Refugees

Published on October 4th, 2022 at 08:00am EDT As Canada continues to experience a nation-wide shortage of qualified physicians, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has made changes that will exempt physicians already in Canada as temporary residents from some of the current requirements involved in obtaining permanent resident status…

GENEVA — The U.N. refugee agency said Tuesday it’s giving its highest award to former German Chancellor Angela Merkel for her efforts to welcome more than 1 million refugees — mostly from Syria — into Germany, despite some criticism both at home and abroad. Matthew Saltmarsh, spokesman for the U.N.…

ISTANBUL (AP) — Vladimir Putin’s military draft “changed everything” for the tens of thousands of Russians who have fled their country since the Russian leader’s mobilization was announced last month, according to recent arrivals in Istanbul. Niki Proshin, 28, left St. Petersburg last week, part of a torrent of Russian…

Published on September 30th, 2022 at 10:00am EDT After you apply to sponsor your spouse or common-law partner for Canadian immigration, you may wish to track the progress of your application, update your application, or otherwise communicate with Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). There are also some important steps…

The 12-foot-tall puppet of a Syrian refugee has been welcomed in New York and around the world. Real refugees? Not so much. September 28, 2022 Little Amal, the 12-foot-tall puppet of a Syrian refugee girl, went looking for her mother in Brooklyn last week, as she has done all over…

It’s been five months since the invasion of Ukraine began – and almost as long since the launch of the Homes for Ukraine Scheme, in which people fleeing war could be matched with host families in the UK. The scheme started with a flood of requests and offers – and…

The daughter of Paul Rusesabagina, the imprisoned former hotel manager who housed hundreds of refugees during the Rwandan genocide, will appear before the House Intelligence Committee Wednesday. Carine Kanimba is set to testify about a malware attack on her phone allegedly carried out by the Rwandan government led by President…

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Published on July 25th, 2022 at 08:00am EDT Every two years, the Waterloo Region conducts a survey of immigrants, refugees, international students, temporary workers, and their families to gain insight into their experiences settling into the Waterloo region after moving to Canada. The survey provides a snapshot of the contributions…

Refugee groups have condemned the Malaysian government for approving the Tracking Refugees Information System (TRIS), which will be used to track the whereabouts of UNHCR cardholders.  In a joint statement, the Alliance of Chin Refugees and Beyond Borders said that, although the government’s obsession with tracking refugees is not new,…