http://www.jrs.net Latest News and Information Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:59:55 GMT http://www.jrs.net/campaign_detail?TN=PROJECT-20120210021925 Johannesburg, 10 February 2012 – In most of our minds the word refugee conjures up images of rows upon rows of tents or mud shelters stretching out to a dusty horizon. This tent city image further lends itself to a sense of temporariness and the associated idea that these people are awaiting rescue in the form of rapid resettlement to a western country or perhaps return to their homeland. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:00:00 GMT http://www.jrs.net/campaign_detail?TN=PROJECT-20120210021925 http://www.jrs.net/news_detail?TN=NEWS-20120202045116 Masisi, 08 February 2012 – In response to new massive population displacement in the last few weeks in the eastern Congolese province of North Kivu, the Jesuit Refugee Service has begun providing material assistance and emergency education to thousands of internally displaced persons (IDPs). Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:00:00 GMT http://www.jrs.net/news_detail?TN=NEWS-20120202045116 http://www.jrs.net/news_detail?TN=NEWS-20120202041536 Addis Ababa, 02 February 2012 – An inspirational workshop has provided a group of refugees and asylum seekers in Ethiopia with an appreciation of gender roles and equality as a basis to work towards behavioural change. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 06:00:00 GMT http://www.jrs.net/news_detail?TN=NEWS-20120202041536 http://www.jrs.net/news_detail?TN=NEWS-20120202042406 Rutana, 02 February 2012 – Quality education for children in primary school in Rutana is now a reality, according to a Jesuit Refugee Service Burundi statement marking the end of a two-year primary education project. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 06:00:00 GMT http://www.jrs.net/news_detail?TN=NEWS-20120202042406 http://www.jrs.net/Prayers_Detail?TN=DTN-20111222120242 (Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo) February 1, 2012 — About two million people have been internally displaced in the Democratic Republic of the Congo by armed conflicts. The situation here is characterized by chronic and rampant sexual and gender-based violence against women and girls. Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:00:00 GMT http://www.jrs.net/Prayers_Detail?TN=DTN-20111222120242 http://www.jrs.net/news_detail?TN=NEWS-20120202031827 Kiev, 26 January 2012 – Two young Iraqi girls were granted full citizenship status in Ukraine, in what JRS country director David Nazar SJ called a "precedent setting case". Thu, 26 Jan 2012 06:00:00 GMT http://www.jrs.net/news_detail?TN=NEWS-20120202031827 http://www.jrs.net/news_detail?TN=NEWS-20120124110018 Rome, 25 January 2012 – After extensive consultation throughout last year, today the Jesuit Refugee Service published its Strategic Framework for 2012-2015, outlining broad goals, values, strategies and expected outcomes for the next four years. The 24-page booklet seeks to provide an inspirational framework and set overarching strategies for all ten JRS regions to meet the challenges of working with refugees on the edges of humanity. Wed, 25 Jan 2012 06:00:00 GMT http://www.jrs.net/news_detail?TN=NEWS-20120124110018 http://www.jrs.net/news_detail?TN=NEWS-20120118041641 Nimule, 18 January 2012 – The last group of teachers officially graduated from their training programme in December as the Jesuit Refugee Service prepares to wind down activities in South Sudan. Wed, 18 Jan 2012 06:00:00 GMT http://www.jrs.net/news_detail?TN=NEWS-20120118041641 http://www.jrs.net/news_detail?TN=NEWS-20120118044727 Dollo Ado, 18 January 2012 – Towards the end of 2011, JRS officially opened the first phase of its latest project, offering long-term assistance to Somali refugees in Melkadida camp, Dollo Ado, through education services, psychosocial counselling, and sports and recreational activities for young people. JRS seeks to provide tangible skills to Somali refugees in Melkadida camp ensuring their time spent in exile is not wasted. Wed, 18 Jan 2012 06:00:00 GMT http://www.jrs.net/news_detail?TN=NEWS-20120118044727 http://www.jrs.net/news_detail?TN=NEWS-20120117085421 Port-au-Prince, 17 January 2012 – Two years after the earthquake that devastated Haiti on 12 January 2010 and cost the lives of more than 250,000 persons, civil society groups including JRS Haiti, have participated in public demonstrations expressing their dissatisfaction with their living conditions and the current situation in the country. Tue, 17 Jan 2012 06:00:00 GMT http://www.jrs.net/news_detail?TN=NEWS-20120117085421 http://www.jrs.net/news_detail?TN=NEWS-20120116021613 Mindanao, 16 January 2012 – Just days before Christmas, more than 100,000 families' holiday season and hopes for the new year were washed away with the flash flood that struck the northern coast of Mindanao, Philippines. Mon, 16 Jan 2012 06:00:00 GMT http://www.jrs.net/news_detail?TN=NEWS-20120116021613 http://www.jrs.net/Prayers_Detail?TN=DTN-20111219013010 (Caracas) January 1, 2012 — Thousands of Colombian women and men are forced to cross their border to find protection. Their flight marks the beginning of a long and difficult journey to find peace and dignity. Their lack of knowledge about refugee rights reduces the likelihood their applications will be accepted by their host countries. Sun, 01 Jan 2012 06:00:00 GMT http://www.jrs.net/Prayers_Detail?TN=DTN-20111219013010 http://www.jrs.net/news_detail?TN=NEWS-20111228045131 Mindanao, 28 December 2011 – More than 380,000 people are suffering from floods wrought by storm 'Sendong' in the southeast of the Philippines. At least a thousand have died with another thousand still missing. Wed, 28 Dec 2011 06:00:00 GMT http://www.jrs.net/news_detail?TN=NEWS-20111228045131 http://www.jrs.net/Director?TN=LETTER-20111222051820 Rome, 22 December 2011 – "I bring you news of great joy, a joy to be shared by the whole people. Today unto us a child is born; he is Christ the Lord." (Luke 2, 10-11). Thu, 22 Dec 2011 06:00:00 GMT http://www.jrs.net/Director?TN=LETTER-20111222051820 http://www.jrs.net/news_detail?TN=NEWS-20111220025144 Brussels, 20 December 2011 – Detaining migrants is unnecessary because more humane non-custodial alternatives exist, according to the latest JRS report, From Deprivation to Liberty. Tue, 20 Dec 2011 06:00:00 GMT http://www.jrs.net/news_detail?TN=NEWS-20111220025144 http://www.jrs.net/news_detail?TN=NEWS-20111216074130 Addis Ababa, 16 December 2011 – With information and care, there is every reason to believe the number of women with fistula could be drastically reduced. This is what the more than 100 students from the JRS Refugee Community Centre (RCC) in Addis Ababa heard on a recent visit to a rehabilitation centre for women on the outskirts of the Ethiopian capital. Fri, 16 Dec 2011 06:00:00 GMT http://www.jrs.net/news_detail?TN=NEWS-20111216074130 http://www.jrs.net/news_detail?TN=NEWS-20111215080345 Kibuye, 15 December 2011 – For just one day, 18 students at the JRS school in western Rwanda were given an opportunity to forget they were living in a refugee camp and were transformed into astronauts on an exciting simulated mission through the Solar System, using the technologies that their western counterparts often take for granted. Thu, 15 Dec 2011 06:00:00 GMT http://www.jrs.net/news_detail?TN=NEWS-20111215080345 http://www.jrs.net/news_detail?TN=NEWS-20111215081220 Phnom Penh, 9 December 2011 – Despite the positive commitments by states at the Eleventh Meeting of States Parties to the Mine Ban Treaty to eradicate landmines, the Jesuit Refugee Service has expressed concerns over worrying setbacks and the rising numbers of casualties in landmine-related incidents. Fri, 09 Dec 2011 06:00:00 GMT http://www.jrs.net/news_detail?TN=NEWS-20111215081220 http://www.jrs.net/news_detail?TN=NEWS-20111207041232 Rome, Brussels, 7 December 2011 – In its latest report, Safe and Secure: How do Refugees Experience Europe's Borders?, JRS finds ample evidence that European governments actively hinder refugee arrivals. JRS field offices confirm these deplorable practices are not limited to Europe; they are rapidly becoming the norm throughout Asia and Africa. Wed, 07 Dec 2011 06:00:00 GMT http://www.jrs.net/news_detail?TN=NEWS-20111207041232 http://www.jrs.net/news_detail?TN=NEWS-20111205053138 Valletta, 5 December 2011– The Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) Malta welcomes the ground breaking court judgment in the case of the two Somali nationals forcibly returned to Libya in 2004. Mon, 05 Dec 2011 06:00:00 GMT http://www.jrs.net/news_detail?TN=NEWS-20111205053138 http://www.jrs.net/Prayers_Detail?TN=DTN-20111114014723 Geneva, December 1, 2011 — The mission of Jesuit Refugee Service is to accompany, serve and plead the cause of refugees and forcibly displaced persons. Accompaniment, I have learned, is by its very nature reciprocal. It cannot be done alone and it cannot be done in a unilateral fashion. Thu, 01 Dec 2011 06:00:00 GMT http://www.jrs.net/Prayers_Detail?TN=DTN-20111114014723 http://www.jrs.net/news_detail?TN=NEWS-20111201045422 Phnom Penh, 28 November 2011 – Leading members of the international community are gathered in Cambodia - the cradle of the anti-landmine movement - to push for progress in reducing the harm still caused by anti-personnel landmines. Mon, 28 Nov 2011 06:00:00 GMT http://www.jrs.net/news_detail?TN=NEWS-20111201045422 http://www.jrs.net/news_detail?TN=NEWS-20111201043615 Kuala Lumpur, 26 November 2011 – States in Asia Pacific are increasingly using detention as a first resort to manage irregular migration, even where there are no valid security concerns, according to a statement of 50 NGOs from 18 countries in a meeting held in Malaysia on Thursday and Friday. Sat, 26 Nov 2011 06:00:00 GMT http://www.jrs.net/news_detail?TN=NEWS-20111201043615 http://www.jrs.net/news_detail?TN=NEWS-20111201085302 Bangkok, 19 November 2011 – Refugees and asylum seekers in Asia Pacific will have the opportunity to start a third-level education course certified by European universities in 2012, with support from the Academic Relations between Asia and Europe (AREaS) scholarship. Sat, 19 Nov 2011 06:00:00 GMT http://www.jrs.net/news_detail?TN=NEWS-20111201085302 http://www.jrs.net/news_detail?TN=NEWS-20111014045640 Goma, 18 November 2011 – Village leaders in the eastern Congolese village of Mweso are trying to scare internally displaced persons (IDPs) into leaving camps as an attempt to expropriate land, according to JRS Great Lakes. Fri, 18 Nov 2011 06:00:00 GMT http://www.jrs.net/news_detail?TN=NEWS-20111014045640