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Angelina Jolie stepped down from her UN role but has more humanitarian work in mind

For more than 20 years, actor Angelina Jolie has aided the United Nation in its efforts to support refugees. But that partnership came to an official end on Friday.

Los Angeles Times

Angelina Jolie to step down from UN refugee envoy role after 20 years

Actress calls time on efforts, stating desire to ‘work differently’ with refugees

Evening Standard

Angelina Jolie Leaves UN Refugee Agency after More than 20 Years

Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie will quit her role as a special envoy for the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) but will remain a humanitarian activist, the United Nations said on Friday. Jolie, who has been on more than 60 field assignments during her 21 years with UNHCR, said she wanted to…

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Angelina Jolie leaves U.N. refugee agency after more than 20 years

Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie will quit her role as a special envoy for the U.N. refugee agency (UNHCR) but will remain a humanitarian activist, the United Nations said on Friday.

Reuters

Angelina Jolie leaves role as UN refugee agency envoy

Angelina Jolie and the United Nations’ refugee agency are parting ways after more than two decades

The Independent UK

UK Clowns travel to Ukrainian refugee centres to play and perform for children

Clowns Without Borders UK are travelling to Ukrainian refugee centres in Europe to provide ’emotional first aid’ for children this Christmas.

The Independent UK

Half of Homes for Ukraine sign-ups ‘would consider hosting other refugees’

Half of those registered on the sponsorship scheme would consider hosting refugees from other countries in a future refugee crisis, figures suggest.

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Brit rekindles romance with Ukrainian refugee after flying to warzone to win her back

Tony Garnett made headlines when he left his girlfriend for refugee Sofiia Karkadym earlier this year, but the unlikely couple broke up in October - now he's flown to Ukraine and brought her back

Daily Mirror

Far from home, 10-year-old Ukrainian's dream of soccer stardom lives on

Ten-year-old Danylo Astion fled Ukraine with his family soon after Russia invaded but his dream of becoming a soccer star lives on in Vienna, where training for one of Austria's top teams has rekindled his lust for life.

Reuters

Changing Lives FC: Inside the initiative transforming lives of UK's migrants and refugees

An initiative set up by Changing Lives FC chief David Simmons has helped support over 3000 vulnerable people - including a football team made up of migrants and refugees

Daily Mirror

‘I want to go outside’: First Nauru refugees finally find freedom

Six men held for years after trying to get to Australia by boat look forward to starting new lives in New Zealand.

Al Jazeera

Hundreds of new Ukrainian refugees now call central Kentucky home

At least 500 new Ukrainian refugees have settled in central Kentucky. That’s according to Victor Selepina with the Ukrainian Pentecostal Church.

WEKU

A hundred more refugees moved into East Wall office block

The asylum seekers are being moved from the Citywest migrant centre

Dublin Live

'In a better world I should speak': Behrouz Boochani refused just watching parliament

Behrouz Boochani described it as "incredible" he made it to Canberra.

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Ukrainian refugees feel welcome in Germany, 37% keen to stay permanently: survey

The majority of the more than 1 million Ukrainians who fled to Germany after the Russian invasion feel welcome there and around 37% would like to settle permanently or for several years, a government-backed survey said on Thursday.

Bristol Post

Furniture given to Afghan and Ukrainian refugees in Bristol in £1.5m council scheme

Councillors said the scheme would make refugees feel at home in Bristol

The National (Scotland)

Charities plead for 'urgent' change to asylum system in wake of small boat tragedy

REFUGEE charities and campaigners are pleading for the UK Government to open up more safe and legal routes to asylum in the wake of the deaths of…

The Guardian - UK

Suella Braverman says UK must ‘end these crossings’ after Channel deaths

MPs demand new pathways to apply for refugee status as four people die during small boat crossing

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The Independent UK

‘Hostile’ refugee policies behind migrant deaths, human rights groups say

Refugee Action said the deaths were ‘predictable and avoidable’.

The Guardian - UK

A feted restaurateur, a senior doctor: Sunak’s cruel plan would have deported both

The prime minister wants to eject all who enter the UK ‘illegally’ without even giving them a hearing. That’s inhumane, says Enver Solomon, chief executive of the Refugee Council

The Independent UK

Sunak asylum plan violates international law, UN says

‘If you enter the UK illegally, you should not be able to remain here,’ prime minister vows

The Independent UK

UK's Sunak vows to clear asylum backlog, return Albanians

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has pledged to clear a backlog of asylum-seeker applications

Evening Standard

Why I quit as an adviser to Suella Braverman’s Home Office

When Suella Braverman referred to the refugee crisis as an invasion I knew there was no way I could work with her, nor could I keep quiet about this dark path the Government seeks to continue.

The Independent UK

Care home resident, 92, lends hand to give Ukrainian refugee English lessons

When Oksana Deinychenko asked ex-senior marine economist Terry Medley to help her learn English, he was happy to oblige.

Chronicle Live

Ukrainian refugee children donate gifts so Ukraine can be 'merry and happy like Britain' on Christmas Day

Mykyta and Anton delivered gifts donated by their school to Deal Direct Blinds in Gateshead last week, where they will be loaded onto a truck and driven to Ukraine by business owner Ed Blackbird in time for Christmas Day

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