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To: British Government
Children in Calais Jungle rehoused in the UK urgently under the Dubs agreement
It has been three months since the British Government agreed to accept 3000 unaccompanied child refugees from the Calais Jungle, the refugee camp where children are denied any support from the UN or other charities. As yet no British Officials have come to the camp to assess the children's needs, who are as young as eight. The children face enormous risk of child exploitation, and risk of violence and abuse, many also putting their lives at risk to try and stow away in lorries every night.
We want this Government to take urgent and immediate action:
1) to instigate the Dubs amendment to bring the current children in the camp to safety in the UK
2) to ensure immediate food supplies to these children are guaranteed and that a team of staff are deployed to assess and arrange for these children to come to the UK.
3) that this government allocates additional resources to ensure the children don't have to live in flea infested tents in the interim period and are allocated safe amd clean accommodation.
We want this Government to take urgent and immediate action:
1) to instigate the Dubs amendment to bring the current children in the camp to safety in the UK
2) to ensure immediate food supplies to these children are guaranteed and that a team of staff are deployed to assess and arrange for these children to come to the UK.
3) that this government allocates additional resources to ensure the children don't have to live in flea infested tents in the interim period and are allocated safe amd clean accommodation.
Why is this important?
We are a nation that deploys millions of pounds in overseas aid each year, yet can't address this major problem immediately on our doorstep. After the Government was shamed into agreeing to take 3000 child refugees from Calais, no actual action has been taken despite the ongoing and continuous risk to these very young children. Three months on, nothing has been done. Let's bring about serious change in the way we treat children fleeing war.
