SEVENTY Afghans have been brought to Ireland so far to protect them from the country’s new Taliban leaders. Almost 400 humanitarian visas have been issued to help people escape Afghanistan and they are gradually making their way here. Read MoreOn Monday evening, 50 people in six family groups arrived here from refugee camps in Lebanon. Ireland is committed to taking in 2,900 Syrian refugees under the Irish Refugee Protection Programme but the programme has been disrupted by Covid-19 and the numbers here remain below 1,000. The United Nations says some 6.6 million Syrian people have fled the country over the past decade and many have been stuck in refugee camps for years.

Source: Irish Independent September 14, 2021 14:59 UTC