Refugees

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…

Minister for Integration Roderic O’Gorman has admitted that some international protection applicants could end up sleeping on the streets as the Citywest processing centre is at capacity. Speaking on RTÉ radio’s Morning Ireland, Mr O’Gorman said he “could not rule out” that some people would end up sleeping on the…

A last-minute scramble was under way on Thursday night to find space for incoming refugees after a major reception facility in Dublin reached capacity. The Department of Children and Equality announced on Thursday that arrivals to Citywest would be paused and that refugees were facing a night in the airport.…

Citywest is now full to capacity meaning people fleeing the war in Ukraine who arrive at Dublin Airport may have to stay there overnight. Integration Minister Roderic O’Gorman has confirmed that a significant increase in the number of people seeking accommodation in recent weeks has resulted in the Citywest Transit…