Australia to allow 4,400 refugees from Syria and Iraq

Australia will offer to resettle 4,400 refugees from Iraq and Syria and places like Lebanon according to Australian immigration minister Scott Morrison.  The minister said that government’s program to successfully block the arrivals of boat people has allowed to allocate the spots for Syrians and Iraqis who are oppressed and are running away to save their lives. .

“The government’s policies under Operation Sovereign Borders have not only saved lives at sea,” said Scott Morrison. “It also allowed more places to be returned to our humanitarian program for the world’s most desperate and vulnerable people.”

Morrison said that available spots will be shared equally between Iraqis and Syrians. Immigration Minister further added that people now living in desperate conditions in countries such as Lebanon will also benefit from the programme.

Australia has refugee resettlement program that accepts 13,750 people into its humanitarian refugee program every year. Immigration Minister added that would ensure that 11,000 of these places would be for people overseas in need of refugee protection.

“This government has made it very clear that priority in the humanitarian programme should be for those waiting overseas and entering Australia under an orderly process,” said Morrison.

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