Refugees

Five people were hospitalised and two men charged in court after a fight broke out at the Citywest refugee transit hub this week. The facility has been closed to new arrivals since late January amid unprecedented pressure on the State’s system for receiving and integrating refugees – with concerns over…

It is said that the British are resistant to change. This, after all, is a country where the peaceful departure of a 96-year-old monarch can dominate the news cycle for weeks, where tennis players at Wimbledon can be asked to change outfits if they break the all-white dress code by…

Blaze broke out during early hours in market town of Midhurst, SussexFirefighters tackle a fire in Midhurst, West Sussex, which engulfed buildings, including a 400-year-old hotel that was said to be housing Ukrainian refugees. PA Beta V.1.0 - Powered by automated translation A 400-year-old hotel that was said to be…

Media caption, Watch: The Angel Inn hotel in Sussex engulfed by a fire By Christian Fuller BBC News A 400-year-old hotel that was housing Ukrainian refugees has been engulfed by a major blaze. The fire started in a property in North Street, Midhurst, in the early hours, before spreading to…

Published Mar 16, 2023  •  Last updated Mar 16, 2023  •  1 minute read Asylum seekers talk to a police officer as they cross into Canada from the U.S. border near a checkpoint on Roxham Road near Hemmingford, Quebec, April 24, 2022. Photo by Christinne Muschi /REUTERS Since the federal…

16 March 2023, Addis Ababa ‒ Since the beginning of February 2023, approximately 100 000 refugees, mostly women, children, unaccompanied minors, and people who are wounded or sick have reportedly arrived in Ethiopia from Somalia and are in dire need of humanitarian assistance. World Health Organization (WHO) in Ethiopia is…

The war in Ukraine has given crypto the opportunity to prove its utility.The partnership of humanitarian groups Stellar and Circle has enabled the distribution of millions in crypto donations. Crypto has helped Ukrainian refugees by circumventing geographic and institutional barriers.  It has been a little over a year since Russia invaded…

Published on March 15th, 2023 at 03:15pm EDT Updated on March 17th, 2023 at 07:13am EDT IRCC held the seventh Express Entry draw of 2023 today. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) issued invitations to 7,000 candidates with a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 490. The number of…

A Rohingya family arrives for a meeting with Myanmar officials in Teknaf, Bangladesh on Wednesday, March 15, 2023. AFP PHOTO A Rohingya family arrives for a meeting with Myanmar officials in Teknaf, Bangladesh on Wednesday, March 15, 2023. AFP PHOTOTEKNAF, Bangladesh: Myanmar officials were meeting with Rohingya refugees on Wednesday…

Published on March 14th, 2023 at 10:00am EDT Updated on March 15th, 2023 at 03:40pm EDT Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) designates every March as Fraud Prevention Month to bring awareness to different types of fraud and scams that impact the lives of Canadian immigrants. In light of that…