Tag: refugees
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Joly announces more funding for Armenian refugees, stops short of threatening sanctions on Azerbaijan
[ad_1] Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly announced another $1 million in humanitarian funding Wednesday to help displaced ethnic Armenian refugees who recently fled a military operation launched by Azerbaijan — but she stopped well short of threatening to sanction Azeri government officials over the attack. “I’ve said everything is on the table. That being said,…
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AG calls for online application portal for refugees amid backlogs
[ad_1] Breadcrumb Trail Links Canada Author of the article: Canadian Press Laura Osman Published Oct 19, 2023 • 3 minute read Auditor General of Canada Karen Hogan participates in a news conference in Ottawa on Monday, March 27, 2023. Photo by Justin Tang /The Canadian Press Article content OTTAWA — Refugees are being left behind…
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Ukraine refugees still ‘dependent on private homes’, report finds
[ad_1] For displaced Ukrainians, access to decent housing in Europe remains problematic. EU ministers recently extended their temporary protection directive (TPD) for another year, until 4 March 2025. It’s a system that has provided Ukrainians with immediate access to protection across the EU, including medical assistance, residence, or access to housing and employment. The emergency…
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U.S. Resumes Food Aid for Refugees in Ethiopia
[ad_1] The United States will resume food aid to refugees in Ethiopia, more than four months after suspending it because of large-scale diversions and theft of rations meant to feed millions of hungry people. The U.S. Agency for International Development said on Thursday that it would restart the distribution of food aid to about a…
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Justice Department accuses SpaceX of not hiring refugees, asylees in lawsuit : NPR
[ad_1] A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the Crew Dragon spacecraft sits on Launch Complex 39A after its launch was scrubbed at the Kennedy Space Center on Friday in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Eva Marie Uzcategui/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Eva Marie Uzcategui/Getty Images A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the Crew Dragon spacecraft sits…
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India pushes back hundreds of Myanmar refugees fleeing fighting — Radio Free Asia
[ad_1] India has pushed back at least 300 hundred Burmese refugees who spilled across the border while fleeing fighting between Myanmar’s military and rebel forces, forcing them to shelter in makeshift tents near the border, refugees and aid workers said. More than 1,000 residents of Tamu township, in northern Myanmar’s Sagaing region, fled to India’s…
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Syrian refugees struggling six months on from earthquake – Channel 4 News
[ad_1] It’s been six months since two massive earthquakes tore through southeast Turkey and northern Syria, leaving fifty thousand people dead. Countless more were made homeless when entire towns and cities were turned to rubble. With aid especially slow to arrive in Syria – conditions are still dire – particularly for millions of refugees living…
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UAE aid workers deliver more food assistance to Sudanese refugees in Chad – World
[ad_1] An Emirati humanitarian delegation, led by the Emirates Red Crescent (ERC), the Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Charitable and Humanitarian Foundation (Zayed CHF) and the Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Foundation (KF), continued to distributing food parcels to Sudanese refugees and the local community in the city of Amdjarass, Chad, in coordination with the…
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‘I beg you. Protect us’ – Ordeal of refugees laid bare as emails to minister reveal level of hostility directed toward immigrants
[ad_1] A passenger on the Przemysi-Kyiv train this week. Photo: by Gian Marco Benedetto/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Heartbreaking emails from Ukrainian refugees, begging the Justice Minister to “protect us” have been revealed, claiming they are suffering discrimination from hotel staff – while asylum-seekers claim staff are “racist” and kick and steal their mattresses. [ad_2]…
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Toronto-based charity helping LGBTQ2S+ refugees
[ad_1] More than ten years ago, Karlene Williams-Clarke was a well-known activist in Jamaica, a consistent voice on the radio fighting for the rights of LGBTQ2S+ people in her country. But her work — and her very existence as an out and proud lesbian — put her life at risk in Jamaica. …
