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The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has launched the London Refugee Response (LRR) fund which aims to encourage donations from Londoners in aid of Afghan refugees. The London Community Foundation and LRR fund is expected to provide a way for more people to donate and enable refugees to build new lives in London, helping them to find jobs and learn English. The fund is in addition to Piccadilly Lights and the TFL network carrying the message ‘Refugees Welcome’ in English, Dari and Pashto and the Government’s pledge to resettle up to 20,000 Afghan refugees, all of which aim to welcome refugees to the UK after the recent crisis in Afghanistan.
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