The Jesuit Refugee Service is an international Catholic
organisation. 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 40 million
forcibly displaced people worldwide. This includes 15
million refugees, 27 million internally displaced persons, and
more than 837,500 individuals whose asylum applications have not
yet been decided.
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
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