Refugees

The United Nations is bracing for a further increase in the number of refugees this year, as last month’s earthquake in Turkey and Syria adds to a series of crises that has the world looking to Canada for more help. “The need around the world is enormous,” said Kelly Clements,…

BEIRUT: The US has launched a $20 million fund to help Lebanese businesses install solar energy systems as owners struggle to stay afloat amid the collapse of the country’s electricity sector. US Ambassador to Lebanon Dorothy Shea launched the Solar & Renewable Energy Fund on Friday, saying it will help…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE,  MARCH 2, 2023, LONDON, UK.  SocialBox.Biz Community Interest Company Invites Public Organisations like Local Council School, College, or University to Participate in #EarthDay2023 and Scholarship for Refugees and Homeless People Initiative.  As #EarthDay2023 approaches on April 22, 2023, SocialBox.Biz is inviting organisations to join their initiative by…

Published on March 1st, 2023 at 01:44pm EST Updated on March 14th, 2023 at 12:34pm EDT IRCC held the sixth Express Entry draw of 2023 today. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) issued invitations to 667 candidates with a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 748. This was the…

Home News (Image credit: Lannny Cordola/YouTube) A team of A-list musicians have teamed up with a group of Afghan refugees currently living in Pakistan to record a defiant cover of Tom Petty’s anthemic 1989 track, I Won’t Back Down. Though the collective of musicians boasts some impressive names – including…

Published on March 1st, 2023 at 09:04am EST Updated on March 1st, 2023 at 02:56pm EST Every year in March, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) participates in the Canadian government’s Fraud Protection Month to shed light on the fraud experienced by newcomers to Canada and how they can protect…

1 March 2023 By Vasco Botelho and Hannah Hägele Millions of Ukrainians were displaced by Russia’s unjustified war and have found refuge in the euro area. Many refugees want to work and thus increase the euro area labour force. This ECB Blog post updates previous calculations by considering novel information…

CIC News > Latest News > Immigration > IRCC invites Canadians to directly influence future immigration policies and programs Canada is calling this initiative “An Immigration System for Canada’s Future”. Published on February 24th, 2023 at 08:00am EST In a press release yesterday, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has announced…

Valentina Bren, who now lives in Orland Park, said she’ll never forget going to the funeral for her former student, who died in the line of duty defending Ukraine at the start of the Russian war. Olenka Sus, who now lives in Palos Hills, said she’ll never forget the sounds:…

GENEVA (AP) — Quantifying the toll of Russia’s war in Ukraine remains an elusive goal a year into the conflict. Estimates of the casualties, refugees and economic fallout from the war produce an incomplete picture of the deaths and suffering. Precise figures may never emerge for some of the categories…