Fi Douglas
@fidouglas.bsky.social
Psychiatrist currently sub-specialising in substance misuse. MSc Health in Humanitarian Crises student at LSHTM. EoE Global Health Fellow. Runs on coffee, mostly…
The clothes hanging out to dry just show that amongst absolute chaos and destruction, life still has to go on....
February 14, 2025 at 8:53 PM
The clothes hanging out to dry just show that amongst absolute chaos and destruction, life still has to go on....
Anyway, for context here is an infographic on the scale of different forms of immigration to the UK in the year to Sept 2024. Note the 73,000 people via "safe and legal" routes.
February 12, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Anyway, for context here is an infographic on the scale of different forms of immigration to the UK in the year to Sept 2024. Note the 73,000 people via "safe and legal" routes.
Bear with me, the system is even more complicated than I already thought (this is part of the problem, by the way).
In the mean time, here are some positive stories about refugees relocated to the UK via UNHCR... www.unhcr.org/uk/news-and-...
In the mean time, here are some positive stories about refugees relocated to the UK via UNHCR... www.unhcr.org/uk/news-and-...
Great British Welcome | UNHCR UK
www.unhcr.org
February 12, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Bear with me, the system is even more complicated than I already thought (this is part of the problem, by the way).
In the mean time, here are some positive stories about refugees relocated to the UK via UNHCR... www.unhcr.org/uk/news-and-...
In the mean time, here are some positive stories about refugees relocated to the UK via UNHCR... www.unhcr.org/uk/news-and-...
...however across all crises and resettlement globally, that applies to less than 1% of all refugees.
February 12, 2025 at 5:49 PM
...however across all crises and resettlement globally, that applies to less than 1% of all refugees.
There are three schemes: the UK resettlement scheme (or UKRS), the community sponsorship scheme, and the mandate resettlement scheme. People cannot apply for the first two, they are picked by UNHCR based on vulnerability and protection needs...
February 12, 2025 at 5:48 PM
There are three schemes: the UK resettlement scheme (or UKRS), the community sponsorship scheme, and the mandate resettlement scheme. People cannot apply for the first two, they are picked by UNHCR based on vulnerability and protection needs...
...in collaboration with the UK Government decide whether they are a refugee & will refer them to the UK if they meet certain criteria, under three types of resettlement schemes (see freemovement.org.uk/what-safe-an...) However the UK Govt has the final say in whether individuals are granted asylum.
freemovement.org.uk
February 12, 2025 at 5:43 PM
...in collaboration with the UK Government decide whether they are a refugee & will refer them to the UK if they meet certain criteria, under three types of resettlement schemes (see freemovement.org.uk/what-safe-an...) However the UK Govt has the final say in whether individuals are granted asylum.
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, works to ensure that everybody has the right to seek asylum & find safe refuge, having fled violence, persecution or war. They identify people around the world with potential resettlement needs...
February 12, 2025 at 5:39 PM
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, works to ensure that everybody has the right to seek asylum & find safe refuge, having fled violence, persecution or war. They identify people around the world with potential resettlement needs...