Refugee

Updated travel information for Mexican citizens coming to Canada

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Thursday, February 29, 2024
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To support travel and people-to-people connections between Canada and Mexico, while also preserving the integrity of our immigration system, the Government of Canada is adjusting its travel requirements for Mexican citizens.

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  • To support travel and people-to-people connections between Canada and Mexico, while also preserving the integrity of our immigration system, the Government of Canada is adjusting its travel requirements for Mexican citizens.
  • With the high number of Mexican citizens currently holding US visas, the majority will continue to enjoy visa-free travel to Canada.
  • This responds to an increase in asylum claims made by Mexican citizens that are refused, withdrawn or abandoned.
  • The eTA is a digital travel document that most visa-exempt travellers need in order to travel to or transit through Canada by air.

Hamdi Ulukaya Joins the Aurora Prize Selection Committee

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Wednesday, February 28, 2024
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BOSTON, Feb. 28, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Aurora Humanitarian Initiative announced today that Hamdi Ulukaya, Founder and CEO of Chobani and Founder of the Tent Partnership for Refugees, has joined the Selection Committee for the Aurora Prize for Awakening Humanity, a $1 million global humanitarian award. Mr. Ulukaya joins distinguished members of the Aurora Prize Selection Committee to choose the Aurora Prize Humanitarians and Laureate.

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  • BOSTON, Feb. 28, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Aurora Humanitarian Initiative announced today that Hamdi Ulukaya, Founder and CEO of Chobani and Founder of the Tent Partnership for Refugees, has joined the Selection Committee for the Aurora Prize for Awakening Humanity, a $1 million global humanitarian award.
  • Mr. Ulukaya joins distinguished members of the Aurora Prize Selection Committee to choose the Aurora Prize Humanitarians and Laureate.
  • "We are grateful for Hamdi's outstanding efforts and look forward to his active participation as a member of the Aurora Prize Selection Committee."
  • "The Aurora Prize will benefit greatly from Hamdi's expertise and perspective that will further enhance the ability for the Aurora Prize to continue to strengthen its impact on those most in need."

FRIGO® CHEESE HEADS® AWARDS $150,000 IN VISION GRANTS TO INSPIRING YOUTH

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Wednesday, February 28, 2024
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MILWAUKEE, Feb. 28, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Frigo Cheese Heads proudly announces the 35 winners of its "Build a Bright Future" vision grants. These vision grants support inspiring youth working to achieve their dreams of building a brighter future for themselves and their communities through business or community-building ideas. Now in its 10th year, the "Build a Bright Future" program is aligned with the brand's mission to encourage tweens and teens to embrace individuality and creativity. Each of the 2024 winners will receive grant money, along with online leadership courses and mentorship from partner organization Whatever It Takes (WIT).

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  • These vision grants support inspiring youth working to achieve their dreams of building a brighter future for themselves and their communities through business or community-building ideas.
  • "Frigo Cheese Heads is proud to empower tweens and teens doing good in their communities by helping bring their bright ideas to life through our vision grants," said Nicole Austin, Saputo USA marketing manager.
  • "We're honored to support these incredible young people and hope these grants can fuel their dreams and help them continue to build a brighter future."
  • For more information from Frigo Cheese Heads, visit FrigoCheeseHeads.com or follow along Facebook , Instagram or TikTok @FrigoCheeseHeads and #BuildaBrightFuture.

Mackenzie Scott Donates $1.5 Million to iACT

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Tuesday, February 27, 2024
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LOS ANGELES, Feb. 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Mackenzie Scott's Yield Giving has donated $1.5 million to iACT, an award-winning international nonprofit organization.

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  • LOS ANGELES, Feb. 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Mackenzie Scott's Yield Giving has donated $1.5 million to iACT, an award-winning international nonprofit organization.
  • Mackenzie Scott's innovative approach to philanthropy, investment without restrictions, is unique for iACT in that it creates an opportunity for strengthening our infrastructure, and with that, the ability to reach more children and families.
  • We are proud to receive recognition and support from Mackenzie Scott for how we do our work in partnership with refugee and conflict-affected people.
  • Mackenzie Scott's unrestricted support enables us to dream big with the people and communities we work next to.

Almost 100,000 pets in Ukraine will have received lifesaving aid by end of 2024, thanks to Humane Society International and Ukrainian Red Cross war response

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Monday, February 26, 2024
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To reach their goal, the HSI/URC program will expand its outreach to three more regions, Zakarpattia, Kharkiv and Sumy, to ensure that aid reaches those in need across Ukraine.

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  • To reach their goal, the HSI/URC program will expand its outreach to three more regions, Zakarpattia, Kharkiv and Sumy, to ensure that aid reaches those in need across Ukraine.
  • Ruud Tombrock, executive director of Humane Society International/Europe, said: "As the conflict in Ukraine persists, both people and animals are enduring unimaginable hardships side by side.
  • Maksym Dotsenko, director general of the Ukrainian Red Cross, said: "The Ukrainian Red Cross highly appreciates the support of Humane Society International in providing aid for pets during this difficult time.
  • Humane Society International has been helping Ukrainian refugees and their pets since March 2022, providing emergency funding and supplies such as pet food, pet carriers, blankets and veterinary care .

G7 Leaders' Statement

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Saturday, February 24, 2024
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Instead, he is forcing his own people to pay a heavy price for his government's reckless actions each day.

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  • Instead, he is forcing his own people to pay a heavy price for his government's reckless actions each day.
  • He has drained Russia's resources to fund an unnecessary war, torn Russian families apart, and claimed hundreds of thousands of Russian lives.
  • We are stepping up our security assistance to Ukraine and are increasing our production and delivery capabilities, to assist the country.
  • We praise Ukraine's achievements to date and welcome the European Council's decision last December to open accession negotiations with Ukraine.

Disaster Relief Non-profit All Hands and Hearts Launches Program in Western Ukraine for Internally Displaced People (IDPs)

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Friday, February 23, 2024
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UZHHOROD, Ukraine, Feb. 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- All Hands and Hearts (AHAH) , a non-profit organization that provides community-inspired, volunteer-powered disaster relief to international communities, has launched a crisis relief program in Western Ukraine two years after Russia's brutal invasion.

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  • UZHHOROD, Ukraine, Feb. 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- All Hands and Hearts (AHAH) , a non-profit organization that provides community-inspired, volunteer-powered disaster relief to international communities, has launched a crisis relief program in Western Ukraine two years after Russia's brutal invasion.
  • All Hands and Hearts is launching a volunteer program in Western Ukraine to support crisis-relief work for IDPs.
  • Since the invasion, All Hands and Hearts has been addressing the unique needs of Ukrainian refugees and internally displaced people (IDPs) through the Ukraine Crisis Relief program.
  • Please consider donating to All Hands and Hearts' Ukraine Crisis Relief program .

USA for UNHCR Announces Gene Dewey Refugee Award Winners

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Thursday, February 22, 2024
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- USA for UNHCR is pleased to announce Ntakamaze Nziyonvira and Paulinho Muzaliwa as Gene Dewey Refugee Award winners for their visionary leadership and extraordinary dedication to helping people forcibly displaced from their homes.

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  • WASHINGTON, Feb. 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- USA for UNHCR is pleased to announce Ntakamaze Nziyonvira and Paulinho Muzaliwa as Gene Dewey Refugee Award winners for their visionary leadership and extraordinary dedication to helping people forcibly displaced from their homes.
  • USA for UNHCR announces Ntakamaze Nziyonvira and Paulinho Muzaliwa as Gene Dewey Refugee Award winners.
  • The Gene Dewey Refugee Award, named in recognition of Arthur "Gene" Dewey, USA for UNHCR co-founder and former UN Deputy High Commissioner for Refugees, recognizes individuals who demonstrate visionary leadership and extraordinary dedication to helping people forcibly displaced.
  • "The work of Mr. Nziyonvira and Mr. Muzaliwa is an inspiring model for translating inherent refugee qualities of independence, self-help and human dignity into transformative refugee solutions," says Gene Dewey.

Government helping internationally educated health care professionals work in Yukon

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Tuesday, February 20, 2024
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That is why the Government of Canada is investing to speed up accreditation for internationally educated health professionals (IEHPs).

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  • That is why the Government of Canada is investing to speed up accreditation for internationally educated health professionals (IEHPs).
  • Facilitate labour mobility between jurisdictions in Canada for health professionals and IEHPs to reduce the systemic and administrative barriers for health professionals who wish to work in another jurisdiction in Canada.
  • "Here in the Yukon, we have many internationally educated health professionals who are not currently working in healthcare, despite their qualifications and desire to provide care and serve their communities.
  • As part of this, we have been working closely with the Government of Canada to facilitate the recognition of credentials for internationally educated health professionals.

FOUR DIED TRYING: If JFK Had Lived to Fulfill His Promise, What Would America and the World Be Like Today?

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Monday, February 19, 2024
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NEW YORK, Feb. 19, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Season 1 of FOUR DIED TRYING, the first film series to jointly examine the lives and assassinations of JFK, MLK, Malcolm X, and RFK, will be released by Journeyman Pictures in four chapters in 2024, focusing on President Kennedy during this pivotal election year.

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  • The Prologue, the powerful preview film for the series that stands on its own, is currently streaming on Amazon Prime , Apple TV , Google Play , and other platforms.
  • His "Alliance for Progress" attempted to create an extensive middle class in Latin America.
  • Would our southern border be overrun with refugees had Kennedy lived to fulfill his plans?
  • Would America have become the empire it is today had Kennedy lived to "shatter the CIA into a thousand pieces and scatter it to the winds?"