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Bill in Oregon Legislature helps Ukrainian refugees secure housing, driver’s licenses
As the first anniversary of the war in Ukraine passes, Oregon legislators are considering a bill to make it easier for Ukrainian refugees to do things like rent an apartment and get a driver's license.

Ethiopia set a world record for displacements in a single year: 5.1 million in 2021
The war there is responsible — and makes it difficult just to assess the scale of displacement. Details are in a new report from the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre.

UN now projects more than 8 million people will flee Ukraine as refugees
The number is more than double what the U.N.'s refugee agency projected in February when Russia invaded the country. The vast majority of those who have already left are women and children.
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Oregon refugee office’s first director talks about goals for new agency
Oregon lawmakers created the state’s Office of Immigrant and Refugee Advancement in 2021 with the goal of streamlining support for newcomers to the state, such as the 1,200 Afghan refugees expected this year. In early March, the office got its first director.

Afghans resettling in US struggle to find affordable housing
Afghan refugees who fled their country following the Taliban takeover six months ago are struggling to find affordable housing in the high-cost U.S. cities where they’ve chosen to settle.

Russian troops zero in on Kyiv as 150,000 Ukrainians flee
Ukrainians are bracing for another night of assaults as Russian troops close in on the capital of Kyiv and skirmishes erupt on the city’s outskirts
Immigrants welcome Afghan refugees, inspired by own journeys
A San Francisco Bay Area health clinic founded four decades ago to screen refugees from Southeast Asia is part of the U.S. effort to resettle tens of thousands of people from Afghanistan.

Preventing evictions and helping farmers top Oregon special session agenda
A $400 million bipartisan spending package unveiled Friday also includes money for cracking down on illegal marijuana grows, resettling Afghan refugees, and addressing gun violence.

Oregon lawmakers request $18 million to support the resettlement of 1,200 refugees
Legislative Emergency Board will consider the request based on a 12-month plan outlined by Rep. Khanh Pham and Sen. Kayse Jama who have led Oregon’s effort to welcome Afghan refugees.

Oregon National Guard members join effort to resettle Afghan refugees
Operation Allies Welcome expects to place around 120,000 refugees in communities across the U.S. by the end of 2021.