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Money dictates everything for those in need - Jordan Refugee Crisis

Ten years after the start of the Syrian war, the destruction has dragged along and the impact has not only been devastating to Syria, but also to Jordan, which saw an influx of Syrian refugees – birthing the now extreme refugee crisis.

LEYLA VAFI
1/9/2022
NEWS

As another flight to Rwanda becomes more likely, how did the plan come to be?

Since the grounding of the first flight to Rwanda on 14th June by the European Court of Human Rights, it has become increasingly clear that a second attempt is on the cards.

AMELIE CLOUGHLEY AND GEORGIA LUMSDEN
7/7/2022
CULTURE

Must-Watch documentaries for World Refugee Week 20222

This year’s theme for Refugee Week is healing. Watching a film is a simple act that you can do to learn more about a refugee’s experience.

IMOGEN MCCALL
20/6/2022
OPINION

As another flight to Rwanda becomes more likely, how did the plan come to be?

So far, 150,000 people have registered their interest in hosting, however, the government has refused to provide figures on how many Ukrainians have arrived in the UK.

WILL MORGAN
22/5/2022
OPINION

Why refugees' self-reliance is important.

Despite the massive influx of refugees, Uganda is considered one of the most progressive refugee hosting countries in the world because of their ‘Refugee Self-Reliance Strategy’.

MARINA MUNOZ
25/2/2020
OPINION

Why I choose to write about refugees.

Our new volunteer, Jonny Moynihan, looks at the way his dissertation on refugee treatment in Kenya and South Africa has led him to work at IRT.

JOHNNY MOYNIHAN
29/1/2020
NEWS

International Refugee Trust gets a make-over!

As a charitable organisation, we don’t have any spare money to update our work space or equipment. All our furniture was mismatched, shabby, old and in desperate need of updating.

SHARON HEWINS
29/8/2019
OPINION
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1989.

30 years ago, in 1989, the International Refugee Trust (IRT) was founded, and it was certainly an important year in history.

JESS EAMES
23/7/2019
OPINION
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"Finish your dinner!"

That’s what my mother would bark at me as a child when I refused to finish my dinner! “Well why don’t you put my dinner in an envelope, and send it to them then”, a cheeky adolescent Jess would reply.

JESS EAMES
23/7/2019
OPINION
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Why do we support Syrian Refugees?

The civil war in Syria has resulted in a refugee situation on a catastrophic scale.

JESS EAMES
23/7/2019