Refugees

LOWELL, Mass. —  For two centuries white men dominated this New England textile mill city, many ruling from the handsome Belvidere neighborhood overlooking the Merrimack River valley. Lowell, Mass., sits in the cradle of the American Industrial Revolution, home to some of the nation’s first large-scale factories — powered by cascading…

Image: Refugee Action Coalition By Daniel Rashid One of Australia’s greatest horrors is its policy of mandatory detention, wherein for-profit concentration camps are run offshore to put asylum seekers in an indefinite lock up with no hope for reprieve. Many have fled from severe danger ranging from wars, or are…

/ Europe ON THE GROUND Issued on: 19/05/2022 - 09:16 02:16 Tetiana and her mother in their home in in Rescaldina, north of Milan, Italy, in May, 2022. © France 24 screenshot More than 116,000 Ukrainian refugees have arrived in Italy since Ukraine was invaded by Russia in late February. To…

Social welfare recipients can rent a room in their house up to a value of €14,000 a year without affecting their payments, under new Government measures aimed at easing the accommodation crisis. Minister for Social Protection Heather Humphreys is to bring forward new measures to free up accommodation both for…

Placeholder while article actions load Jill Biden is embarking on a high-stakes, six-day diplomatic tour of three Latin American countries, as part of a flurry of activity that marks her most prominent time as first lady on a global stage. On Wednesday, she boarded a plane that will take her…

As Russian forces continue to brutalize Ukraine, millions of Ukrainians have been forced to flee their country. Most have fled to Europe, but thousands have also made their way to the United States by way of Mexico. These Ukrainians constitute a small minority of the people seeking to legally cross…

A Fianna Fáil TD has said the Government needs to stop “funnelling refugees through Irish beauty spots” and house Ukrainians where there are jobs and public transport they can access.  Cathal Crowe, who represents Clare, said he was delighted at the generosity of his constituents and “we would take them…

Mayors from around the world have converged on the United Nations this week to propose ways to make cities more hospitable to immigrants and refugees — and to seek more money for their efforts. Why it matters: Cities are on the front lines of immigration, but mayors feel they've been…

From different cultures to new technologies. We bring you the stories of communities across America that are conquering challenges they face. First, we see how one company is printing 3D homes to ease the housing crisis in Virginia. Then, we visit a group of young refugees living in Chicago to…

Vlad Skripets and Valery Kletynska peruse kitchenware and summer clothes amid mountains of donations available through the Ukrainian Canadian Congress. The Ukrainian couple who arrived in the city last month is hoping to furnish their newfound downtown Winnipeg apartment with items at UCC’s Main Street location. “When we are come…