JRS International
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The Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) is an international Catholic organisation with a mission to accompany, serve and advocate on behalf of refugees.
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We are approaching the 45th anniversary of JRS.
Since our founding on 14 November 1980, we have continued to walk in solidarity with millions of forcibly displaced people, ensuring that they can heal, learn, and determine their own future.
#JRSDay #45Anniversary
Since our founding on 14 November 1980, we have continued to walk in solidarity with millions of forcibly displaced people, ensuring that they can heal, learn, and determine their own future.
#JRSDay #45Anniversary
November 12, 2025 at 12:14 PM
We are approaching the 45th anniversary of JRS.
Since our founding on 14 November 1980, we have continued to walk in solidarity with millions of forcibly displaced people, ensuring that they can heal, learn, and determine their own future.
#JRSDay #45Anniversary
Since our founding on 14 November 1980, we have continued to walk in solidarity with millions of forcibly displaced people, ensuring that they can heal, learn, and determine their own future.
#JRSDay #45Anniversary
As violence intensifies in El Fasher, Sudan, thousands of lives are at risk.
At JRS, we have been witnessing the devastating impact of this crisis on families forced to flee to neighbouring countries where we serve.
Our thoughts and prayers are with all those affected.
#Sudan
At JRS, we have been witnessing the devastating impact of this crisis on families forced to flee to neighbouring countries where we serve.
Our thoughts and prayers are with all those affected.
#Sudan
October 31, 2025 at 2:09 PM
As violence intensifies in El Fasher, Sudan, thousands of lives are at risk.
At JRS, we have been witnessing the devastating impact of this crisis on families forced to flee to neighbouring countries where we serve.
Our thoughts and prayers are with all those affected.
#Sudan
At JRS, we have been witnessing the devastating impact of this crisis on families forced to flee to neighbouring countries where we serve.
Our thoughts and prayers are with all those affected.
#Sudan
By embracing respect, active listening, and collaboration, we can create societies that are fairer, more peaceful, and truly inclusive—where diversity unites rather than divides. This is the spirit of the Festival of Encounter.
💙🌍Read more: https://ow.ly/AMzo50XaTec
💙🌍Read more: https://ow.ly/AMzo50XaTec
October 14, 2025 at 12:34 PM
By embracing respect, active listening, and collaboration, we can create societies that are fairer, more peaceful, and truly inclusive—where diversity unites rather than divides. This is the spirit of the Festival of Encounter.
💙🌍Read more: https://ow.ly/AMzo50XaTec
💙🌍Read more: https://ow.ly/AMzo50XaTec
Communities themselves are the foremost experts in their own wellbeing.
Even with cuts to humanitarian aid, South Sudanese communities continue supporting each other through community-based MHPSS.
➡️🫶Learn more: ow.ly/5Okn50X9J6z
#MentalHealthDay
@jesuitsglobal.bsky.social @jrsusa.bsky.social
Even with cuts to humanitarian aid, South Sudanese communities continue supporting each other through community-based MHPSS.
➡️🫶Learn more: ow.ly/5Okn50X9J6z
#MentalHealthDay
@jesuitsglobal.bsky.social @jrsusa.bsky.social
October 10, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Communities themselves are the foremost experts in their own wellbeing.
Even with cuts to humanitarian aid, South Sudanese communities continue supporting each other through community-based MHPSS.
➡️🫶Learn more: ow.ly/5Okn50X9J6z
#MentalHealthDay
@jesuitsglobal.bsky.social @jrsusa.bsky.social
Even with cuts to humanitarian aid, South Sudanese communities continue supporting each other through community-based MHPSS.
➡️🫶Learn more: ow.ly/5Okn50X9J6z
#MentalHealthDay
@jesuitsglobal.bsky.social @jrsusa.bsky.social
“It is the responsibility of states to make migration safe and legal,” said Don Kerwin, @jrsusa.bsky.social Vice President of Advocacy, Research, and Partnerships, during his speech in the Lightning Talks session.
October 1, 2025 at 3:33 PM
“It is the responsibility of states to make migration safe and legal,” said Don Kerwin, @jrsusa.bsky.social Vice President of Advocacy, Research, and Partnerships, during his speech in the Lightning Talks session.
Alberto Ares, Director of @jrseurope.bsky.social joined the Lightning Talks session to share the ‘Paths of Hospitality’ project.
At a time when hostility is prevailing over hospitality in Europe, he shared a powerful message: “Hospitality becomes an act of resistance.”
At a time when hostility is prevailing over hospitality in Europe, he shared a powerful message: “Hospitality becomes an act of resistance.”
October 1, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Alberto Ares, Director of @jrseurope.bsky.social joined the Lightning Talks session to share the ‘Paths of Hospitality’ project.
At a time when hostility is prevailing over hospitality in Europe, he shared a powerful message: “Hospitality becomes an act of resistance.”
At a time when hostility is prevailing over hospitality in Europe, he shared a powerful message: “Hospitality becomes an act of resistance.”
“Refugees & Migrants in Our Common Home” has just begun in Rome!
Maurice, from @centroastalli.bsky.social opened the conference with an inspiring and powerful speech.
#MigrationAndAcademia #RefugeesAndMigrants #Jubilee2025
@jrsusa.bsky.social
Maurice, from @centroastalli.bsky.social opened the conference with an inspiring and powerful speech.
#MigrationAndAcademia #RefugeesAndMigrants #Jubilee2025
@jrsusa.bsky.social
October 1, 2025 at 1:35 PM
“Refugees & Migrants in Our Common Home” has just begun in Rome!
Maurice, from @centroastalli.bsky.social opened the conference with an inspiring and powerful speech.
#MigrationAndAcademia #RefugeesAndMigrants #Jubilee2025
@jrsusa.bsky.social
Maurice, from @centroastalli.bsky.social opened the conference with an inspiring and powerful speech.
#MigrationAndAcademia #RefugeesAndMigrants #Jubilee2025
@jrsusa.bsky.social
"I want to believe that one day “Never again” will be true. But it will not happen by itself. It depends on us," Adrian Nikacevic, Deputy Country Director of JRS Serbia.
Read his full reflection. Choose to speak, to remind, to bear witness. ➡️ ow.ly/mOyp50X4gs4
Read his full reflection. Choose to speak, to remind, to bear witness. ➡️ ow.ly/mOyp50X4gs4
September 30, 2025 at 12:26 PM
"I want to believe that one day “Never again” will be true. But it will not happen by itself. It depends on us," Adrian Nikacevic, Deputy Country Director of JRS Serbia.
Read his full reflection. Choose to speak, to remind, to bear witness. ➡️ ow.ly/mOyp50X4gs4
Read his full reflection. Choose to speak, to remind, to bear witness. ➡️ ow.ly/mOyp50X4gs4
“Ser puerta abierta” reflects on the power of hospitality to heal wounds and forge bonds of fraternity in a diverse society often overshadowed by fear.
A book by Alberto Ares SJ, Jennifer Torres, María del Carmen de la Fuente.
🔗 gcloyola.com/p/salterrae/...
A book by Alberto Ares SJ, Jennifer Torres, María del Carmen de la Fuente.
🔗 gcloyola.com/p/salterrae/...
September 15, 2025 at 1:10 PM
“Ser puerta abierta” reflects on the power of hospitality to heal wounds and forge bonds of fraternity in a diverse society often overshadowed by fear.
A book by Alberto Ares SJ, Jennifer Torres, María del Carmen de la Fuente.
🔗 gcloyola.com/p/salterrae/...
A book by Alberto Ares SJ, Jennifer Torres, María del Carmen de la Fuente.
🔗 gcloyola.com/p/salterrae/...
On 4–5 October 2025, the Church will celebrate the Jubilee of Migrants in Rome in the presence of Pope Leo XIV.
💙Join us for two days of encounters, activities, and prayers to honour our brothers and sisters on the move.
🔗Learn more: ow.ly/uOLe50WV0KQ
#Jubilee2025
💙Join us for two days of encounters, activities, and prayers to honour our brothers and sisters on the move.
🔗Learn more: ow.ly/uOLe50WV0KQ
#Jubilee2025
September 11, 2025 at 8:43 AM
On 4–5 October 2025, the Church will celebrate the Jubilee of Migrants in Rome in the presence of Pope Leo XIV.
💙Join us for two days of encounters, activities, and prayers to honour our brothers and sisters on the move.
🔗Learn more: ow.ly/uOLe50WV0KQ
#Jubilee2025
💙Join us for two days of encounters, activities, and prayers to honour our brothers and sisters on the move.
🔗Learn more: ow.ly/uOLe50WV0KQ
#Jubilee2025
For children and youth living in emergency contexts, education is a lifeline. Schools are more than just places to learn — they offer healing, safety, and hope.
Education is a human right, and it must be continued and defended in any situation.
#ProtectEducationFromAttack
Education is a human right, and it must be continued and defended in any situation.
#ProtectEducationFromAttack
September 9, 2025 at 12:17 PM
For children and youth living in emergency contexts, education is a lifeline. Schools are more than just places to learn — they offer healing, safety, and hope.
Education is a human right, and it must be continued and defended in any situation.
#ProtectEducationFromAttack
Education is a human right, and it must be continued and defended in any situation.
#ProtectEducationFromAttack
Literacy is not only the foundation of learning - it is also key to building more peaceful societies.
#LiteracyDay
#LiteracyDay
September 8, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Literacy is not only the foundation of learning - it is also key to building more peaceful societies.
#LiteracyDay
#LiteracyDay
Twenty faces. Twenty testimonies of exile. Twenty images that give voice to individuals too often reduced to stereotypes. This is “Réfugiés” — a project by Bastien Santanoceto in collaboration with JRS France.
💙Discover more about the initiative: ow.ly/Fuzm50WQmyh
💙Discover more about the initiative: ow.ly/Fuzm50WQmyh
September 3, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Twenty faces. Twenty testimonies of exile. Twenty images that give voice to individuals too often reduced to stereotypes. This is “Réfugiés” — a project by Bastien Santanoceto in collaboration with JRS France.
💙Discover more about the initiative: ow.ly/Fuzm50WQmyh
💙Discover more about the initiative: ow.ly/Fuzm50WQmyh
A powerful 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck eastern #Afghanistan earlier today.
While JRS is not present in the affected areas, we continue to closely monitor the situation and stand in solidarity with the people of Afghanistan during this difficult time.
While JRS is not present in the affected areas, we continue to closely monitor the situation and stand in solidarity with the people of Afghanistan during this difficult time.
September 1, 2025 at 10:34 AM
A powerful 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck eastern #Afghanistan earlier today.
While JRS is not present in the affected areas, we continue to closely monitor the situation and stand in solidarity with the people of Afghanistan during this difficult time.
While JRS is not present in the affected areas, we continue to closely monitor the situation and stand in solidarity with the people of Afghanistan during this difficult time.
The drastic decline in funding, the escalation of indiscriminate violence and the increase in humanitarian needs are dramatically undermining response efforts.
Together, we can make sure that no one is abandoned in their time of greatest hardship.
Help us if you can: ow.ly/7Ofm50WFh1A
Together, we can make sure that no one is abandoned in their time of greatest hardship.
Help us if you can: ow.ly/7Ofm50WFh1A
August 20, 2025 at 2:59 PM
The drastic decline in funding, the escalation of indiscriminate violence and the increase in humanitarian needs are dramatically undermining response efforts.
Together, we can make sure that no one is abandoned in their time of greatest hardship.
Help us if you can: ow.ly/7Ofm50WFh1A
Together, we can make sure that no one is abandoned in their time of greatest hardship.
Help us if you can: ow.ly/7Ofm50WFh1A
Heran arrived in Ethiopia in 2019.
💙🎨In Addis Ababa, she took part in JRS’s Youth Development project, where she nurtured her passion for drawing and made friends with young people from diverse cultures and backgrounds.
#YouthDay
📸Francesco Malavolta/Jesuit Refugee Service
💙🎨In Addis Ababa, she took part in JRS’s Youth Development project, where she nurtured her passion for drawing and made friends with young people from diverse cultures and backgrounds.
#YouthDay
📸Francesco Malavolta/Jesuit Refugee Service
August 12, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Heran arrived in Ethiopia in 2019.
💙🎨In Addis Ababa, she took part in JRS’s Youth Development project, where she nurtured her passion for drawing and made friends with young people from diverse cultures and backgrounds.
#YouthDay
📸Francesco Malavolta/Jesuit Refugee Service
💙🎨In Addis Ababa, she took part in JRS’s Youth Development project, where she nurtured her passion for drawing and made friends with young people from diverse cultures and backgrounds.
#YouthDay
📸Francesco Malavolta/Jesuit Refugee Service
"See how to live an encounter with respect — to build bridges, build friendship, recognise that we can all be friends, brothers, sisters. That way, we can walk together and move forward," Pope Leo XIV.
Bearing these words in mind, we wish you a warm and joyful #FriendshipDay!
Bearing these words in mind, we wish you a warm and joyful #FriendshipDay!
July 30, 2025 at 11:28 AM
"See how to live an encounter with respect — to build bridges, build friendship, recognise that we can all be friends, brothers, sisters. That way, we can walk together and move forward," Pope Leo XIV.
Bearing these words in mind, we wish you a warm and joyful #FriendshipDay!
Bearing these words in mind, we wish you a warm and joyful #FriendshipDay!
Mass starvation is spreading across #Gaza. More than 100 organisations are urging governments to take action to save lives.
Read the full statement: ow.ly/XluN50Ww0Mm
#CeasefireNow
Read the full statement: ow.ly/XluN50Ww0Mm
#CeasefireNow
July 28, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Mass starvation is spreading across #Gaza. More than 100 organisations are urging governments to take action to save lives.
Read the full statement: ow.ly/XluN50Ww0Mm
#CeasefireNow
Read the full statement: ow.ly/XluN50Ww0Mm
#CeasefireNow
In a world that is turning away from refugees, don’t be afraid to be different and to make a difference.
Today, make a choice to stand in solidarity with refugees. ow.ly/uk0A50Wv79z
#WeProtect
Today, make a choice to stand in solidarity with refugees. ow.ly/uk0A50Wv79z
#WeProtect
July 25, 2025 at 8:29 AM
In a world that is turning away from refugees, don’t be afraid to be different and to make a difference.
Today, make a choice to stand in solidarity with refugees. ow.ly/uk0A50Wv79z
#WeProtect
Today, make a choice to stand in solidarity with refugees. ow.ly/uk0A50Wv79z
#WeProtect
“I didn’t know how to turn my skills into opportunities. Now, I support myself and empower others to believe in their potential".
Through the initiative "Digital Skills for Women", Skills Initiative for Africa (SIFA), Konexio, and JRS help young refugees build sustainable careers.
#YouthSkillsDay
Through the initiative "Digital Skills for Women", Skills Initiative for Africa (SIFA), Konexio, and JRS help young refugees build sustainable careers.
#YouthSkillsDay
July 15, 2025 at 10:23 AM
“I didn’t know how to turn my skills into opportunities. Now, I support myself and empower others to believe in their potential".
Through the initiative "Digital Skills for Women", Skills Initiative for Africa (SIFA), Konexio, and JRS help young refugees build sustainable careers.
#YouthSkillsDay
Through the initiative "Digital Skills for Women", Skills Initiative for Africa (SIFA), Konexio, and JRS help young refugees build sustainable careers.
#YouthSkillsDay
"Learning to make my own clothes has changed my life. Now, I go to work every day and earn a living.”
Through JRS’s vocational training programme, young people in Cameroon received support to start a small business and take their first steps towards independence.
Through JRS’s vocational training programme, young people in Cameroon received support to start a small business and take their first steps towards independence.
July 11, 2025 at 8:24 AM
"Learning to make my own clothes has changed my life. Now, I go to work every day and earn a living.”
Through JRS’s vocational training programme, young people in Cameroon received support to start a small business and take their first steps towards independence.
Through JRS’s vocational training programme, young people in Cameroon received support to start a small business and take their first steps towards independence.
📣 Out now: @jrseurope.bsky.social's Livelihoods Report!
Learn how the Livelihoods Project helps restore agency to refugees, asylum seekers and vulnerable migrants by improving socio-economic opportunities. ow.ly/M7c250Wm9OZ
Learn how the Livelihoods Project helps restore agency to refugees, asylum seekers and vulnerable migrants by improving socio-economic opportunities. ow.ly/M7c250Wm9OZ
July 8, 2025 at 9:21 AM
📣 Out now: @jrseurope.bsky.social's Livelihoods Report!
Learn how the Livelihoods Project helps restore agency to refugees, asylum seekers and vulnerable migrants by improving socio-economic opportunities. ow.ly/M7c250Wm9OZ
Learn how the Livelihoods Project helps restore agency to refugees, asylum seekers and vulnerable migrants by improving socio-economic opportunities. ow.ly/M7c250Wm9OZ
In 2024, 1.1 million forcibly displaced people in 58 countries gained access to learning, livelihoods, protection, mental-health and psychosocial support, and reconciliation through JRS programmes.
Check out 2024 #AnnualReport. ow.ly/26EN50WkgaR
Check out 2024 #AnnualReport. ow.ly/26EN50WkgaR
July 3, 2025 at 9:48 AM
In 2024, 1.1 million forcibly displaced people in 58 countries gained access to learning, livelihoods, protection, mental-health and psychosocial support, and reconciliation through JRS programmes.
Check out 2024 #AnnualReport. ow.ly/26EN50WkgaR
Check out 2024 #AnnualReport. ow.ly/26EN50WkgaR
In 2024, JRS reached 1,1 million forcibly displaced people in 58 countries. Our work remained founded on mutual care and grounded in the fundamental dignity of the human person.
Download our 2024 #AnnualReport. ow.ly/AanG50Wj8By
Download our 2024 #AnnualReport. ow.ly/AanG50Wj8By
July 1, 2025 at 3:27 PM
In 2024, JRS reached 1,1 million forcibly displaced people in 58 countries. Our work remained founded on mutual care and grounded in the fundamental dignity of the human person.
Download our 2024 #AnnualReport. ow.ly/AanG50Wj8By
Download our 2024 #AnnualReport. ow.ly/AanG50Wj8By
Panel discussion started: what does the reality of forced displacement look like? And what is our response to be?
July 1, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Panel discussion started: what does the reality of forced displacement look like? And what is our response to be?