BEIRUT—Lebanon will start sending Syrian refugees back home at the end of next week, President Michel Aoun said on Wednesday, in a process a security official described as voluntary, despite rights groups’ fears for their safety. Lebanon hosts the highest number of refugees per capita in the world. The government estimates that the country’s population…
Model Fearing Myanmar Military Heads to Asylum in Canada
BANGKOK—A fashion model from Burma (also known as Myanmar) who feared being arrested by the country’s military government if she was forced back home from exile has flown to Canada, which she says has granted her asylum. Thaw Nandar Aung, also known as Han Lay, left on a flight from Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport early Wednesday morning,…
Biden Maintains Current 125,000 Cap on US Refugee Admissions
President Joe Biden on Sept. 27 announced that he will keep in place the current cap on refugee admissions at 125,000 for the fiscal year 2023, allowing hundreds of thousands of people fleeing persecution to seek refuge in the United States. In a Presidential Determination on Refugee Admissions published by the White House, Biden said the cap on…
Ukraine Refugees Push German Population to All-Time High
BERLIN—Refugees arriving from Ukraine have helped drive Germany’s population to its highest level, the Federal Statistical Office said, with more than 84 million people now living in the European Union’s most populous country. In a report issued on Tuesday, the Federal Statistics Office said that the population had grown by 1 percent, or 843,000 people,…
‘Hardship of Life’: Powerful Photo Helps Change the Lives of Syrian War Refugee Family
After befriending a Syrian war refugee family living in his hometown of Hatay, Turkey, a photographer planned a life-changing photoshoot with the father and son, both of whom have lost limbs in the ongoing civil war. One photo turned out so powerful that it won an award and got the family the help they needed and…
Ukrainian Refugee Influx Could Ease Eurozone Labor Shortage: ECB
June 20, 2022
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FRANKFURT—The influx of Ukrainian refugees into the European Union could gradually ease labor shortages in the eurozone as some of those fleeing the war are likely to settle permanently, the European Central Bank said on Monday. Around seven million people, mostly women and children, have fled Ukraine so far since Russia launched its invasion on…
UN Refugee Agency: Number of Displaced Tops 100 Million
BERLIN—The number of people forced to flee conflict, violence, human rights violations, and persecution has crossed the milestone of 100 million for the first time on record, propelled by the war in Ukraine and other deadly conflicts, The U.N. refugee agency said Monday. “One hundred million is a stark figure—sobering and alarming in equal measure,”…
New Zealand Agrees to Receive 150 Refugees From Australia for Next 3 Years
Australia and New Zealand have agreed to resettle up to 150 refugees for three years from Australia’s offshore detention centre in Nauru, nine years after the offer was first made. Australian Home Affairs Minister Karen Andrews and New Zealand Immigration Minister Kris Faafoi jointly announced the new arrangement that will be implemented under New Zealand’s…
Mayor: Churches Have Become Place of Refuge
NTD’s reporter on the ground in Ukraine spoke to several community leaders in the Ukrainian city of Ternopil. The mayor says the city’s churches have become a place of refuge. From NTD News
More Than 3 Million Ukrainian Refugees Have Fled as Russian Attacks Continue
The tidal wave of Ukrainians displaced by Russia’s conflict continues spilling into border nations and other countries, surpassing more than 3 million people since the invasion began on Feb. 24. At 1.5 million, nearly half of the refugees fleeing the country are children while 9 out of 10 people escaping are either women or minors, according to…
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