. A number…

Published on May 2nd, 2023 at 12:03pm EDT Updated on May 4th, 2023 at 12:01pm EDT Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has made an update to the proof of funds required for Express Entry candidates. The change, which was announced on IRCC’s website today, on May 2nd, was effective…