I hope these refugees find a good life in Uruguay. After World War II, millions of displaced people had to move thousands of miles from their original homes, learn a new language and culture, and got on with their lives, many very successfully. These Syrians appear to be resilient people and probably will do well in their new country.
Uruguay offers full resettlement to Syrian refugees – UNHCR
Source: Tue, 2 Sep 2014 22:10 GMT
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Syrian children stand in front of their tent in a refugee camp in Lebanon on August 30, 2014. REUTERS/Jamal Saidi
BOGOTA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Uruguay has become the first country in Latin America to offer full resettlement to Syrian refugees seeking safety from the civil war, according to the UN refugee agency (UNHCR).
Around half of a total of 120 Syrian refugees, of which more than 60 percent are children, are expected to leave refugee camps in Lebanon and arrive in Uruguay by the end of September. A second group will arrive early next year.
“We applaud the government of Uruguay for this important humanitarian gesture and encourage other countries to do the same. Without the help of the Uruguayan government, these Syrian refugees would never have been able to make the journey by their own means and resettle,” Michelle Alfaro, UNHCR’s senior regional protection officer told Thomson Reuters Foundation in a telephone interview from the Uruguayan capital Montevideo.
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Uruguay offers full resettlement to Syrian refugees – UNHCR
Source: Tue, 2 Sep 2014 22:10 GMT
Author: Anastasia MoloneyMore news from our correspondents
Syrian children stand in front of their tent in a refugee camp in Lebanon on August 30, 2014. REUTERS/Jamal Saidi
BOGOTA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Uruguay has become the first country in Latin America to offer full resettlement to Syrian refugees seeking safety from the civil war, according to the UN refugee agency (UNHCR).
Around half of a total of 120 Syrian refugees, of which more than 60 percent are children, are expected to leave refugee camps in Lebanon and arrive in Uruguay by the end of September. A second group will arrive early next year.
“We applaud the government of Uruguay for this important humanitarian gesture and encourage other countries to do the same. Without the help of the Uruguayan government, these Syrian refugees would never have been able to make the journey by their own means and resettle,” Michelle Alfaro, UNHCR’s senior regional protection officer told Thomson Reuters Foundation in a telephone interview from the Uruguayan capital Montevideo.
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Uruguay offers full resettlement to Syrian refugees UNHCR?
