Posts Tagged with ‘Jesuit Refugee Service’

  • JRS Says U.S. Humanitarian Aid Cuts Could Cost Lives

    Jesuit Refugee Service/USA (JRS/USA) and other organizations sent a letter to the leadership of the U.S. House of Representatives regarding the cuts to humanitarian assistance in recent budget proposals. The letter said these cuts “would....
  • JRS Monitors Unrest in Libya

    Jesuit Refugee Service Malta (JRS Malta) is monitoring with mounting concern the reports of hundreds of deaths in Libya in recent days and the reported perils encountered by those seeking to flee to safety. Witnesses quoted....
  • Jesuit Praises Elections in Sudan

    Jesuit Father Richard O’Dwyer, who is Project Director for Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) in Lobone, praised the recent elections in Sudan, saying that “many other African nations would do well to emulate Southern Sudan in....
  • Jesuit Refugee Service Celebrates 30 Years

    On November, 14, 1980, Jesuits moved to meet the humanitarian and education needs of the Vietnamese boat people, and Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) was born. Today, the number of forcibly displaced persons worldwide has increased....