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UN welcomes UK's pledge to admit 'most vulnerable' Syrians

The UN Refugee Agency in the UK has welcomed the Government's plans to provide refuge to hundreds of the "most vulnerable" Syrians. But Britain is not signing up to a quota under the UN sanctuary scheme.

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UK to admit 'most vulnerable' refugees from Syria

Britain is to take in some of the most vulnerable refugees from the Syrian civil war.

The most vulnerable refugees include:

  • Torture victims
  • Abandoned children
  • Victims of sexual assaults

The UK is not signing up to take a quota of refugees under the United Nations sanctuary scheme to resettle up to 30,000 vulnerable Syrians in Western nations, but Nick Clegg said the UN High Commission for Refugees backs the Government's plans.

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