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IOM Sudan Resettles 1,750 Refugees under Canada’s Multi-Year Resettlement Commitment for 2016
1,750 refugees residing in Sudan have been resettled to Canada with the support of IOM Sudan so far this year, reaching 50% of Canada’s Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship commitment to resettle of 3,500 refugees residing in Sudan in this fiscal year ending 31 March 2017.
Canada is among the five countries agreeing to accept referrals from UNHCR as part of the international effort to secure durable solutions to the refugee situation in Sudan through resettlement to a third country. Over 98% of the refugees resettling from Sudan to Canada are Eritreans, while the remainder are Ethiopians.
"In August alone, more than 430 refugees entered Canada on commercial flights all the way from Sudan, which represents the highest reached in a month’s workload so far. We value very much the excellent partnership between many agencies including the Canadian embassies in Khartoum, Cairo and Rome, UNHCR, and the resettlement-related agencies in the Government of Sudan." said Mr. Mario Lito Malanca, IOM’s Chief of Mission in Sudan.
Canada’s Multiyear Resettlement Commitment is overseen by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) and supported by IOM, UNHCR and other implementing partners. IOM provides resettlement services including pre-departure medical examinations and treatment, cultural orientation abroad and transport from Sudan to final destinations in Canada.
Mr. Salah Bendaoud, Head of Mission at the Embassy of Canada in Khartoum, noted that "As a nation, we have welcomed generations of newcomers who have helped build a prosperous society rich in diversity and its mosaic of cultures. We value the positive partnership with IOM and UNHCR as well as the assistance from the Government of Sudan to help a group of refugees to reach their new destination: Canada."
Among those resettled, Jardose and Sanait's family [pictured right] look forward to their new life in Canada and have expressed their excitement in securing a good education for their two daughters.
Since 2005, IOM Sudan has helped over 20, 000 non-Sudanese refugees to resettle in 19 different destinations including North America, Europe, and the Pacific, over 41% of whom have so far been resettled in Canada. Sudan has continued to host migrants, among whom are people who have been refugees for over four decades. There is a total of 508, 000 refugees in Sudan according to the 2016 Sudan Humanitarian Response Plan. Over 126,000 (25%) of those are registered in Eastern Sudan, which has the largest refugee camp in Sudan, and their main country of origin is Eritrea.
In Sudan, the Government of Canada currently supports various IOM programming areas including refugee resettlement operations; Emergency Preparedness and Response; as well as supporting food security and livelihood improvement initiatives in communities affected by population mobility.
For further information, please contact Dalia El Roubi at IOM Sudan, Tel.:+249 9121-54652 Email: delroubi_at_iom.int
Received on Wed Oct 26 2016 - 11:55:23 EDT