Refugees

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…

The Navrongo-Bolgatanga Catholic Diocesan Development Organisation (NABOCADO) with support from the Catholic Relief Services (CRS), has made donations of assorted food items and toiletries to Burkinabe refugees in Sapelliga. The donation was made as part of the Organisation’s Christmas and New Year’s corporate social responsibility of giving hope to the…

‘For a country of just 38 million, Poland has one of the largest refugee populations in the world and dwindling resources with which to meet the challenge. This situation is quickly becoming dire…’ The Center for Geostrategic Studies (CGS) recently published a report analyzing the ongoing Ukrainian refugee crisis in…

Published on January 12th, 2023 at 09:05am EST Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) recently held consultations with the public and stakeholders to adapt the Express Entry application management system to better target Canada’s economic needs and labour shortages. The department plans to do this by creating Express Entry categories…

Kinshasa on Wednesday accused Rwandan President Paul Kagame of "instrumentalizing for political purposes" Congolese refugees in Rwanda, "the height of indecency" according to the DRC government. On Monday before the Rwandan Senate, Paul Kagame declared that his country could "not continue to receive refugees" from the DRC. "I refuse to…