The following article was published by United Nations Association UK on 17 November 2025. On Monday 17 November, the Government announced sweeping proposals to redesign the asylum system—changes that amount to one of the most extreme rollbacks of refugee rights … Continue reading →
United Nations Association UK published the following statement on 24 April 2024. The 1951 UN Refugee Convention set out refugee rights and the obligations of states to protect them which were then extended in the 1967 Protocol. The UK is … Continue reading →
On 15 January, The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) published updated analysis on the legality of the UK’s agreement with Rwanda for the transferring of asylum seekers. UNHCR’s updated analysis importantly finds that the new UK-Rwanda treaty signed … Continue reading →
The Illegal Migration Bill, which has been passed by Parliament in the United Kingdom, is at variance with the country’s obligations under international human rights and refugee law and will have profound consequences for people in need of international protection, … Continue reading →
The much disputed Nationality and Borders Act, which passed into UK law in April, has been condemned by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) as being “fundamentally at odds with the Government’s avowed commitment to upholding the United … Continue reading →
The Refugee Council is a charity founded in 1951 in response to the UN Convention for Refugees, which was created after World War II to ensure refugees were able to find safety in other countries. Since then, the Council has … Continue reading →
Care4Calais have launched #PeopleofCalais, a video series which gives a voice to people sleeping rough in Calais. Refugees tell their stories, in their own words, focusing not on their experiences as refugees in camps or on boats, but on their … Continue reading →
WHO WE ARE We are a community group made up of asylum seekers and refugees based in Coventry. The members of the group come from Africa, Asia, Middle east and as far as South America. The group is run by … Continue reading →
The Gateway is a student-let community project under the Enactus Warwick society, working with refugees and asylum seekers to improve their livelihoods. This is accomplished through an employability programme. The aim of this is to empower beneficiaries and help them integrate into … Continue reading →
The UN’s Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Mark Lowcock, writes: More than three years since the escalation of the armed conflict, civilians continue to suffer horribly in Yemen. More than 22 million people — or three quarters of the … Continue reading →