News October 2023
29 October 2023
Over 114 Million Displaced by War, Violence Worldwide
More than 114 million people worldwide have been forced to flee their homes by the end of September 2023, due to conflict, persecution and human rights violations, UN refugee agency UNHCR said on Wednesday 24th October.
28 October 2023
World fails 2.3M Palestinians, and hostages, amidst total failure of moral responsibility and leadership, as Israel blacks out Gaza
At our 28th AGM in the Glasgow City Chambers, a 29-year-old Palestinian doctor from Gaza told an audience of 100 about his fears for his mother and little sister, who, along with thousands of others, had been ordered to evacuate from the north of Gaza to the south.
27 October 2023
Refugee Medic reveals plight of family members trapped in Gaza
Hashem Salim, a 29-year-old doctor from the Gaza Strip, came here in April 2022 to seek asylum. Here, he writes about his struggles to rebuild his life and the torment of family members trapped in Khan Younis under intense bombardment and collective punishment.
26 October 2023
Starvation as a method of war
Starvation is being used as a weapon of war against Gaza civilians, Oxfam said today as it renewed its call for food, water, fuel and other essentials to be allowed to enter.
24 October 2023
Never again is now
A Palestinian doctor supported by Positive Action in Housing since March 2023 has broken the tragic news that seventeen members of his family, including his beloved uncle Abdulmajeed Isleem on his father’s side, his cousins, their wives and husbands and their young children, the youngest aged 2, were killed today in a block of flats in Khan Younes, Gaza while sheltering from Israeli bombing.
13 October 2023
NHS Doctor’s family trapped in North Gaza as UN warns of “devastating humanitarian consequences”
Hussain* is an asylum seeking Palestinian doctor working for the NHS. He is being supported by our Room for Refugees Network. His wife’s family and his mother and little sister are trapped in the North of Gaza and have been ordered to move 40 KM to the South.
12 October 2023
1,400 Refugee families in Glasgow To Be Made Homeless Within Weeks After Mass Asylum Decisions by Home Office
Charities are deeply concerned over the impending homelessness crisis in Glasgow faced by approximately 1,400 individuals expected to be granted asylum by the end of this year. We believe this is the same picture in towns and cities with significant asylum populations across the rest of the UK.
12 October 2023
Urgent Appeal
As well as refugees from Syria, Afghanistan and those here on humanitarian visas from Ukraine, we expect to assist more Palestinian refugees needing help to rebuild their lives in the coming months.
4 October 2023
Mass homelessness predicted amongst refugee communities
Charities across the UK are beginning to see the impact of a change in policy that cut move-on periods from 28 days to 7.