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June 20, 2014
Global forced displacement tops 50 million
The number of refugees, asylum-seekers and internally displaced people worldwide has for the first time in…
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June 19, 2014
Celebrating Refugee Week 2014
Refugee Week is a UK-wide programme of arts, cultural and educational events and activities that celebrates…
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June 19, 2014
‘The day I met Angelina Jolie’
This month the UK hosted a global Summit aimed at ending sexual violence in conflict zones.
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June 18, 2014
Court rules refugees may receive legal aid for family reunification
A landmark court judgment has ruled that refugees seeking family reunification are entitled to legal aid…
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June 17, 2014
Political leaders pledge support for refugees
The leaders of the three main political parties have thrown their support behind Refugee Week and…
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June 17, 2014
Young refugees take on Lords and Commons cricket team
A cricket team of young asylum seekers and refugees is to take on a team of…
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June 17, 2014
We must learn from ‘Generation Welcome’
Victor de Waal originally came to the UK as a child refugee in 1939 when his…
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June 17, 2014
‘The Refugee Cricket Project is like our home’
The Refugee Cricket Project was set up by the Refugee Council and Cricket for Change to…
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June 16, 2014
Disappointing numbers of Syrians resettled in UK
Only around 24 Syrians have received a resettlement place in the UK under the Government’s Vulnerable…
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June 14, 2014
2015’s first time voters are ‘Generation Welcome’
The new generation of first-time voters casting their first ballots in 2015 are “Generation Welcome”, with…
