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December 22, 2016
Welcoming unaccompanied children on New Year’s Eve
I’m a Children’s Advisor at the Refugee Council’s Children’s Services in Dover. We are a 24/7…
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December 22, 2016
Brothers who fled Aleppo start new life in Yorkshire
When war ripped through Aleppo, brothers Alan and Ghaith fled for their lives. They were resettled…
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December 22, 2016
“We are the Refugee Council; we are here to take you to your new home”
Richard helps resettled refugee families from Syria when they arrive in the UK. He is a…
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December 15, 2016
UK sends officials to Greece to help reject asylum claims
The UK Government is to send 40 officials to Greece to help speed up the removal…
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December 15, 2016
‘I feel safe at last’
In 2016 the Refugee Council was celebrated at the London Homelessness Awards for supporting refugees who,…
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December 13, 2016
Syrian families to spend first Christmas in safety
Families who were forced to flee the brutal Syrian conflict will be spending their first Christmases…
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December 13, 2016
My mum hid me in a shopping trolley to get me out of Syria
Sara was just a toddler when war broke out in Syria in 2011. She was born…
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December 1, 2016
Top 20 facts about refugees and asylum seekers
Today the Government has published its migration statistics for the first nine months of 2016. As…
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November 18, 2016
‘Being resettled here means my family has been reborn’
Ayham was only a young man when Syria’s brutal conflict began. After his father was murdered,…
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November 15, 2016
Judge warns against testing older children’s ages via dental x-rays
A court has warned judges against over reliance on dental x-rays to establish the ages of…
