Quoted: Long wait for Iraqi families

I agree. The other issue we have seen, families who are waiting to be resettled are split to different countries. For example, mother and father who are frail and old are being approved to USA and the adult son or daughter are being denied to USA and approved to another country such as Canada, or Australia. This is creating a hardship in parents life. What would an elderly couple do in a new country without a helping hand?? What would an old mother or father do alone in USA or Canada or Australia without their adult children?? Isn't much better bring an adult child with the parents at least he or she will take care of them??It really doesn't make sense, leaving a single son or daughter behind and send the elderly parents?? I hope someone will take into consideration such issue.
The other complain we have heard from the refugees we assist that resettlement office in Syria, Jordan, Turkey, and other locations refugees are treated very bad by the local staff. People who flee from their countries due to persecution and hard life expect at least to be treated like human being until they are resettled. I wish UN will look into this issue too and watch the way the staff (mostly locally hired) treat the refugees. Thank you