In The News
Global
- A group of asylum seekers has been transferred from Greece to Luxembourg as part of an EU program to share the responsibility for resettling refugees. Read more: http://www.unhcr.org/
563a3c736.html - Barack Obama has rejected the notion that the United States should only welcome Christian refugees in the aftermath of the Paris attacks. Read more: http://edition.cnn.com/
2015/11/17/politics/obama- syria-refugees-paris-attacks/ index.html - The United Nations World Food Program has developed an application that allows users to donate money to provide food for refugees in camps in Jordan. Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/
world/migrant-crisis/uns- sharethemeal-app-a-chance-to- donate-food-to-refugees- 20151112-gky0hh - The UN refugee agency has provided emergency supplies after flooding in Algeria damaged refugee camps that house thousands. Read more: http://www.unhcr.org/
563338686.html - A record number of Malian asylum seekers in Niger is putting a financial strain on refugee camps. Read more: http://www.unhcr.org/
564200fd1e.html - Over 120,000 people have fled Yemen since April, with 15,000 settling in nearby Djibouti. Read more: http://www.unhcr.org/
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At Home
- The first of Australia’s 12,000 person intake of Syrian refugees, a family of five, arrived in Western Australia. Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/
federal-politics/political- news/were-very-very-careful- mps-and-community-groups- reaffirm-support-for-syrian- refugees-after-paris-atrocity- 20151117-gl0u99.html - The Australian government may resettle refugees from offshore detention centres to Kyrgyzstan. Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/
federal-politics/political- news/reports-turnbull- government-planning-to-send- refugees-to-kyrgyzstan- 20151030-gkninr.html - The Christmas Island detention centre broke out into a riot after an escaped Iranian refugee was found dead at the bottom of a cliff. Read more: http://www.abc.net.au/
news/2015-11-09/christmas- island-calm-after-stand-off- immigration-department/6922866
