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Josephine and the Dolphin: The Story and Friendship Behind it
The connection between an Israeli student-activist and a little girl who never knew her homeland, Sudan, gave birth to an extraordinary book. With the support of UNHCR, "Josephine and the Dolphin," was translated and printed into English and Arabic, and a model of empowerment for many girls and boys.
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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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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.
Important Message: Suspension of U.S. Refugee Resettlement Program
On 20 January 2025, the US government announced has the suspension of the US Refugee Admissions Programme for at least 90 days. This means that any resettlement cases under processing for the United States are likely to face significant delays. It also means that UNHCR will not be able to submit any new cases to the US for resettlement processing. UNHCR is seeking further clarifications and advice from the US government about this decision.
For more information and for translation to Arabic and Tigrinya, see this link
