PUBLISHED: 07:58 19 February 2018 | UPDATED: 08:20 19 February 2018 Debbie Dismore, headteacher, surrounded by year five pupils from Avenue Junior School. Photo: Jake Brown Archant A teacher in Norwich is calling for schools across the country to join together in a day of action to help children understand the refugee crisis. Avenue Junior School council members, and teacher Jake Brown, lead in the Norwich Sanctuary of Schools programme, a nationwide initiative to celebrate schools who welcome asylum seekers and refugee families into the school community. Picture: DENISE BRADLEY Jake Brown, who works at Avenue Junior School on Milford Road, hopes to see teachers get involved with Norfolk Welcomes, which will see schools run themed assemblies and lessons and collect funds for refugees and asylum seekers. With 22 schools already on board, Mr Brown hopes more will use the day - on Friday, April 20 - as a chance to focus on Norwich’s history as a city of sanctuary. He will … [Read more...] about Norwich teacher’s call for day of action at schools for refugee crisis
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President Higgins to visit refugee camp in Greece during State visit
0 Comments President Higgins to visit refugee camp in Greece during State visit BelfastTelegraph.co.uk Irish President Michael D Higgins is to visit a refugee camp during a state visit to Greece. https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/republic-of-ireland/president-higgins-to-visit-refugee-camp-in-greece-during-state-visit-36615606.html https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/republic-of-ireland/article36615604.ece/f21ea/AUTOCROP/h342/bpanews_74e800d0-a16e-4f6f-b973-de2f2e01f339_1 Email Irish President Michael D Higgins is to visit a refugee camp during a state visit to Greece. The three-day trip, which begins on Thursday, also includes meetings with the Greek President Prokopios Pavlopoulos, Prime Minister Alexis Tsiparas and other senior political figures. Thousands of migrants have been stuck in make-shift camps across Greece since a series of Balkan border closures and an EU-Turkey deal on stemming migration. The President will see first hand the conditions in which they … [Read more...] about President Higgins to visit refugee camp in Greece during State visit
Palestinian circus show highlights life twists of Mideast refugees
Show produced by the Palestine Circus School will also tour Europe for nearly two months this spring 0SHARES Share Tweet Email Members of Gaza Circus practice juggling with clubs and rings in the northern Gaza Strip. PHOTO: REUTERS RAMALLAH: A first-ever circus show inspired by stories of Middle East refugees was put on this week in the West Bank, capturing the hearts of the Palestinan audiences. On a minimalist stage in the city center of Ramallah, seven performers presented the images of refugees with hats, boxes, a swinging trapeze and a Chinese pole, highlighting the shared plight of millions of refugees. Amnesty appeals for Palestinian clown detained by Israel The one-hour performance titled Sarab, an Arabic word for mirage, reflects the dramatic life twists of refugees by the tempo of artists’ movements as well as narrating the stories of refugees from Syria, Iraq, Palestine and other places. Rawan Harb, who has a child taking circus classes, … [Read more...] about Palestinian circus show highlights life twists of Mideast refugees
US aid cut to Gaza refugees has left a ‘time bomb’, UN chief warns
The head of the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees has said a US cut to funding is a danger to stability across the region and could lead to an outbreak of protests. Commissioner-General Pierre Krahenbuhl says the the aid cut came as a significant shock to the agency and has been very disruptive.He said: "Here in the region already you don't have a political horizon, there is no solution, no negotiation on the horizon. And there is so limited personal opportunities on the horizon."That mix plus suddenly a disruption of service that's a very serious one and I think in the Gaza Strip in particular we are already dealing with a time bomb."Other humanitarian agencies are also warning that Gaza is on the verge of collapse.Entire sectors of the economy have been wiped out because of the blockade.In many areas UNRWA is the only provider of services and the organisation says the funding problem will have a detrimental effect on the people who rely on it the most.At one of Gaza's … [Read more...] about US aid cut to Gaza refugees has left a ‘time bomb’, UN chief warns
Repatriation of Afghan refugees key to terror eradication: Gen Qamar
COAS at Munich Security conference says the world is harvesting what has been sown 40 years ago 0SHARES Share Tweet Email COAS Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa addressing Munich security conference. SCREENGRAB KARACHI: While claiming that Pakistan does not have any organised presence of terror outfits on its soil, army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa has said Afghan refugees’ repatriation is the key to eradication of terrorism from the region. “Today I can say with pride and conviction that there are no organised camps on our side of the border. However, presence of terrorists of various hues and colours cannot be ruled out. “We still have their active and sleeper cells and they are hiding in mountains, border towns and 54 refugee camps, besides some major town and cities,” said General Qamar on Saturday while speaking at the Munich Security Conference (MSC) in Germany. According to the army chief, Pakistan still hosts nearly 2.7 million … [Read more...] about Repatriation of Afghan refugees key to terror eradication: Gen Qamar