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UNHCR to Remove Obstacles Hindering Return of Syrian Refugees

Filippo Grandi, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), announced on Thursday that the agency is working with Syrian authorities to remove obstacles preventing the return of Syrian refugees to their homeland. During a meeting at the Grand Serail with Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati, Grandi said the UN…

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN seeks $1.72 billion next year to aid Venezuelan migrants, refugees

The United Nations will seek $1.72 billion for 2023 to aid Venezuelan refugees and migrants in Latin America and the Caribbean, member agencies said on Thursday.

Reuters

Women outnumber men among refugees coming to the UK for the first time

This year women made up 60 percent of refugees, a charity report says

Evening Standard

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Refugees from Ukraine in Wales asked to start paying for meals and laundry

The Welsh Government is changing the terms on which they are hosting 1,500 people from Ukraine in 27 hotels around Wales

Wales Online

Home Secretary sent advent calendar with ‘hopes and dreams’ of refugees following her Rwanda deportation ‘dream’

Activists are calling on Suella Braverman to ditch the controversial Rwanda plan

Evening Standard

The promised land: what’s it really like to arrive in London looking for safety?

The Government is in crisis over its handling of refugees and asylum-seekers, with a huge backlog of claims and legal action over conditions at a refugee centre in Kent. But what’s it really like to arrive in London looking for safety? Kate Wills reports

Evening Standard

Israel Kills 2 Palestinians, Including Militant Leader, in West Bank

Israeli forces killed two Palestinian militants during an arrest raid Thursday in the occupied West Bank, according to the military and the Islamic Jihad militant group. The Palestinian Health Ministry identified the men as Naeem Jamal Zubaidi, 27, and Mohammad Ayman Saadi, 26 and said they were killed in a…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Israel kills two Palestinians, including militant leader, in West Bank raid, Palestinians say

Israeli forces killed two Palestinians in the occupied West Bank on Thursday, Palestinian officials said, in heavy clashes that erupted in the Jenin refugee camp during a pre-dawn raid.

Reuters

Fianna Fail TD Cathal Crowe insists his comments about number of Ukrainians in Clare are 'pro-refugee'

Some Fianna Fail TDs told the Irish Mirror that they were annoyed about Mr Crowe’s comments

Irish Mirror

Fianna Fail TD James O'Connor criticises 'dangerous' and 'unethical model' Government is using to tackle Ukrainian refugee accommodation crisis

Exclusive: He expressed concerns that hotels are being acquired that are 'direct provision in disguise'

Irish Mirror

Mila Kunis is 'proud to be from Ukraine' and has raised millions to support refugees

That '70s Show star Mila Kunis has opened up about her family heritage after raising more than $37million to help refugees affected by the war in Ukraine

Daily Mirror

Refugees must get equal access to mental health services, demand Scottish Greens

EQUALITY of access to mental health services for refugees and asylum seekers is essential in preventing wellbeing crises, the…

The National (Scotland)

European politicians accused of conspiring with Libyan coastguard to push back refugees

NGO alleges ‘crimes against humanity’ committed with deal approved by European Council

The Guardian - UK

‘Destitution is almost inevitable’: Afghan refugees in Greece left homeless by failed system

Catch-22 system leaves people facing eviction upon being granted refugee status – yet unable to claim rent subsidies without accommodation

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Ukrainian refugees and hosts petition UK government for housing support

More than 4,500 people sign petition asking for help for those struggling to find independent accommodation

Evening Standard

From Kosovo to Camden — how Dua Lipa became one of the biggest pop stars in the world

As the singer accepts her Albanian citizenship, Amy Francombe charts her life as the child of Kosovan refugees to a teenager living alone in London (and the phenomenal success that’s followed)

The Guardian - UK

’There’s nowhere else for them to go’: what next for 100,000 Ukrainians and the Britons who took them in?

People all over the UK welcomed refugees into their homes under a government scheme. The children got school places; the adults found jobs. But the commitment was for just six months – and time is up

Daily Record

Refugee children sent on arduous 20-hour flight from Kent to Outer Hebrides

The journey was said to be necessary due to the time it takes for the Home Office to issue such children with the travel authorisation documents allowing them to fly.

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Calls for visa permanency for refugees

More than 1000 protesters are set to rally outside Parliament House calling for permanency visas for asylum seekers.

Glasgow Live

Glasgow Ukrainian refugee ship 'close to capacity' with more than 1,000 on board

The ship, which arrived in September, is designed to offer temporary accommodation while people wait for more suitable homes..

Radio France Internationale

Iranian couple facing death sentence denied refugee status in France

An Iranian family, living in the southern French city of Perpignan, has had its asylum application rejected – again – despite both parents being subject to execution if deported to Tehran.

Reason

Uniting for Ukraine Private Refugee Sponsorship Program Breaks Through Bureaucratic Red Tape

In sharp contrast to the sclerotic traditional refugee admissions program, the new private refugee sponsorship program enables Ukrainians fleeing war and repression to enter the US quickly and relatively easily. As a participating sponsor myself, I have firsthand knowledge of its effectiveness.

Bangkok Post

When art intersects human rights

Art and human rights violations do not always share the same tone. How can surviving abuse or living with restrictions also be beautiful and artistic? Violations come with misery, hopelessness, suffering and disagreement, while art brings beauty, meaning and creativity. Could brutal human rights violations be presented in artistic form?…

The Conversation

The detention of migrants in Canadian jails is a public health emergency

This month, human rights organizations launched 12 Days of Action calling on the federal government to stop the incarceration of immigration detainees in provincial jails. The effort is part of the broader #WelcomeToCanada campaign.

The Conversation

How the Canada Border Services Agency tolerates and even encourages refugee mistreatment

Refugee advocates have long known about systemic problems with immigration enforcement in Canada, resulting in wrongful detentions and deportations, as well as people being tortured upon return to their countries of origin.

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