Refugees

Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Roderic O’Gorman TD said that while the modular housing programme would be expanded to accommodate another 800 people, he didn’t expect units to come on stream until after the new year Photo: Gareth Chaney/ Collins Only about 10 properties out of 500…

Ukrainian official urges refugees to stay abroad amid power cut fears as Russian attacks target energy infrastructure. Published On 25 Oct 202225 Oct 2022 Refugees who fled in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine should stay abroad this winter due to blackouts created by Moscow’s bombardment of critical energy…

Qatari officials have said they plan to suspend evacuation flights for Afghan refugees hoping to resettle in the U.S. while the country hosts soccer’s World Cup next month, according to refugee advocates, congressional aides and a source familiar with the Qatari government’s plans. The move would add to an already…

FLEEING THE FLOOD People in a flood-affected area ride a boat to evacuate to a safe place in the city of Sylhet, northeastern Bangladesh on June 19, 2022. XINHUA FILE PHOTO DHAKA: Bangladeshi authorities were evacuating hundreds of thousands of people on Monday from the path of a cyclone approaching…

Noel Achariam Updated 3 days ago · Published on 24 Oct 2022 7:00AM · Former Alliance of Chin Refugees chairman James Bawi says the rights of refugees must be protected in accordance with international guidelines. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Kamal Ariffin, October 24, 2022. PUTRAJAYA must ensure the…

Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney has said the Government was “somewhat caught out” by the large numbers of Ukrainian refugees coming to Ireland this weekend. Explaining why the Government was forced to turn away 43 refugees this weekend due to a lack of beds, Mr Coveney said the system is…

The Taoiseach has defended the Government's response as Ukrainian refugees were turned away from the Citywest hub in Dublin. Thirty-three Ukrainian refugees who arrived in Ireland this week were told there was no accommodation for them yesterday. All of them were first processed and given temporary protection status at Citywest.…

Published on October 22nd, 2022 at 08:00am EDT In a bid to improve client service, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) is completely digitizing the application submission process for Canada’s inland and outland spousal and common-law partner sponsorship programs. Until September 23, 2022, IRCC had previously allowed online applications to…

The devastating floods in South Sudan have blocked aid from reaching displaced people, the UN said Friday, warning that a camp housing 75,000 Sudanese refugees would receive no food this month. The world’s newest nation is reeling from four consecutive years of flooding, with two-thirds of the country and more…

GENEVA: The United Nations on Thursday (Friday in Manila) urged Myanmar's neighbors to stop the forced return of its nationals, saying "countless lives" were being placed at risk. The UN's refugee agency UNHCR said it was gravely concerned about multiple reports of refoulement — the forcible return of refugees and…