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Any solutions to end homelessness must be work in collaboration with the people whom they are designed to help – not against their will
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Any solutions to end homelessness must be work in collaboration with the people whom they are designed to help – not against their will
Needs. hopefully, a number of them, because a number of them are translators will have language skills, which will be very helpful, but there is just a lot that's got to be put in place very, very quickly. we are certainly up to the challenge, but it is a challenge. and we do recognise that we are not going to have a perfect solution from day one. but we clearly want to get these people out of this terrible situation and into somewhere safe, stable, where they can look forward to the rest of their lives.— can look forward to the rest of their lives. ~ ., ., g; :: :: :: their lives. we have a...
>> most of them are staying with family and friends. the government made some buildings available to accommodate them. some are staying in mosque. and then, we also have some who are sleeping rough, who are sleeping in the open. unhcr is part of the wider united nations country team is making assistance available for these people, for these afghans, whether it's shelter or food, health, water, sanitation. and one major concern is, of course, the concern that we have with regards to women and children. >> that was going to be my next question. that is a real concern for the international commun...
The uk is deploying 600 troops to help relocate nationals, staff and interpreters. at one british politician and former soldier is clear as to who is to blame for the current turmoil. these are decisions we made to ten, 15 years ago. of not talking to the taliban. at most critically, imposing western solutions on a country that was not ready for it, by any means. now we are departing, as i say, and leaving the country to what we will see as a massive humanitarian disaster. peace talks are still ongoing, but they seem far—removed from what is going on on the ground. the rapid takeover of terr...
More travelling to kabul to seek refuge. 0ne estimate says that more than 70,000 children arrived in the capital in recent days, with most sleeping rough. but with the fall of the significantly strategic city of ghazni, the fear is that kabul could fall sooner rather than later. ramzan karmali, bbc news. at 7.30am today, we will be speaking to defence secretary, ben wallace. that is coming up a little later. analysis of the spread of covid within uk hospitals has shown that during the first wave, more than one in ten patients caught the virus after being admitted for an unrelated illness. the ...