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Government’s Rwanda plan may breach Geneva conventions on refugees, says peer

The Government’s plan to send migrants to Rwanda for processing may breach the Geneva conventions, a peer has suggested. Former child refugee and Labour peer Alf Dubs said ministers would face opposition in the Lords over the plan unveiled by Home ...

16 Apr 2022 at 10:55

Two children who fled Ukraine start their first day at school in the UK

Two Ukrainian children who fled the war-torn city of Kharkiv with their family have started their first day at school in the UK. Alikhan Yusupov, 10, and 11-year-old relative Miroslava Starkova arrived in the village of Caldecote, eight miles ...

20 Apr 2022 at 11:55

Minister defends use of mass accommodation sites to ease Ukrainian refugee crisis

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Minister defends use of mass accommodation sites for Ukrainian refugees

Mass accommodation for Ukrainian refugees is going to become a larger part of the Irish response to the crisis, a Cabinet minister has said. Minister Roderic O’Gorman, whose department is leading efforts to house refugees fleeing the ...

21 Apr 2022 at 13:33

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Irish teaching platform encourages volunteers to teach English to Ukrainian refugees

An Irish-based online teaching platform is calling for volunteers to teach English to Ukrainian adults in Ireland. The call has been made by eTeachers Global in response to the war in Ukraine, which has left millions of Ukrainian ...

18 Apr 2022 at 16:33

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Irish teaching platform encourages volunteers to teach English to Ukrainian refugees

18 Apr 2022 at 21:33

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Irish teaching platform encourages volunteers from Carlow to teach English to Ukrainian refugees

An Irish-based online teaching platform is calling for volunteers from Carlow to teach English to Ukrainian adults in Ireland. The call has been made by eTeachers Global in response to the war in Ukraine, which has ...

19 Apr 2022 at 10:33

Government’s Homes for Ukraine scheme hard to understand, says refugee charity

A charity that places refugees with volunteer hosts in the UK has asked for “clarity” from the Government after describing the detail of its Homes for Ukraine scheme as “sketchy”. Refugees At Home co-founder Sara ...

16 Mar 2022 at 14:55

Call for emergency airlift for Ukrainian refugees hoping to come to the UK

The Government has been urged to set up an emergency airlift for Ukrainian refugees on the Polish border, ahead of the Homes for Ukraine scheme opening on Friday. Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey said the UK ...

17 Mar 2022 at 14:25

UK Government backs proposal for Scotland to be refugee ‘super sponsor’

Refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine could arrive in Scotland “very soon”, Nicola Sturgeon has said, after the UK Government gave its backing in principle to the First Minister’s “super sponsor” proposal. Ms ...

15 Mar 2022 at 18:25

Agreement ‘in principle’ for Scottish Government to be refugee ‘super sponsor’

15 Mar 2022 at 17:25

Bishop’s ‘rage’ at Government policy on refugees fleeing Ukraine

The Bishop of Dover has criticised the Government’s policy for refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine. In comments to the Canterbury Diocesan Synod, Rose Hudson-Wilkin spoke of her rage and frustration at ...

16 Mar 2022 at 09:55

Davey accuses Government of lack of support for Ukrainian refugees

Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey has accused the Government of a “shocking” lack of support for Ukrainian refugees trying to reach the UK. Speaking during a visit to the Polish border, Sir Ed said ...

15 Mar 2022 at 19:25

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