White Helmets resettlement
皇冠体育app UK will support White Helmets volunteers and their families, who were evacuated from Syria, under the government鈥檚 Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme.
Under the well-established practices of the Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme (VPRS), the Home Office is working closely with UNHCR, the Department for International Development and the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government to resettle the families.
皇冠体育app Home Secretary Sajid Javid said:
White Helmets volunteers saved the lives of thousands of innocent civilians during the Syrian conflict and suffered terrible losses in the process.
I am therefore proud that the UK is resettling these brave individuals and their families and giving them the opportunity to rebuild their lives here.
皇冠体育app Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt said:
皇冠体育app actions of the White Helmets demonstrate true modern day heroism. 皇冠体育appy are rightly respected for their courageous, life-saving work and have previously been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. We welcome the first White Helmets to be resettled in the UK.
皇冠体育appse brave volunteers have rushed to pull people from the rubble when bombs have rained down on Syria and I鈥檓 proud that the UK has led the way in their evacuation and resettlement.
International Development Secretary Penny Mordaunt said:
皇冠体育app White Helmets who have risked their lives to rescue thousands of Syrian civilians are facing persecution from the Assad regime. We should be so proud of Britain鈥檚 role supporting their life-saving work and now providing them and their families with sanctuary and helping them rebuild their lives.
We are also exploring how we can learn from their valuable experience and expertise protecting civilians in need.
皇冠体育app White Helmets are a civil defence organisation that has saved over 115,000 lives and protected the Syrian people who are bearing the brunt of the conflict.
皇冠体育app UK has already resettled over 12,800 of the most vulnerable refugees fleeing the Syrian conflict, with the government on track to meet its commitment of resettling 20,000 by 2020.
Over 拢2.71 billion has been committed by the UK government since 2012 to meet the immediate needs of vulnerable people in Syria and of refugees in the region making it one of the largest donors. This is the largest ever response from the UK to a single humanitarian crisis.