Refugees

Like many of the people fleeing Ukraine, Miroshnychenko’s tale of war and flight is marked by disasters and miracles. Born in Chornomorsk, on the Black Sea, Miroshnychenko had been in the Kyiv area for the past eleven years. She and her family were living a comfortable life in Blystavitsa, near…

People who own holiday homes in Ireland should seriously consider offering them to refugees from Ukraine, the Tourism Minister has told Newstalk. Speaking from the Meitheal tourism conference in County Kerry this evening, Catherine Martin said there are between 30,000 and 60,000 holiday homes in Ireland. She said the homes…

CIC News > Latest News > Immigration > Express Entry > Express Entry Q1 2022: Smallest first quarter ever as IRCC works on backlog Despite record-high PNP draws in the first three months of 2022, Canada has only invited 6,470 Express Entry candidates so far this year. Published on March…

Published on March 30th, 2022 at 03:15pm EDT Updated on March 30th, 2022 at 04:01pm EDT Canada invited 919 Express Entry candidates to apply for permanent residence on March 30. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) only invited Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) candidates in the new invitation round. To be invited, candidates needed…

The first air-raid siren went off in Chernivtsi on February 27th, four days into the Russian invasion of Ukraine. By then, we had watched hours of nightmarish footage from Kyiv, Mariupol, and Kharkiv, yet Chernivtsi, in southwestern Ukraine, had remained untouched. The only noticeable difference was that, very soon after…

Team Humanity, a nonprofit, has made risky dashes into Ukraine to deliver aid and bring out refugees.The group's founder is a veteran of refugee crises in Syria and Afghanistan.On Sunday, a convoy pulled 75 mothers and children out of Ukraine, bound for Moldova.This story was produced in partnership with the…

The Federation of Early Childhood Providers is rallying to help Ukrainian refugees, injured troops, and children in orphanages as two members will fly to Poland today. laine Dunne, president of the federation, and member Gillian Linsday Doonan will arrive in Poznan today to help unload trucks full of goods and…

Every day, thousands of refugees are crossing the border from Ukraine into the Republic of Moldova to flee the war. Such large displaced populations are particularly vulnerable to outbreaks of water- and food-borne disease, as they are often forced to live in crowded, temporary accommodation where access to safe water,…

KAMPALA – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed a contribution of EUR 3 million from the European Union (EU) to provide cash transfers for 780,000 refugees in Uganda. This funding is in addition to an earlier contribution of EUR 4.5 million. WFP uses cash transfers to empower…

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