With financial support from the EU's Fundamental Rights and
Citizenship Programme
The Jesuit Refugee Service is an international Catholic
organization. Its mission is to accompany, to serve and
to plead the cause of refugees and forcibly displaced
people. The JRS was set up by the Society of Jesus in
1980 and is now working over 50 countries worldwide. JRS
works with all refugees but has a particular concern at
present for the "forgotten" refugees who have moved out
of the media spotlight. There are over 20 million
refugees worldwide. A further 25 million people are
displaced within their own countries.
Ecumenical Prayer Service for World Refugee Day -On
the occasion of World Refugee Day, the Dominican
Community and Jesuit Refugee Service Malta
announce an Ecumenical Prayer Service to pray
for those who are in need of protection in
Europe and to pray for those who have died
trying to reach the EU.12/06/10
Doers of the Word -At a colloquium entitled
“Migration – a challenge for the European Union
and for the Christians of Europe”, Stefan
Kessler gave a presentation of JRS-Europe’s
activities.
01/06/10
Detention Harms All -
JRS-Europe unveiled a report yesterday, urging
the introduction of safeguards to prevent
unnecessary harm. 09/06/10
In Europe, JRS works in 25 countries. Activities
include:
- visiting asylum seekers in detention
- giving legal advice to asylum seekers and irregular
migrants
- counselling those traumatised by persecution and
flight
- providing pastoral care in open centres and closed
detention facilities
- providing food and shelter to destitute asylum
seekers.
To find out more about JRS activities in Europe
or to contact a JRS Office click on the country in the
map or click
here...
Austria
Belgium
Croatia
Czech Republic
Denmark
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Kosovo
Luxembourg
Macedonia
Malta
Netherlands
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Ukraine
United Kingdom
Jesuit Refugee Service Europe -
Rue du Progrès (Vooruitgangstraat) 333/2 - B-1030 Bruxelles -
Belgium
Tel: + 32 2 250 32 20 - Fax: + 32 2 250 32 29 - Email: europe(a)jrs.net