The United Nations refugee agency warns that the world’s record-breaking number of refugees could rise further without major global political changes. CBC | World News
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Fury as families told to quit their homes as refugees move into UK village
Six families have been ordered to leave at same time as refugee families move in to village. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »UN ‘at odds’ over Rwanda as they already send refugees there, James Cleverly fumes
The Home Secretary highlighted the “disconnect” between the United Nations’ Refugee Agency’s “very strong criticism” of the UK’s scheme and their own refugee partnership with the Rwandan Government. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Refugees from Sudan’s Darfur region report ethnically driven killings by paramilitary group
People fleeing Sudan’s West Darfur region to neighbouring Chad have reported a new surge in ethnically-driven killings, as the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces took over the main army base in the state capital, El Geneina. CBC | World News
Read More »Joly announces more funding for Armenian refugees, stops short of threatening sanctions on Azerbaijan
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. CBC | World News
Read More »‘We are not animals’: Refugees caught between Turkey and Greece have nowhere to turn
Turkey’s invitation to migrants to make their way into Greece has been widely seen as a provocation aimed at the European Union. For refugees who made their way to the border, it was another cruelty. CBC | World News
Read More »Syrian refugees tear gassed as they desperately try to cross border into Greece – VIDEO
WATCH the moment Syrian refugees are tear-gassed as they desperately try to cross the border into Greece. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Young refugees in Kenya experience London’s National Gallery in virtual reality trip
A GROUP of young refugees growing up in a Kenyan refugee camp have been given a close-up look at a selection of paintings by world-famous artists during a 360-degree live virtual reality tour at the National Gallery in London. Daily Express :: City and Business Feed
Read More »Young refugees in Kenya experience London’s National Gallery in virtual reality trip
A GROUP of young refugees growing up in a Kenyan refugee camp have been given a close-up look at a selection of paintings by world-famous artists during a 360-degree live virtual reality tour at the National Gallery in London. Daily Express :: Finance Feed
Read More »‘We cannot remain insensitive’: Pope decries world’s indifference to migrants, refugees
Pope Francis on Sunday decried “the culture of comfort” that leads to indifference in the face of a global migration and refugee crisis, in a mass on the World Day for Migrants and Refugees in Rome’s St. Peter’s Square that closed with the unveiling of a bronze statue by Canadian artist Timothy Schmalz depicting migrants packed in a boat. CBC ...
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