Refugees

The Programme Coordinator for the Ghana Refugee Board, Mr. Tetteh Padi, says the board and the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) are putting in place measures to accommodate several refugees trooping into the country from Burkina Faso. The refugees living in the Bawku West District of the Upper…

Published on February 1st, 2023 at 12:44pm EST Updated on February 1st, 2023 at 01:00pm EST IRCC has held its third Express Entry draw of 2023. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) issued permanent resident invitations to 893 Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) candidates with a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS)…

Feb. 1, 2023, 9:11 AM UTC COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh — Six days into Mohammad Hossain’s boat journey to a new life, the engine broke down.  Hossain, 17, a Rohingya refugee living at a camp in Bangladesh, had paid brokers $1,000 to take him across the Andaman Sea to Malaysia, a…

Supports and accommodation for refugees seeking shelter in Ireland could be time-limited under proposals due to be considered by the Government. The Cabinet committee on Ukraine will meet on Tuesday with Ministers set to discuss the shortage in national accommodation including for those fleeing the war in Ukraine. Minister for…

Refugees seeking international protection who arrived into Ireland earlier this week have now been accommodated. The Government announced on Tuesday that it could no longer provide shelter for those seeking international protection because of pressure on the system. According to the Department of Justice, the numbers seeking international protection in…

The State must radically overhaul its grassroots communication and consultation strategy on the rollout of modular homes for Ukrainian refugees following fresh protests over a potential site in Cork. The call came on Friday after state officials apologised to public representatives in north Cork for their approach to a site…

The Offer-a-Home Scheme has had over 1,000 offers of unoccupied properties since it was introduced two months ago in a drive to find accommodation for Ukrainian refugees. Property owners who participate in the scheme receive a State payment of €800 per month tax-free. The Department of Housing said there have…

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…

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