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Overall the numbers of people accepted through Afghan resettlement schemes has been rising over the past year - with 1,083 grants made in the year up to September 2023, compared with 9,048 grants ...
Part of a resettlement scheme was for vulnerable people referred by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees having fled Afghanistan. Government urged to ‘rethink’ after just 22 ...
An Afghan resettlement scheme, announced in August after the Taliban reclaimed Kabul, is set to open in January, the Home Office confirmed.
N21, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004 (NCFRMI Act) to manage the affairs of refugees, migrants and internally displaced persons in Nigeria. The agency is one of the six agencies under the supervision of the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development. [1] It is headed by a Federal Commissioner. [2 ...
The US admitted more than 10,000 Afghan refugees from the United Arab Emirates, which became a temporary host to them on behalf of other nations. However, nearly 12,000 refugees remained in the Abu Dhabi facility as of August 2022. Refugees began to protest the slow and opaque resettlement process and the living conditions. [82]
Resettlement schemes for Afghans to come to the UK after the Taliban takeover will eventually close, the Government has indicated. Defence Secretary John Healey said more than 1,000 eligible ...
No One Left Behind (NOLB) is a veteran-adjacent nonprofit focused on ensuring America keeps its promise to its SIV (Special Immigrant Visa) allies. [2] The nonprofit evacuates Afghan and Iraqi SIV applicants to safety, supports their resettlement in the United States as new Americans, and advocates on their behalf before Congress and the White House.
While the program has existed since 2009, the number of applicants skyrocketed after the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in August 2021. With the Taliban now back in power, advocates say ...