Brazil launches new program to welcome Afghan Refugees - Khaama Press

Brazil launches new program to welcome Afghan Refugees - Khaama Press

CHANTILLY, VA – AUGUST 23: Afghan refugees line up outside of the Dulles Expo Center to be processed after arriving in the United States in Chantilly, VA on August 23, 2021. (Photo by Craig Hudson for The Washington Post) Brazil has launched a new humanitarian program to resettle Afghan refugees, offering shelter, support, and integration through civil society. The first group of Afghan refugees has arrived in Brazil as part of the newly launche…

First group of Afghan refugees arrives in Brazil under new civil sponsorship program

SÃO PAULO — A group of 18 Afghan refugees, including women, children and adolescents, arrived in Brazil under a new community sponsorship program that aims to resettle hundreds of vulnerable Afghans by the end of 2025. The families, who traveled from Pakistan on May 1, are the first to be welcomed as part of Brazil’s civil society-supported refugee resettlement initiative — a program launched by the Brazilian government with backing from the U.N…