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Refugees criticise disability sector gaps

A disabled Bangladeshi refugee and an Iraqi refugee caring for her disabled daughter have criticised gaps in services to diverse communities with special needs.

AAP

UN urges Malaysia to stop forced return of refugees to Myanmar

The UN human rights chief urged Malaysia on Wednesday to stop forcing refugees to return to Myanmar, expressing concern over the continued deportation of more than a hundred Myanmar nationals despite some being at risk of persecution in their home country.

Bangkok Post

Over 1,150 migrants rescued off Italy as new govt mulls ban on 2 NGO ships

Two migrants were found dead and more than 1,150 were rescued off Sicily, the coast guard said on Wednesday, as the new nationalist government in Rome threatened to prevent two refugee boats run by charities from entering Italian waters.

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Meet the Edinburgh bakers making birthday cakes for Ukrainian refugee children

Edinburgh’s Free Cakes for Kids group is expanding its services. Since 2013, the team has made more than 2,000 home baked and decorated cakes for deserving children throughout the city.

Edinburgh Live

Top U.S. diplomat Blinken to visit Canada this week -State Dept

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Canada on Thursday and Friday to discuss shared goals including the war in Ukraine, the humanitarian crisis in Haiti and cooperation on migration and refugee resettlement, the State Department said.

Reuters

Heading home: Syrian refugees in Lebanon going back to Syria

Hundreds of Syrian refugees have boarded a convoy of trucks in the Lebanese mountain town of Arsal to return to their war-torn country

The Independent UK

Most of 2021 Channel migrants’ asylum claims still outstanding, MPs told

Of the 4% completed, 85% were granted refugee status or another protection status, the Commons Home Affairs Committee heard.

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Syrian Refugees Return Home as Lebanese Repatriation Scheme Begins

Hundreds of Syrian refugees living in Lebanon returned home on Wednesday, the first day of repatriations organized by Beirut, amid concerns from rights groups that the scheme may involve elements of coercion. Lugging suitcases, power generators, fridges and even chickens, around 700 Syrians who had agreed to cross over gathered…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Future unclear for Syrian refugees as Lebanese repatriations begin

Hundreds of Syrian refugees returned home from Lebanon on Wednesday, the first day of repatriations organised by Beirut, their mood more subdued than celebratory amid concerns over a scheme that rights groups say may involve elements of coercion.

Reuters

Syrian Refugees in Lebanon Exceed 2 Million

Lebanon’s General Directorate of General Security said there are currently 2,080,000 Syrian refugees on the Lebanese soil, noting that those registered are only 900,000. General Security Director Major General Abbas Ibrahim said in a press conference on Tuesday that nearly 540,000 displaced Syrians have returned voluntarily to their country since…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Man jailed over SIEV-X smuggling operation

A refugee found guilty over a people-smuggling operation in which hundreds of asylum seekers died trying to get to Australia is immediately eligible for parole.

AAP

'Appalling' spend on offshore processing

Many refugee advocates are outraged Labor will spend $632 million on offshore processing next financial year, $150 million more than the Morrison government.

AAP

Celtic to welcome Ukrainian refugees for Champions League clash as kind mascot gesture made

The Hoops are in action tonight against Ukrainian side Shakhtar Donetsk and have provided a nice touch ahead of it amid the ongoing war in their opponents' nation.

Glasgow Live

Malaysia's deportation of Myanmar refugees violates international law - UN

The U.N. refugee agency (UNHCR) urged Malaysia on Tuesday to stop deporting refugees back to Myanmar, saying it had received reports of hundreds of such cases over the past two months.

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Iraq Drought Impacts Potable Water Supply, Crop Yields, Says Aid Group

In drought-hit Iraq, six out of 10 households have had their access to drinking water disrupted and a quarter of farmers have seen crop yields drastically fall this year, said a survey published Monday. Iraq has been battered by three years of drought, low rainfall and reduced river flows, and…

Irish Mirror

Ukrainian refugee returns to Kyiv from Ireland because she believes scarce accommodation should be for the more needy - as son, 9, trains to handle explosives

'While Dublin is now my second home, Europe is already too over-crowded with refugees and especially Ireland with its housing crisis. I don't want to be a burden on this beautiful country while Kyiv is still more or less liveable'

Al Jazeera

New crisis brewing for Venezuelans turned back at US border

New deal allowing US to send Venezuelan asylum seekers back to Mexico at southern border sows confusion and frustration.

Irish Mirror

Government prepared to pay for vacant homes to house Ukrainian refugees

Ireland ran out of beds for refugees fleeing the Russian invasion this weekend

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Taoiseach accepts far right could 'exploit' lack of accommodation for Ukrainian refugees

'That would be a concern that certain groups will exploit this to boost their political agenda around migration'

Asharq Al-Awsat

Syrian Refugees Cling on in Türkiye, Lebanon as Fears over Coerced Returns Grow

The first Syrian refugees in Lebanon to return home under a new repatriation scheme will leave on Wednesday, but few in worn-down camps in the central Bekaa Valley said they would sign up. Rights groups fear the program may not be as voluntary as it purports to be, at a…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Saudi Arabia Supports UNRWA with $27 Million

Saudi Arabia has announced a contribution of $27 million to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), during a press conference held in Amman on Sunday. Saudi Ambassador to Jordan Nayef Al-Sudairy handed the Commissioner-General of UNRWA, Philippe Lazzarini, a check for…

Reuters

Syrian refugees cling on in Turkey, Lebanon as fears over coerced returns grow

The first Syrian refugees in Lebanon to return home under a new repatriation scheme will leave on Wednesday, but few in worn-down camps in the central Bekaa Valley said they would sign up.

Belfast Live

Newry Ukraine charity urges council support ahead of 'new wave' of refugees

"They need help and we should be preparing for a surge of refugees coming as the winter closes in, we should not be seeing assistance centres across Northern Ireland tightening up their operations."

Newsroom.co.nz

A journey through war-torn Ukraine

Auckland doctor Himali McInnes shares her experience accompanying her aid worker husband on a recent trip to Western Ukraine, where money donated by Kiwis is helping house people.

The National (Scotland)

Scottish refugee activist fears his wife will never be allowed to join him in UK

A SCOTTISH refugee activist who married his Thai wife in her home country last year fears she will never be allowed to join him here, despite his MP…

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