UK Refugee Crisis
Everything we’ve learned, the struggles we’ve had, shape us and become a part of us. We’ll pass those forward to our sons and daughters, and our stories will help them grow their own futures, become the people they choose.
Schools rejected me because of my 'refugee' label and teachers said my skills were limited – but I proved myself and am on my way to being the first female Syrian refugee pilot.
After a 30-year career in aid work, I resigned to share my lifelong love of magic to inject happiness into the lives of children bearing the brunt of war
Over 2 years since the demolition of the ‘Jungle’ camp in Calais there are still over 3000 refugees dispersed and living around Northern France and Belgium. Deteriorating conditions have lead refugees to try increasingly risky methods of reaching the UK.
Those arriving on Europe’s shores must be given the care they are entitled to - their ongoing suffering is an indelible stain on our conscience
The voices of refugees themselves are largely and noticeably absent from the debate
The world's eyes have moved away from Calais - but the human tragedy I saw up close brings reality into sharp focus
"It was a clumsy thing to say."
As we follow the plight of migrants on the US border and the Thai cave rescue, it is important that we also open our eyes to the injustices faced by child refugees
A steady drip of news stories had left me nursing a sense of rising anger at the hostility of the system that greets people on arrival in the UK