“If we spend too much time looking at who to blame we put people at risk.” “War, conflict, bombs don’t discriminate. We need a sizeable resettlement programme and family reunion” Clear thinking & analysis from @sabir_zazai on @BBCRadioScot with @foreigncorr1 @scotrefcouncil
“The only expectation people have is to stay alive. The international community has a responsibility. This is a dreadful humanitarian situation and it will be worse in the winter.” @sabir_zazai
“There are no safe, legal routes for people to seek protection. The human reality of feeling a conflict is beyond any asylum system or refugee bill.” @sabir_zazai @scotrefcouncil
“You can’t just got to the regime, say I want to flee your regime, get a passport and go to the British Embassy and get it stamped.”
Absolutely superb, clear conversation between @foreigncorr1 & @sabir_zazai of @scotrefcouncil on @BBCRadioScot on ‘Mornings’ #Afghanistan

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18 Aug
UK Government Resettlement Scheme published (h/t @ZoeJardiniere)
Starts out looking promising i.e. resettlement according to criteria in Refugee Convention & by UNHCR but then brings in whole set of new criteria on top of 'well founded fear' assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/upl…
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• Legal and/or Physical Protection Needs;
• Survivors of Violence and/or Torture;
• Medical Needs;
• Women and Girls at Risk;
• Family Reunification;
• Children and Adolescents at Risk;
• Lack of Foreseeable Alternative Durable Solutions.
3/ This lesson from Syrian Resettlement scheme has NOT been learned. Adding new criteria to existing UNHCR work and Convention adds delays, makes work harder on ground, and is playing fast and loose with the Convention. @CMonaghanSNP
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14 May
Behind scenes across #Glasgow there were acts of kindness yesterday & just sheer practical care - folk ensuring food & water supplied, phone calls, peace talks & messages zigzagging every network. People sitting with those dawn-raided or detained in past & shaken to core 💚🙏🏾💚
This doesn’t happen by accident. This is built up over years of many strong small organisations that mean everyone’s who fae somewhere can know someone. The kinds of community trust #KenmureStreet demonstrates was also policy in Scotland over 10 years #NewScots
The policy is built from the ground up, through many, many grassroots organisations, NGOs, public service & endless practical & caring and sometimes fraught conversations & debates. Social bonds are actively foster BECAUSE it keeps people safe. And our neighbours. #NewScots
Read 11 tweets
13 May
The indefatigable ⁦⁦@willrworley⁩ has put together a tracker will details of programmes affected by #ODA cut. It includes initial list from March 11 #UKRIcuts . If your project has been cut please let him know #gcrfcuts devex.com/news/tracking-…
This list @UKRI_News #GCRF cuts on @willrworley tracker picked up to date

Programs affected:
• Research and development into technology to purify dirty water (The Guardian)
• Mapping natural disaster risk in lower income communities (The Guardian)
• Research and development for infectious disease diagnostics (Independent)
• A refugee integration project run by Professor Alison Phipps. (Devex interview)
• Reducing homicide in Latin America (The Guardian)
• Migration for Development and Equality
Read 5 tweets
12 May
Our UNESCO Spring School on Refugee Integration through Languages and the Arts begins next week and its going to be amazing. @UofGUnescoRILA @UofGlasgow @UofGEducation @UofGVC @UNESCOUK

gla.ac.uk/research/az/un…
Forget any normal ideas you have about zoom and 'online conferences' - just come and join our online cinema, games room, bed time stories, talks, outdoor activities (kinda online) lectures, learnings together and workshops with makers and magicians and marvels. @scotrefcouncil
The pre-activities are a joy - I've just added to our shared play list (@IAMKP a tradition of course) & to @Tawona_Sithole's comforting sounds.
Its FREE (very very small charge for our cookery keynote) and there is the gorgeous complex social space we've built in gather town.
Read 4 tweets
17 Apr
Thread 🧵 of more #GCRFcuts media, protest, the great work 💚analysis & actions from last week or so 👇🏼#ODAcuts #UKRIcuts starting with @heavencrawley @MIDEQHub
And here is a 🧵 from former challenge lead @lhammondsoas after she resigned in protest #gcrfcuts
The good folk @GCRFWaterHub have lots of great examples of the vital work they are doing - give them a follow. It’s amazing how much you will learn. 👇🏼💚👏🏼
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16 Apr
Today was the day #UKRI required my University and hundreds of others to submit their decisions on what to cut, how hard and what to terminate.

And required this with a timescale of 3 weeks which included Easter, Ramadan, Passover, up to Orthodox Easter. And school holidays.
To all the research and finance staff, PIs, Co-Is, and University leaders who have worked flat out to find ways of responding with integrity to this unprecedented situation and who have just been colleagues - thank you. 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾 we still have far to go. But it’s made a difference.
For #GCRF hubs deadline looms next week. So more pain ahead. Forthright comments from @heavencrawley & @profrichdawson
on #UKRi letter some PIs have received to send to partners.

“We are not sending it on”

“Too little too late”
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