International Human Solidarity Day
International Human Solidarity Day
On International Human Solidarity Day, we want to recognize Canada’s Humanitarian Transfer Programme as a tangible and meaningful example of solidarity towards refugees.
Resettlement allows refugees to rebuild their lives in a third country that has agreed to welcome them. In November 2015 Canada pledged to resettle an additional 25,000 Syrian refugees and plans to increase refugee intake up to 57,000 by end of 2016.
Over 37,400 refugees have already restarted their lives in Canada through the Humanitarian Transfer Programme or other resettlement programs such as private sponsorship.
To prepare refugees to live in their new country, Canada provides them with pre-departure cultural orientation sessions, facilitated by the International Organization for Migration (IOM).



Embassy of Canada to Lebanon
IOM - Regional Office Middle East and North Africa
Note: This post was originally posted on UNHCR Lebanon’s Facebook page.