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The sweetest welcome: Syrian refugees bring taste of home to Canada
Bahjat Joubi and Adel Sakkal dream of creating a successful business inspired by both their Syrian roots and the warm welcome they have received in Canada.
Bahjat Joubi and Adel Sakkal dream of creating a successful business inspired by both their Syrian roots and the warm welcome they have received in Canada.
“In this time of unprecedented need, many governments capable of being champions are instead turning their backs on their international obligation to assist refugees,” writes UNHCR Canada representative Jean-Nicolas Beuze.
UNHCR’s chief Filippo Grandi has praised Canada for being a “champion” of refugees with its far-sighted and generous resettlement efforts, but in view of a record number of forcibly displaced people worldwide he urged Canadians and others to do even more.