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04 Dec, 2024

The Jesuit Refugee Service, is among the signatories of the joint NGO statement for the launch of the 2025 Global Humanitarian Overview.

The Jesuit Refugee Service, is among the signatories of the joint NGO statement for the launch of the 2025 Global Humanitarian Overview.
02 Dec, 2024

Last week, JRS participated in the Landmine Review Conference held in Siem Reap-Angkor, Cambodia. This event marked the fifth review conference on the Mine Ban Treaty.

JRS participated in the Conference held in Siem Reap-Angkor, Cambodia. This event marked the fifth review conference on the Mine Ban Treaty.
19 Nov, 2024

Following the crisis in Lebanon, JRS and the Jesuits have opened the doors of the Arrupe Migrant Centre (AMC) and a Jesuit monastery, offering a safe shelter to hundreds of migrants.

Amid bombs in Lebanon, JRS and the Jesuits have opened the doors of the Arrupe Migrant Centre and a Jesuit monastery to hundreds of migrants. JRS Lebanon providing assistance to migrant children at the Arrupe Migrant Centre , Beirut (Jesuit Refugee Service).
15 Nov, 2024

JRS is thrilled to announce that two representatives of JRS’s Romania office have been awarded with the prestigious Opus Prize, which recognises individuals or organisations championing faith-filled change.

Opuz Prize cerimony
15 Nov, 2024

In these challenging times, as the ongoing conflict continues to deeply affect the people of Ukraine, Fr Arturo Sosa, Superior General of the Society of Jesus, visited the country to offer a message of hope and solidarity.

In a historic first, Fr General visits Ukraine with a message of hope and solidarity, and a commitment to long-term accompaniment. Fr General visiting JRS Ukraine (JRS Europe/Society of Jesus)
14 Nov, 2024

On JRS Day 2024, we commemorate Fr Arrupe’s spirit and the mission of justice, reconciliation, and shared humanity that he inspired.

Fr Pedro Arrupe SJ visiting children at a boarding school in India (Society of Jesus). On JRS Day 2024, we commemorate Fr Pedro Arrupe’s spirit and the mission of justice, reconciliation, and shared humanity that he inspired.
11 Nov, 2024

For three days, universities, UN agencies, faith-based and humanitarian organisations, along with refugee and migrant students gathered at the Pontifical Urbaniana University to explore innovative educational practices that ensure access to quality education for all.

For three days, different actors gathered to explore innovative ways to secure the right to education for refugee and migrants. International Conference on Refugee and Migrant Education at the Pontifical Urbaniana University, Rome (Jesuit Refugee Service).
06 Nov, 2024

On 6 November, at the Jesuit Curia in Rome, JRS and the UK Embassy to the Holy See hosted an international symposium tackling the urgent issue of conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV).

29 Oct, 2024

In conflict zones, children with disabilities are often left behind. Displacement and divisions in communities fuel discrimination and worsen exclusion. Reconciliation heals divisions, and creates the inclusive, supportive communities they need to thrive.

JRS’s efforts in reconciliation aims to create inclusive, supportive spaces for children to access quality inclusive education.