Early day motion · EDM 97 · 24 May 2021
Welcoming refugees during and post covid-19
Tabled by Apsana Begum (Labour)
24 signatures
The motion
That this House recognises that, as the 72th anniversary of the Geneva Convention approaches, there are more refugees, approximately 80 million, than at any other time in history; that they are victims of wars, environmental disasters and climate change, human rights abuses, pandemic and poverty; resolves to frame a response to their predicament with a humanitarian-first approach and not to inflict further trauma via detention or criminalisation and thanks refugees for their contribution to the academic, business, cultural and financial fabric of society.
Source: the official Early Day Motions database.