Photo Credit: © UNHCR/Andrew McConnell
The scenes from Kabul airport in the past week remind us of the chaos often confronted by those who are fleeing for their lives.
Seventy years of protecting refugees
70th anniversary of the UN Refugee Convention
70 years since the UK signed the UN Refugee Convention refugees from the seven decades recreate photo of original. In this video they describe what the convention and being welcomed in the UK has meant to them.
“It’s a great milestone, to be able to celebrate it and to pause and reflect"
Seventy years ago today the UK signed the UN Refugee Convention. Together With Refugees invited refugees from each of those seven decades to re-create the original signing of the Convention.
Response to Afghanistan crisis and government resettlement programme
Many Afghans now face profound dangers to their lives, human rights, and ability to live in freedom and dignity. The UK’s response to the crisis must be compassionate, comprehensive and equal to the scale of the crisis.