Annual Report 2009

29 March 2024|Annual Report

Nowadays, nearly half of the world’s refugees live in urban areas, no longer in camps familiar to our imagination. In cities and towns, refugees and other forcibly displaced people are virtually ‘invisible’. They tend to keep a low profile, frequently living in isolation and without support. Many do not have valid documents and do not enjoy any protection. Often unable to work legally, the jobs they find are usually poorly paid and they risk exploitation. It’s also difficult for them to get access to services. To make matters worse, urban refugees face xenophobia and discrimination.

Find out more about the Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) projects in urban settings, in cities as diverse as Bogotà, Phnom Penh, Johannesburg, Nairobi, Rome, and Amman, in our 2009 annual report.