Journalists brought attention to terrible conditions in a Syrian refugee camp, and the authorities have promised to change things. Continue reading →

UN goodwill ambassador Angelina Jolie urged the UN Security Council to “find a way” to solve Syria’s nearly eight-year war during a tour Sunday of a Syrian refugee camp in Jordan. Continue reading →

2.3 million Syrian children around the world are not enrolled in any formal education. Continue reading →

As of Thursday, there’s another famous Canadian who bears the same name as the Prime Minister. Continue reading →

Refugee workers say Syrian refugees in Canada are tired after yet more alarming news from their country. Continue reading →

Dalhousie University Syrian students worked with newcomers to host an event aimed at thanking the province that gave them a safe haven from the war. Continue reading →

Frustrated by application delay, one Nova Scotia woman traveled to the Middle East to meet the refugee family her company is privately sponsoring. Continue reading →

Premier Rachel Notley said Alberta is willing to accept more refugees if the federal government decides to lift a cap on how many can come to Canada. Continue reading →

Canada’s private sponsorship model for refugees has been gaining attention and praise, the latest coming from an advisor to the United Nations who is also the senior European policy fellow with the Migration Policy Institute. Continue reading →

The Syrian government’s expected recapture of Aleppo after a prolonged and punishing air assault is a defining moment in the country’s devastating civil war: it leaves President Bashar Assad in control of almost all major urban areas – and poised to petition for a role in the world community’s broader war against Islamic State militants… Continue reading →