This research project asks the question: How is the COVID-19 pandemic affecting Jordanian policies toward Syrian refugees and the likelihood of Syrian refugee return to Syria? Three researchers in the region are being contracted to conduct research on the impact of COVID-19 on Jordan’s economy and on the host country’s policies toward Syrian refugees. Some of […]
Partnership with Lamp Lifeboat Ladder to Resettle Refugee Survivors of Sexual Violence, Torture
Through a new partnership with global law firm Reed Smith, the Canadian Centre for Victims of Torture and other international organizations, the World Refugee & Migration Council will support resettling refugees in Canada who have suffered torture and/or sexual violence. The partnership announced that it received a C$500,000 grant from the Boston-based Shapiro Foundation and […]
Syrian Refugees in Jordan and the Region
Read the latest research from this project: What are the realistic alternatives for Syrian refugees and the governments that host them in the medium- to long-term? How can host countries be supported to continue hosting refugees in light of growing pressures for return? Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey have hosted Syrian refugees since the very beginning of […]
Council launches partnership with Lamp Lifeboat Ladder to resettle refugee survivors of torture
The World Refugee & Migration Council (WRMC) announced today — the UN’s International Day in Support of Victims of Torture — that it will support resettling in Canada refugees who have suffered torture and/or sexual violence.
Letter to the Secretary-General of the United Nations on Refugees and COVID-19
His Excellency António Guterres Secretary-General of the United Nations 405 East 42nd Street, New York, NY, 10017 Dear Secretary-General, As members of the World Refugee Council we urge you to intensify your crucial efforts to address the perilous state of the world’s refugees and displaced persons during the onslaught of the COVID-19 pandemic. As Secretary-General […]