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Harnessing the power of sport: June 26th 2022 The Refugee Festival Football Tournament is an annual celebration of the power of football as a positive force for good. It is the flagship event from the Scottish Unity Football League (SUFL) Read more

‘We’re a’ Jock Tamson’s bairns… Every one of us is equal’ Glasgow Afghan United is deeply saddened by the UK Government’s decision to send asylum seekers to Rwanda.  As a statement of our values and commitment to human rights, we Read more

We were honoured to host an event at the Scottish Parliament to welcome new Afghan refugees to Scotland, and delighted to be joined by ministers and MSPs from across parties. Glasgow Afghan United (GAU) organised an official event at Holyrood Read more

Glasgow Afghan United would like to condemn in the strongest possible terms the use of overseas detention for people seeking asylum in the UK. To seek asylum is not a crime; it is a right under the UN Refugee Convention.  Read more

“That man to man the world o’er, Shall brothers be for a’ that” “Friend, our closeness is this: anywhere you put your foot, feel me in the firmness under you” EVERY year Glasgow Afghan United celebrates Burns Night with a Read more

COLD winters are something Scotland and Afghanistan have in common. This winter, we’re proud to stand with other Scottish charities to support the #AfghanistanCrisisAppeal by the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC). It’s estimated that as many as 8 million people in Read more

GLASGOW Afghan United (GAU) is shocked and disturbed by today’s revelations about the UK’s Afghanistan Crisis, which confirm many of our community’s worst fears were true. Emails were ignored and people were abandoned amidst organisational chaos at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Read more

Afghan women living in Scotland have today issued a powerful call to the Cop26 leaders: “Stand with us; defend our planet, defend our rights.” Afghan women are bearing the brunt of the repressive and abusive Taliban, with their access to Read more

The world’s biggest climate event has opened in Scotland. Cop26 has been called our last chance to avoid a catastrophic rise of 1.5C in global temperatures, something that would exacerbate extreme weather, threaten vulnerable species and push the world’s poorest Read more