The thought of travelling to a wealthy country with fancy cities was exciting. But we had no idea what the reality of it would be
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Tag: UNHCR
It’s Not Only Syrians Who Need Our Help
The image of our new Prime Minister, in shirtsleeves greeting the first Syrian refugees airlifted from Beirut to Pearson International airport in Toronto was splashed…
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Refugee Family ‘Very Happy’ to Come to Canada
Four million Syrians have fled their country and millions more are living in dire conditions in refugee camps. But very soon, a tiny fraction of…
View More Refugee Family ‘Very Happy’ to Come to CanadaAddressing Mental Health of Resettled Refugees
Canadian party leaders have all pledged to resettle thousands (if not tens of thousands) of Syrian refugees over the next few years, but little has…
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Refugee Numbers Increasing Dramatically
They come from Afghanistan, Pakistan, Syria, Palestine, Somalia, Eritrea, Libya and even West Africa. They walk many thousands of miles, traversing every imaginable landscape, using…
View More Refugee Numbers Increasing DramaticallyA life upended by war; a fresh start in Canada
by Michelle Zilio (@michellezilio) Speaking from their new apartment in Laval, Quebec, the Dandachi family says the past 17 days have been like a “honeymoon” compared to…
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Syria’s Refugee Crisis: Echoes of the Past
As the misery and displacement stemming from the multi-sided Syrian civil war worsens and the international community is asked to resettle some of those displaced,…
View More Syria’s Refugee Crisis: Echoes of the PastRefugees: long treks from despair
Hope was the operative word here. Radiating from the eager and sincere volunteers, young and old, as Toronto joined the world Thursday to mark World…
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