Pakistan deported Afghans waiting for US resettlement – sources
Washington DC, US/Islamabad, PakistanReuters Pakistan’s huge deportation drive has forcibly repatriated scores of Afghans awaiting resettlement in the United States, an advocacy group and Afghan applicants say, adding that Pakistani authorities often ignored US embassy letters of protection. That complicates the efforts of such Afghans, as the US has shuttered its embassy in Kabul and […]
Few persecuted Christians find refuge in US, new report finds
United States RNS Fewer Christians fleeing persecution in their native countries have found a safe harbour in the United States in the past half decade, according to a new report from a pair of Christian non-profits, which cites the effects of the pandemic and the dismantling of US refugee resettlement programs during the Trump administration. […]
Essay: Welcoming the stranger
On Tuesday, World Refugee Day was marked around the globe. BRIDGET MOIX, general secretary of the Friends Committee on National Legislation, says, in an article first published on Religion News Service, accepting refugees professionally and compassionately is part of America’s history…
Canadian lawmakers back resettlement of 10,000 Uyghur Muslims
Ottawa, Canada Reuters The Canadian parliament on Wednesday unanimously voted in favour of a non-binding proposal for the resettlement of 10,000 Uyghur Muslim refugees from China’s Xinjiang region into Canada over two years. The House of Commons voted 322-0 for Liberal member of parliament Sameer Zuberi’s bill, which also called on the government to recognise […]
Essay: How to help immigrants feel more at home and contribute more to the local economy
In an article first published on The Conversation UK, researcher JOSEPH SIMON-GOERLACH looks at what data shows about the impacts of giving refugees more certainty about their future…
Essay: Tens of thousands of Afghan evacuees made it to the US – here’s how the resettlement process works
KATHRYN LIBAL and SCOTT HARDING, of theUniversity of Connecticut, look – in an article first published on The Conversation – at the most significant US resettlement effort since 1975…
NO COUNTRY AND NO WORK: REFUGEES DESPAIR AT SLOW PACE OF MALAYSIA’S REFORMS
BEH LIH YI, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on the plight of refugees in Malaysia as they wait for resettlement elsewhere…
Less than five per cent of 1.2 million refugees needing new homes resettled in 2018 – UN
Only 4.7 per cent of the 1.2 million people in need of a permanent new home were able to be resettled last year, according to new data from UNHCR. The UN refugee agency figures showed that just 55,700 refugees were resettled. The data shows that the US took 17,113, Canada 7,713, the United Kingdom 5,702, […]
Micah Australia welcomes Labor promise to commit $500 million to UNHCR over five years
Micah Australia has welcomed an announcement from Opposition Leader Bill Shorten that if elected, a Labor Government would commit $500 million in funding to the work of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees over a five year period. A funding increase for UNHCR – from $25 million to $100 million a year – had been one […]
Private sponsorship of refugees grows, along with resettlement needs
Thomson Reuters Foundation Britain and Argentina are among a growing number of countries allowing ordinary citizens to pay for refugee care, lodging and other assistance, as global resettlement needs outstrip places available 13 fold, a Canadian-led initiative said. Ireland, New Zealand and the United Arab Emirates also plan to allow so-called private sponsorship, like Canada, […]