Aid agencies condemn slow pace of Syrian, Iraqi intake

A greeting at Saskatoon Airport in Canada

Đứng chào đón người tị nạn tại phi trường Saskatoon Airport ở Canada Source: AAP

One year after the Federal Government committed to taking an extra 12,000 refugees from the Syrian and Iraqi crises, aid agencies have criticised the slow pace of resettlement.


Less than 30 per cent of that number have been resettled in Australia so far.


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