Building a life in the UK can be a huge challenge for refugees. Having fled war or persecution, refugees still face significant barriers when it comes to resettlement including understanding a new language, finding employment and understanding various, often complex, systems in order to access basic services. 

As the Christmas season approaches, Ukrainian families who have resettled in the UK will be keeping their own festive traditions alive. For Oksana and Olha, who both came to the UK in 2022, the holiday season brings back memories of celebrations and spending time with loved ones.

In 1940 young journalist Varian Fry began a daring mission to help Jewish refugees and some of the Nazi’s most-wanted escape the Holocaust.

People arriving at the U.S. border have the right to request asylum without being criminalised, turned back, or separated from their children. Here’s how the process works:

East Africa is facing its worst drought in 40 years and there are now over 1.4 million people displaced by drought in Somalia alone. Learn more about drought, what causes it, and how we can support those most impacted.