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Young Trailblazers: Mekere Mberhatum, The Shy Boy Who Became A Fitness Trainer
The first instalment in our new series of web-stories: Tails of Trailblazing refugees and asylum seekers – how they managed to overcome barriers and what they learned along the way
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Paris 2024 Athletics: Refugee Athlete Jamal Abdelmaji Sets Personal Best in Record-Breaking Men's 10,000M
Jamal Abdelmaji produced the best run of his life in the fastest men’s 10,000m race in Olympic history finishing in 18th place with a stunning new personal best in Paris 2024 on 2 August. (Credit: The International Olympic Committee, Photo: The Olympic Committee of Israel)
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UNHCR Message To Eritrean Community Members In Israel, 24 May 2024
UNHCR urges all members of the Eritrean community to exercise restraint, avoid violence and manage disagreements in a peaceful manner. Read the full message.
An important message and a video explainer for Asylum-Seekers who applied for Canadian private sponsorship Group Five procedure and are waiting for UNHCR Interview
Click here for information in English, Arabic and Tigrinya
رسالة مهمة وفيديو تفصيلي لطالبي اللجوء الذين تقدموا بطلب لبرنامج الكفالة الخاصة للمجموعات المكونة من خمسة أفراد (G5)
ንፕሮግራም ‘ጉጅለ ሓሙሽተ መወልቲ’ ኣመልኪቶም ኣብ ላዕለዋይ ኮሚሽነር ስደተኛታት ሕቡራት ሃገራት ቃለ መሕትት ንዝጽበዩ ሓተትቲ ዑቕባ ሓበሬታን መብርህን ዝህብ ቪድዮ።
Canadian government to temporary pause new applications for private sponsorship (Group 5 and community sponsorship)
Due to the current size of the application inventory, and the number of spaces available under the 2025–2027 Immigration Levels Plan, The Canadian government has announced suspension in receiving new applications until the end of 2025. This is only for the Canadian private sponsorship through the Group of Five and Community Sponsorship streams. Click here for more details and for translation to Arabic and Tigrinya.
