Refugees

Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has received a total number of 1,300 Nigerian refugees repatriated from neighbouring Cameroon. The second batch of additional 855 refugees were handed over to Zulum by Cameroonian officials, led by the Governor of the Far North Region of Cameroon, Minjinyawa Bakari, at a brief farewell…

Published on January 25th, 2023 at 08:00am EST There has been a change in routine surrounding Express Entry draws of late. Typically, the draws take place every two weeks on Wednesdays. However, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) recently paused draws for six weeks starting November 23 and returned on…

Alight recruits and trains sponsor groups, ensuring that sponsors receive high-quality support and refugees integrate smoothly into their new communities. Alight hide caption toggle caption Alight Alight recruits and trains sponsor groups, ensuring that sponsors receive high-quality support and refugees integrate smoothly into their new communities. Alight The Biden administration…

Everyday Americans will be able to help refugees adjust to life in the United States in a program being launched by the State Department as a way to give private citizens a role in resettling the thousands of refugees who arrive every year. The State Department plans to announce the…

The Biden administration announced a new program Thursday to allow thousands of American citizens to directly sponsor refugees financially, an effort to increase the United States’ capacity to accept more people seeking protection from abroad. In a statement, Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken described the program, dubbed Welcome Corps,…

Published on January 18th, 2023 at 03:08pm EST Updated on January 26th, 2023 at 11:34am EST Canada held the second Express Entry draw of the year today. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) issued invitations to 5,500 candidates with a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 490. No program…

TRIPOLI, Lebanon (AP) — On New Year’s Eve, a small boat carrying more than 230 would-be migrants, most of them Syrians, broke down and began to sink after setting sail from the northern coast of Lebanon. Since the collapse of Lebanon’s economy in 2019, an increasing number of people —…

RIYADH: The Saudi Design Festival is “tailor-made” to promote sustainable growth in the industry, the event’s director and co-founder, and CEO of consultancy firm &bouqu, told Arab News. Basma Bouzo said: “We started Saudi Design Week with the notion and mindset of growing it organically. That means expanding and accommodating…

Competition received a record 4,538 applications from 152 countriesBack row, left to right: Siaosi Sovaleni, Prime Minister of Tonga, Aziz Akhannouch, Prime Minister of Morocco, Wavil Ramkalawan, President of Seychelles, Hakainde Hichilema, President of Zambia, Surangel Whipps, President of Palau, Nana Akufo-Addo, President of Ghana, Kasim-Jomart Tokayev, President of Kazakhstan,…

Ukrainian refugees and asylum seekers will be moved out of tents in Co Clare as soon as possible, according to a junior minister. More than 80 people are living in tents in Knockalisheen Accommodation Centre due to capacity issues. That's despite a weather advisory being in place for the whole…