MP witnesses refugee crisis on Poland visit
The MP for East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow saw first hand the plight of refugees fleeing warravaged Ukraine.
Dr Lisa Cameron travelled to Warsaw in Poland with a delegation from the UK, where she met with the Minister for Foreign Affairs and the Minister for Children.
She heard about the financial assistance required for Poland to continue to support around three million refugees that have come across the border from Ukraine since the war started.
The delegation visited the Expo Centre which is providing large scale overnight accommodation for refugees, including many children, and found that amenities were significantly stretched in terms of any long-term provision for those in need.
Ms Cameron spent an afternoon helping at a refugee food shelter giving out food and medical supplies to families fleeing Ukraine and also volunteering at the children’s play centre.
She told the News: “This week was so very poignant as I travelled with Parliament to Warsaw to speak with Ukrainian refugees, including many from Mariupol who have been fleeing Russia’s invasion.
“So many had been trapped for weeks with few supplies and were in urgent need of medical assistance.
“Children clung to their parents for safety after suffering such trauma and it was truly humbling to work for the day at a local shelter near the railway station when they arrived, feeding adults and children in their thousands.
“I also met with the Children’s Minister and had a conversation about safeguarding unaccompanied children and what more can be done to facilitate UK Visas that so many refugees are still waiting for.”
Anyone needing assistance on any UK Visa or matching issues is being urged to get in touch on lisa.cameron.mp@parliament.uk and the MP says she will do all possible to assist.