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| UK must do more to help reunite Syrian families separated in the refugee crisis | UK must do more to help reunite Syrian families separated in the refugee crisis |
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| The conflict in Syria has now entered its sixth brutal and deadly year. Nearly 12 million Syrians have fled their homes; almost five million of them to Syria’s neighbouring countries. The suffering they have endured and continue to endure can barely be imagined. We applaud the UK for committing substantial aid spending to help these refugees, as well as resettling 20,000 of the most vulnerable by 2020. But as the crisis grows so too must our response. | The conflict in Syria has now entered its sixth brutal and deadly year. Nearly 12 million Syrians have fled their homes; almost five million of them to Syria’s neighbouring countries. The suffering they have endured and continue to endure can barely be imagined. We applaud the UK for committing substantial aid spending to help these refugees, as well as resettling 20,000 of the most vulnerable by 2020. But as the crisis grows so too must our response. |
| Related: Actors and writers call on Cameron to increase help for refugee children | Related: Actors and writers call on Cameron to increase help for refugee children |
| Many organisations and public figures have stepped up to help protect children in Calais, but across Across Europe thousands of refugee children are still stranded without hope or support. In the UK, Syrians with close family in refugee camps or conflict zones often cannot legally bring their relatives to safety. | |
| We are seeing the reality of this human crisis play out on our TV screens week after week. Families are desperate to reach their loved ones. Traumatised children have no one to protect them. Men, women and children are putting their lives at risk to seek safety. | We are seeing the reality of this human crisis play out on our TV screens week after week. Families are desperate to reach their loved ones. Traumatised children have no one to protect them. Men, women and children are putting their lives at risk to seek safety. |
| The UK has a proud history of protecting the victims of war. As the UNHCR convenes a high-level meeting calling for world leaders to step up and do more to help Syrian refugees, we urge David Cameron to continue that legacy by urgently doing more to protect these vulnerable refugees. We call on him to increase our resettlement commitment and to strengthen family reunion policies to help separated children and divided families.Adrian LesterAkram KhanAminatta FornaAndrew GarfieldAndrew O’HaganAndy SerkisAnish KapoorAnoushka ShankarAnthony BarnettBarbara BroccoliBeeban KidronBen Bailey Smith (Doc Brown)Ben Drew (Plan B)Caroline FlackChiwetel EjioforChris CleaveChris O’DowdClare MorpurgoDavid EdgarDavid HareDavid LanDavid MorrisseyDavid NichollsDavid OyelowoDawn O’PorterDinos ChapmanDominic CooperDougray ScottEdna O’BrienEmma FreudFrank Cottrell BoyceGillian SlovoGuy GarveyHarriet WalterHelena KennedyHenry PorterHussein ChalayanJake ChapmanJason IsaacsJefferson HackJesse QuinJim CarterJoe WrightJohn McCarthyJude LawJuliet StevensonKate MosseKen LoachLaura BaileyLauren LaverneLee HallLisa AppignanesiLivia FirthMark HaddonMark RylanceMartha Lane FoxMichael BondMichael MorpurgoMichael PalinMike LeighNatalie AbrahamiNatasha WalterNicholas HytnerNicole FarhiPaloma FaithPhyllida LloydRichard CurtisRichard RogersRiz AhmedRuby WaxRuth RogersSabrina GuinnessSam MendesSamantha MortonSamuel WestShami ChakrabartiStephen DaldrySteve CooganSusie OrbachTess MorrisTim Rice-OxleyTimberlake WertenbakerToby JonesTom ChaplinTom StoppardTracey SeawardVivienne Westwood | The UK has a proud history of protecting the victims of war. As the UNHCR convenes a high-level meeting calling for world leaders to step up and do more to help Syrian refugees, we urge David Cameron to continue that legacy by urgently doing more to protect these vulnerable refugees. We call on him to increase our resettlement commitment and to strengthen family reunion policies to help separated children and divided families.Adrian LesterAkram KhanAminatta FornaAndrew GarfieldAndrew O’HaganAndy SerkisAnish KapoorAnoushka ShankarAnthony BarnettBarbara BroccoliBeeban KidronBen Bailey Smith (Doc Brown)Ben Drew (Plan B)Caroline FlackChiwetel EjioforChris CleaveChris O’DowdClare MorpurgoDavid EdgarDavid HareDavid LanDavid MorrisseyDavid NichollsDavid OyelowoDawn O’PorterDinos ChapmanDominic CooperDougray ScottEdna O’BrienEmma FreudFrank Cottrell BoyceGillian SlovoGuy GarveyHarriet WalterHelena KennedyHenry PorterHussein ChalayanJake ChapmanJason IsaacsJefferson HackJesse QuinJim CarterJoe WrightJohn McCarthyJude LawJuliet StevensonKate MosseKen LoachLaura BaileyLauren LaverneLee HallLisa AppignanesiLivia FirthMark HaddonMark RylanceMartha Lane FoxMichael BondMichael MorpurgoMichael PalinMike LeighNatalie AbrahamiNatasha WalterNicholas HytnerNicole FarhiPaloma FaithPhyllida LloydRichard CurtisRichard RogersRiz AhmedRuby WaxRuth RogersSabrina GuinnessSam MendesSamantha MortonSamuel WestShami ChakrabartiStephen DaldrySteve CooganSusie OrbachTess MorrisTim Rice-OxleyTimberlake WertenbakerToby JonesTom ChaplinTom StoppardTracey SeawardVivienne Westwood |
| • “Europe has helped almost a million Syrian refugees who have escaped from Syria. Where is the recognition?” (Letters, 23 March). These are the refugees from western wars including Iraq and Libya and from the armaments that the west threw into Syria in order to bring down Russian-aligned Middle Eastern governments. Asking for gratitude is a bit much.Gavin Lewis Manchester | • “Europe has helped almost a million Syrian refugees who have escaped from Syria. Where is the recognition?” (Letters, 23 March). These are the refugees from western wars including Iraq and Libya and from the armaments that the west threw into Syria in order to bring down Russian-aligned Middle Eastern governments. Asking for gratitude is a bit much.Gavin Lewis Manchester |
| • Join the debate – email guardian.letters@theguardian.com | • Join the debate – email guardian.letters@theguardian.com |
| • The first letter above was amended on 25 March 2016. An earlier version omitted the word “often”. |