Every Refugee Matters
We want to see a more compassionate way to support refugees. Stand with us.
When terms like refugee and asylum seeker are stripped away, we’re left with who someone really is: a person with hopes and dreams, just like you or me.
As people from Ukraine, and around the world, are forced to flee their homes, there has never been a more important time to show your support for people in search of safety.
This Refugee Week, join us and stand up to say: we need a kinder and more compassionate way to support refugees.
Our policy calls
The government is overhauling the asylum system. And as they do, we urge them to create a fairer and more effective approach to how we treat people seeking refuge in the UK.
Our CEO reacts to the Nationality and Borders Bill
We believe a person’s need for protection and, therefore, their ability to claim asylum should be judged on the dangers they have faced and not on how they enter the UK..
Understanding what's happening in the asylum system

The UK public is in favour of welcoming refugees – let’s not make people’s journeys to safety even harder
New British Red Cross research reveals an outpouring of solidarity in a crucial week for asylum reforms

“Nothing is as painful as being separated from your family”
How one father of three was reunited with his family after three long years apart

Every refugee matters: how to teach young people about migration
Teaching young people to empathise with refugees can build a better world. Here’s how to start
'We are VOICES' - listen to our award-winning podcast
The Red Cross is calling for a more compassionate way to treat refugees and people seeking asylum. Hear why this matters from 12 experts by experience: the refugees and asylum seekers who tell their stories through our podcast series.