The First Minister has announced that the Scottish Government’s Humanitarian Emergency Fund is distributing £120,000 as an emergency response to the Rohingya refugee crisis.

Hundreds of thousands of Muslim Rohingya civilians have been forced to flee towards Bangladesh. 

This announcment follows on from a previous announcement that the Humanitarian Emergency Fund is distributing £300,000 to help support people left homeless following floods that ravaged South Asia.

In September 2017, during the 72nd Meeting of the UN General Assembly, the UK Government joined 36 other Member States and Observer States who endorsed a Call to Action which represents a  commitment to end forced labour, modern slavery, human trafficking, and the worst forms of child labour in our world by 2030.

This year all 193 Member States also addressed the 72nd annual general debate, on the theme “Focusing on people: striving for peace and a decent life for all on a sustainable planet.” A timely theme, given last weeks two year anniversary of the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

Don’t let the obscure and remote location fool you, Project Trust is global in scope, playing a meaningful role for the international development sector.

The charity aims to empower young people through a challenging volunteering experience, making a positive difference to their overseas host communities and sharing their learning and understanding when they return home.

Now the dust has settled after our Annual Conference 2017, it is important to offer a little reflection on the day and give our thanks to all those who supported us – including delegates, speakers, affiliates, sponsors and suppliers.

This year’s Annual Conference was the official launch of Scotland’s International Development Alliance – a new strategy, name, and brand – aiming to bring more people and sectors together.