Volunteers teaching Syrian families Icelandic
Refugees from Syria have been able to attend Icelandic lessons given by members of public in the town of Akureyri for the past month, the proje...
Unaccompanied refugee children need foster homes
Thirty individuals and families have come forward offering to foster unaccompanied refugee children after an outreach from the Government Agency for C...
Becoming Icelandic – A family from Syria
A Syrian family was granted a residence permit on humanitarian grounds this week for one year. They hope for a future in Iceland, and are expecting th...
Syrian Refugees to Iceland – A Documentary
Árni Gunnarsson, formerly fronting the Icelandic refugee-committee (Flóttamannaráð), founded in 1995, has followed some of the refugee´s voyage with a...
Iceland does its part for the refugee crisis
Up to 100 refugees from Syria and other conflict zones may find a home in Iceland this year, as the government announces plans and budget to accommoda...
Iceland to support refugees and asylum seekers
The government of Iceland has decided to recommend to Parliament that 2 billion ISK (14 million EUR) will be provided for support to refugees and asyl...
Icelandic Coastguard ship rescues refugees
An Icelandic Coastguard vessel on international duty has rescued a group of refugees from a sinking boat.
Icelandic coastguard rescues group of refugees
The Icelandic coastguard patrol ship Aegir rescued 58 refugees on Saturday.