refugees

No powers, no funds. How municipalities are working creatively to address the needs of Syrian refugees in Turkey

• 8th January 2021
• inlogov
• local government, Partner Posts, refugees

Professor Vivien Lowndes and Professor Rabia Karakaya Polat Over 5.6 million people have fled Syria since 2011. Turkey hosts the world’s largest community of displaced Syrians (about 3.6 million). Nine years after the arrival of the first group of Syrians, their future in Turkey is still uncertain. Our British Academy funded research is exploring the … Continue reading No powers, no funds. How municipalities are working creatively to address the needs of Syrian refugees in Turkey

Community Sponsorship Refugee Resettlement Scheme can be strengthened if more support is given to hosts and refugees – says study

• 15th June 2020
• News
• Partner Posts, refugees, University of Birmingham

The three year study found that the future of CSS in the UK depended on CSS groups having a positive experience and feeling that their contribution was worthwhile and successful.

Community Sponsorship Refugee Resettlement Scheme can be strengthened if more support is given to hosts and refugees – says study

• 15th June 2020
• News
• Partner Posts, refugees, social policy, University of Birmingham

The three year study found that the future of CSS in the UK depended on CSS groups having a positive experience and feeling that their contribution was worthwhile and successful.

Syrian refugees – reflections one year on

• 15th December 2016
• Kris Kowalewski
• Blog, cllr waseem zaffar, Partner Posts, refugees, Syria

Cllr Waseem Zaffar, Cabinet Member for Transparency, Openness and Equality, writes about his thoughts on how Syrian refugees have started to rebuild their lives in Birmingham after the first individuals under the UN’s approved scheme started arriving in the city a year ago this week… The story of the Al Baarinis, as reported in a […]

Helping to support child refugees

• 19th October 2016
• Sarah Kirby
• cllr waseem zaffar, News, Partner Posts, refugees

Today, Birmingham welcomed a number of child refugees with family links to the city. Cllr Waseem Zaffar, Cabinet Member for Transparency, Openness and Equality at Birmingham City Council, said: “We are on standby to support the Home Office in bringing children under the Dublin III regulation, which relates to children who already have family links […]

Syrian refugees – May 2016 update

• 11th May 2016
• Kris Kowalewski
• News, Partner Posts, refugees, Syria

Birmingham City Council welcomed two female refugees under the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Relocation scheme today (May 11).

EU response to the Mediterranean refugee crisis is “likely to fail” say researchers

• 22nd March 2016
• News
• European Union, Partner Posts, refugees

Policies implemented by European states are 'likely to fail' due to an obsession with border controls and so-called 'pull factors', new research shows today.

Syrian refugees – March 2016 update

• 22nd March 2016
• Kris Kowalewski
• News, Partner Posts, refugees, Syria

Birmingham City Council welcomed its fourth group of refugees under the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Relocation scheme today (March 22)

EU response to the Mediterranean refugee crisis is “likely to fail” say researchers

• 22nd March 2016
• News
• European Union, Partner Posts, refugees

Policies implemented by European states are 'likely to fail' due to an obsession with border controls and so-called 'pull factors', new research shows today.

Syrian refugee update – January 2016

• 27th January 2016
• Kris Kowalewski
• News, Partner Posts, refugees, Syria

Birmingham City Council welcomed its second group of refugees under the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Relocation scheme this morning (January 27).