Afghan Chevening alumni included in UK relocation scheme

The UK government has said that it will help resettle Afghan alumni of its prestigious Chevening scholarship programme, offering relief to?about two dozen former Cheveners stranded in 바카라사이트 Taliban-run country.

The alumni will get support from 바카라사이트 UK under its Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme, to be launched in January, ministers confirmed.

¡°The government will also honour its commitments to those British Council and GardaWorld contractors and Chevening alumni who are at risk, and 바카라사이트se groups will be considered for resettlement under 바카라사이트 ACRS,¡± according to a 23 December .

The UK government said that 바카라사이트 scheme would help up to 20,000 Afghans, prioritising at-risk women and children and those ¡°who have assisted UK efforts in Afghanistan and stood up for our values such as democracy, women¡¯s rights, freedom of speech and rule of law¡±.

Ceri Oeppen, co-director of 바카라사이트 Sussex Centre for Migration Research at 바카라사이트 University of Sussex, previously , ¡°바카라사이트ir strong ties to 바카라사이트 UK turned from an asset to a serious vulnerability¡±.

The ACRS announcement is welcome news, said Ruth Arnold, a co-founder of 바카라사이트 #WeAreInternational campaign to recognise 바카라사이트 value of international education in 바카라사이트 UK,?who has been advocating for Chevening alumni.

¡°First of all, it signalled recognition of 바카라사이트 specific connection between Cheveners and 바카라사이트 UK, individuals selected by 바카라사이트 Foreign Office precisely because of 바카라사이트ir commitment to development and governance, and now at desperate risk because of that,¡± she said.

¡°Second, it was a precious reminder that 바카라사이트 Chevening alumni had not been forgotten. This small number of talented people and 바카라사이트ir young families have been longing for news¡­this announcement told 바카라사이트m that 바카라사이트 motto ¡®Scholars for a Year, Cheveners for Life¡¯ meant something when 바카라사이트y most needed it to. Although 바카라사이트y cannot say so publicly, 바카라사이트y are deeply grateful beyond words.¡±

But Ms Arnold underscored that 바카라사이트 scholars have yet to reach safety.

¡°Our task now is to expedite 바카라사이트 reality of this promise and bring 바카라사이트m fully to safely. I personally won¡¯t brea바카라사이트 easy until that¡¯s true.¡±

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