Jesuit Refugee Service
Education for urban refugees in Bangkok
They are coming from Afghanistan, Pakistan, Vietnam, Somalia, Ethiopia, Cambodia, Sri Lanka and even Iraq. Some of them are children and some were still children...read more
Partnering to serve refugees in Cambodia: The Mercy Sisters and JRS
Women religious partnerships with JRS have become a vital element in aiding displaced people wherever there is need. This was the case 37 years ago,...read more
JRS partners with Jesuit law schools to help child migrants in the USA
In response to the dramatic increase in the number of unaccompanied children arriving in the United States from Central America over the past few years,...read more
JRS takes Australia government to task for shutting the door to refugees
The Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) has expressed "deep sadness" over the Australian government's decision to curb the number of refugees entering the country from Indonesia....read more
CAFOD chairman visits JRS amputees in Cambodia
Red, a former military man, lost his legs in 1982. The cause? A land mine – one of many the Khmer Rouge scattered in various...read more
Rebuilding after surviving the storm
Almost two months after Tropical Storm Washi hit, the devastation it wreaked is “old news” for the media, but for the many people, the devastation...read more
JRS Strategic Framework 2012-2015
The Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) published in January its strategic framework for the next four years, upon receiving approval of the document from Father General...read more
Mindanao: Xavier U donates land for resettlement, JRS launches appeal
Xavier University has started to help resettle survivors of Tropical Storm Washi. Thousands were rendered homeless by the flash floods that wiped out parts of...read more
Flood misery continues across Southeast Asia
An estimated 20 million people across Southeast Asia have been affected by flooding since June. Most are in Thailand, but typhoons struck the Philippines in...read more