And as a New Zealander of roughly the same age (🤔) in the 1980’s as the writer, I fully concur with this. PUT SUNSCREEN ON, MINIMUM SPF30! Brits, you have no idea how to be sun safe. But as an Australian, I can tell you exactly what to do theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Delighted to have been appointed as Chair Refugee and Migrant Forum of Essex and London, joining the talented and committed Trustees & exec team doing incredible work for refugees and migrants in the UK. My motivation for this role is simple: there but for the privilege of luck goes every single one of us.

Following Labour’s victory in the general election, our CEO Romilly Greenhill welcomes the new government, and offers a list of priorities for their first days in office to help the UK get back on track with development and humanitarian issues. bit.ly/45WNyYn #GE24

Waiting for something official on this 🤞🤞

Absolutely the right thing.

This is not a country demonstrating even basic levels of kindness, let alone respecting its own much vaunted #Britishvalues. 🤞 a new government means #change Conditions at UK immigration removal centre ‘worst inspectors have seen’ theguardian.com/uk-news/articl…

“Housing is a necessity, and fundamental to the lives of every single one of us. Just like food and water, we all need shelter in order to function.” 👏👏👏👏👏

UK government urged to offer ‘safe and legal’ route for asylum seekers as poll shows support theguardian.com/uk-news/articl…

We are relieved that the new UK government has reinstated funding for UNRWA. As the Foreign Secretary outlined, civilians in Gaza are trapped in hell on earth. We hope that reinstating funding signals turning the corner. thenationalnews.com/news/2024/07/1…

We're working to address Haiti’s urgent mental health needs with Problem Management Plus (PM+), a scalable and low-cost intervention that can be delivered by trained lay health workers. Learn more in the latest blog from Elrha 👇

“We are very tired after nine months of war” #Gaza #children

One of the first things I’ve done as Chair ⁦⁦⁦Refugee and Migrant Forum of Essex and London⁩ is check we have appropriate safety measures in place for clients, volunteers and staff. I really can’t get my head around what’s going on. theguardian.com/uk-news/articl…

We’re deeply concerned by the rise in racist and Islamophobic violence across the UK, which will significantly impact children, especially those from migrant and refugee backgrounds—many of whom have already faced trauma. 1/2

I’ve signed Bond's open letter, along with more than 50 other leaders of UK NGOs. As the number of days without further violence increases, we mustn’t just put it behind us. There is work for us to do.

Yet another relocation. #Gaza

Another great day at the ISPCAN conference. There have been several sessions on working with refugee and migrant children and young people. It’s estimated that there are a staggering 43.4 million forcibly displaced people under the age of 18 years.

Stopping children being separated from their families in the first place. Chrissie Gale and Rosalind Willi from SOS Children's Villages International present their research on factors driving child parent separation at the ISPCAN conference

Here’s why sex discrimination at work doesn’t go away until women are in charge theguardian.com/commentisfree/…