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Urgent statement calling on British Government to accept child refugees from demolished Calais camp
Since Monday we have watched in horror at the demolition of the refugee camp by the French authorities and the distress this has caused many of the people who were living there.
Contrary to the reporting in sections of the press, the ‘Jungle’ refugee camp remains inhabited by thousands of people including around three hundred unaccompanied minors. Some of these children have been faced with the trauma of seeing their temporary homes destroyed – by fire or demolition.
Volunteers in Calais are now reporting that there are a number of unaccompanied children without access to shelter, regular food and water as a result of aid agencies being prevented from carrying out distributions in the camp.
It is unacceptable that children are being put at risk by the destruction of the camp. This is happening due to a lack of foresight and political will by the British and French governments.
We call on Home Secretary Amber Rudd to immediately act to safeguard the children evicted from the camp by bringing them safely to Britain under the Dubs Amendment; for the French government to halt the demolition of the camp and for aid agencies to be allowed to distribute humanitarian aid whilst the camp remains occupied.
