
Syrian refugees at Ankara’s Esenboğa International Airport prepare to leave for Toronto. © IOM 2016
First Syrian Refugees Fly from Turkey to Canada
Turkey - IOM, in collaboration with the Canadian and Turkish governments, last night (20/01) organized a charter flight to move 284 Syrian refugees from Ankara, Turkey to Toronto, Canada.
They were the first Syrian refugees to depart Turkey as part of Canada’s commitment to relocate 25,000 Syrian refugees from the region. Over 10,000 Syrians have already been moved to Canada from Jordan and Lebanon under the programme.
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Syrian refugees and migrants cross the Serbian-Croatian border. © IOM/Francesco Malavolta 2015
EU Migrants Need Work to Continue Short-Term Boost to Economy: IMF
Switzerland - The economic fate of European countries will hinge on their ability to get newly arrived refugees and migrants to work quickly, but international financial institutions warn that current policies may be doing just the opposite, write Gabriele Steinhauser and Stephen Fidler for the Wall Street Journal from the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
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Screenshot from Leila Alaoui's website (http://www.leilaalaoui.com/)
Migrant Photographer Leila Alaoui Dies from Injuries
French-Moroccan photographer and video artist Leila Alaoui has died from injuries sustained during the jihadist attacks on the Splendid Hotel in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso on January 15th. She was in Burkina Faso on an assignment for Amnesty International.
Her pictures explored the construction of identity and cultural diversity, often through the prism of the migration stories that intersect the contemporary Mediterranean. They expressed social realities using a visual language that combined the narrative depth of documentary storytelling and the aesthetic sensibilities of fine art.
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