On Thursday, June 9th, 2016, world renowned forced migration studies expert Professor Alexander Betts, Director of Refugee Studies Centre at the University of Oxford delivered the Migration Research @ Sheffield Annual Lecture. Titled, The Economic and Political Lives of Refugees, the presentation highlighted the importance of recognising refugees as capable agents rather than as potential burden. Watch Prof. Betts’ lecture here:
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(THREAD) The UK resettled no refugees from April - November 2020, and in March 2021, the Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme will end. This means that, in less than three months’ time, the UK will lose its capacity to resettle refugees in the future. (1/4)
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