Refugees

Building a narrative of decency
Did you know that Asia Pacific is home to around 40 percent of the world’s stateless people? A big part of that population comes from...read more

JRS Cambodia urges action for documentation, protection for refugees, migrant workers and stateless people
On World Refugee Day, June 20, Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) Cambodia has issued a statement echoing Pope Francis’ appeal for a shared response to the...read more

New director for JRS Asia Pacific
Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) has appointed Louie Bacomo as the next Regional Director of JRS Asia Pacific. Bacomo will assume the role on June 1,...read more

Renewing commitment to justice for migrants and refugees
It was a time of sharing but also an experience of a very real migration issue in the Philippines. As part of their annual meeting,...read more

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

Rethinking hospitality in the age of migration
Fr Min Kim SJ, Jesuit Conference of Asia Pacific Coordinator for the Migration network, shares his realisations and the apostolic responses of Jesuit conferences around...read more

Building resilience through education
The sound of children playing in a school playground or the bell ringing to signal the start of class may be commonplace for most of...read more

Addressing the “bookends of rejection” in Australian history
Australian Jesuit Provincial Fr Brian McCoy has announced a project to bring together the Jesuits' concerns for Indigenous Australians and asylum seekers, which he describes...read more

Students hear the voices of refugees first hand
Jesuit Refugee Service Australia has teamed up with Refugee Council of Australia to create a programme that gives young people the chance to meet a refugee...read more