Palestinian Refugees in Brazil
After spending over four years languishing in a refugee camp in the Jordanian desert, 100 Palestinian refugees from Iraq will finally be heading to their new home - Brazil. A statement by the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), said the group, which includes children and the elderly, will start moving from Rweished refugee camp, 60 km from the Jordanian-Iraqi border, to Brazil by September. The first party of 35 Palestinian refugees arrived today, 21 September, to Brazil initiating the first phase of the resettlement operation. In the coming month of October, two other parties will be arriving in Brazil, 117 persons in total. The refugees will be sent to their new country in three batches, with priority given to the elderly and families with children.
According to the plan, an estimated 22 families will be settled in the State of São Paulo, while 18 families will go to Rio Grande do Sul, in the southeast and southern regions of Brazil, said the statement. Unaccompanied elderly refugees will be settled in a home for the elderly where medical treatment is to be provided.
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