Br Michael Schöpf SJ, JRS International Director, commented in Aggiornamenti Sociali on the impact of the US government’s decision to freeze foreign aid.

When forced to flee their homes, refugees leave much behind — but not everything. Their skills, knowledge, and resourcefulness remain with them and at the service of their desire to contribute productively to their new communities.

Education experts are deeply concerned by the impact of funding cuts on education in emergencies contexts and the dire consequences of this to millions of vulnerable children and youth in regions affected by conflict, violence and natural disasters.

Tabitha spent ten years in displacement. After taking part in a farming training, she is now building a life with her family beyond the camp.

Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) joins people of goodwill everywhere to mourn the loss of pope Francis and to voice determination to keep his legacy of hope alive.

This Easter, may the risen Christ open our hearts and minds as we go forward to meet the new challenges this world brings us.

The last memories Musa has of her home in Sudan are of bombs falling just metres from her and her two children. Two years after the escalation of violence, she still hopes for lasting solutions.

Liuda fled war in her hometown of Pokrovsk, eastern Ukraine, in May 2022. Now she lives in the JRS House in Lviv, with her children. Yet, her greatest hope is to finally find a place to call home.

JRS has joined several other NGOs in a joint statement to reaffirm our shared commitment to principled humanitarian action.