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A London MP has asked the federal government to investigate a complaint signed by more than 20 Syrian refugees who say they were mistreated by the city’s main settlement agency. Staff at the London Cross Cultural Learner Centre (CCLC) — the agency that settled more than 900 Syrians since December — “did not do their duties as they should,” states the letter.

http://www.lfpress.com/2016/06/14/londons-cross-cultural-learner-centre-mistreated-refugees-20-just-arrived-syrians-say

Local refugee resettlement agency Reception House has launched a new partnership program using resources lined up for privately-sponsored refugees to address the growing number of government-sponsored Syrian refugees arriving in Waterloo Region.  Between November 2015 and March 2016, the agency received more than 800 refugees, most of whom were fleeing the conflict in Syria, according to community educator Christian Snyder.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/syrian-refugee-public-private-sponsor-partnership-waterloo-region-1.3634388

Violés, contraints de se prostituer, de voler, d’accomplir des corvées quotidiennes dans les camps ou d’aider à faire monter des migrants dans les camions… Les mineurs non accompagnés qui campent à Calais (Pas-de-Calais), Grande-Synthe (Nord) et dans cinq petites « jungles » voisines sont la proie des passeurs. Signataire de la Convention internationale des droits de l’enfant, la France leur doit pourtant assistance et protection.

http://www.lemonde.fr/societe/article/2016/06/16/l-unicef-denonce-l-exploitation-des-migrants-mineurs-dans-les-jungles-francaises_4951318_3224.html

La Journée mondiale des réfugiés se tiendra le 20 juin prochain. Tenue pour la première fois en 2001, cette journée vise à faire connaître la situation extrêmement difficile et l’urgence dans laquelle se trouvent plus de 60 millions de réfugiés et de déplacés à travers le monde. Cette journée internationale est donc très importante pour saluer le courage et l’espoir dont font preuve ces millions de réfugiés.

http://quebec.huffingtonpost.ca/helene-laverdiere/journee-mondiale-des-refugies_b_10510750.html

It’s been nearly six months since the federal government began its initiative to welcome 25,000 Syrian refugees, and while finding housing was the initial challenge, a volunteer who has worked extensively with Syrians in British Columbia says once refugees leave hotels provided by the government they are virtually on their own.

http://thetyee.ca/News/2016/06/15/Syrian-Refugees-in-BC-Support/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_content=061716-1&utm_campaign=editorial-0616

A doctor who was among the first Syrian refugees to come to Canada on a Canadian government plane is speaking about immigrant and refugee health care and the role of physicians in integrating refugees. Specifically, Dr. Vanig Garabedian wants to help Canadian doctors better understand cultural and personal barriers refugee women have in receiving gynecological and obstetrical care.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/syrian-doctor-refugees-1.3635785