Refugees

WARSAW — Six weeks ago, Aleksandra Petrykowska was a transactional lawyer in Warsaw on the fast track: She was a managing partner at a firm by her late 30s, who had spent her spare time studying for a Ph.D. When war broke out in Europe, she walked away from all…

"Tomorrow, you'll need to decide how much support you'll be able to give to these people who have been forced to leave their homes, their country, their loved ones." Screenshot from Céline Dion's Instagram account. Céline Dion is using her massive social media following to help raise money for refugees…

A report in this newspaper that some Irish families have found themselves “unable to cope” with hosting Ukrainian refugees and have already “returned them” to State accommodation centres such as the one in Citywest, have lead to the predictable range of reactions – sniggering, eye-rolls, performative outrage about the “virtue-signalling…

The Polish government said it allowed passage for over 2,000 Nigerians and millions of other refugees fleeing the Russia-Ukraine war. A statement on Wednesday, from the Embassy of Poland in Nigeria, titled: ‘Poland stands with Ukraine – the spirit of Polish solidarity reborn,’ said Poland has opened its borders to…

The young woman from Myanmar and her family now live amid the tall grasses of a riverbank on the Thai border, trapped in limbo between a country that does not want them and a country whose military could kill them. Like thousands of others fleeing mounting violence after a military…

Across the globe, millions of people are displaced and in need of safety and protection. Only about 1% of refugees have access to resettlement each year, leaving millions of people in limbo and a significant talent pool often untapped. Labour complementary pathways provide an additional way, beyond resettlement, for displaced…

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London, United Kingdom, April 05, 2022 --(PR.com)-- On the streets of Dalston, East London, volunteers and passersby provide eloquent testimony to the strength of support in the UK for Ukrainian people. With additional interviews provided by a brave Russian protestor and refugees in Warsaw we learn of the hopes for Ukraine’s…

During a 1-day visit to Czechia, WHO Regional Director for Europe Dr Hans Henri P. Kluge signed an agreement with the Ministry of Health cementing closer collaboration in priority areas. At a processing centre for refugees, the Regional Director also saw first-hand how the city of Prague has welcomed arrivals…

A fundraising effort by video game Fortnite and Microsoft’s Xbox has generated $144 million for organizations seeking to help Ukraine. Six weeks after an invasion by Russia, millions of refugees have fled Ukraine, while those remaining face dire needs in terms of basic supplies and shelter. In a tweet, the…