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Jesuit Refugee Service

May 01, 2023

The Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) is an international Catholic organisation with a mission to accompany, serve, and advocate on behalf of refugees and other forcibly displaced persons, that they may heal, learn, and determine their own future. Founded in November 1980 as a work of the Society of Jesus, JRS was officially registered on 19 March 2000 in Vatican City as a foundation. The impetus to found JRS came from the then superior general of the Jesuits, Pedro Arrupe, who was inspired to action by the plight of Vietnamese boat people.[1] JRS has programmes in over 50 countries. The areas of work are in the field of education, emergency assistance, health care, livelihoods, reconciliation, and psychosocial support. JRS is also involved in advocacy and human rights work. This involves ensuring that refugees are afforded their full rights as guaranteed by the 1951 Geneva Convention relating to the Status of Refugees[2] and working to strengthen the protection afforded to Internally displaced persons (IDPs).[3] JRS's international headquarters is located in Rome at the Society's General Curia. The International Director is Rev. Thomas H. Smolich SJ.

Jesuit Refugee Service
AbbreviationJRS
Formation14 November 1980; 42 years ago (1980-11-14)
FounderFr Pedro Arrupe SJ
HeadquartersRome
Region
over 50 countries worldwide
AffiliationsSociety of Jesus
Websitehttps://jrs.net

History

JRS was founded in November 1980 by Fr. Pedro Arrupe SJ, the then superior general of the Society of Jesus, to respond to the plight of Vietnamese boat people fleeing their war-ravaged homeland.[4]

Following the end of the Vietnam War in 1975, hundreds of thousands of South Vietnamese fled their homes, setting out in overcrowded boats across the South China Sea. Many did not survive the journey; they were killed by pirates, or drowned because of storms and rough seas. Fr Arrupe felt compelled to act. He called on the Jesuits "to bring at least some relief to such a tragic situation."[citation needed]

Fr Arrupe wrote to over 50 Jesuit provinces regarding the situation, recognising that the Jesuits, then numbering 27,000 men across the world, were well-placed to coordinate a global humanitarian response. As conflicts broke out in Central and Latin America, southeastern Europe, and across Africa, JRS rapidly grew from helping Vietnamese boat people in a few camps in Southeast Asia to working with refugees around the world.[citation needed]

Nearly 20 years after its founding, JRS was officially registered as a foundation of the Vatican City State on 19 March 2000.[5]

Today, Jesuit Refugee Service works in 45 countries with over 724,000 people, the majority of whom are Muslim. Despite the name, only about 65 of the Service's 1,800 employees are members of the Society of Jesus.[6]

Mission

JRS's mission is to accompany, serve, and advocate on behalf of refugees and other forcibly displaced persons, that they may heal, learn, and determine their own future.

As an international humanitarian NGO, JRS strives to implement the magis ideal of Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Jesuits. One of the key messages of the 35th Jesuit General Congregation (2008) was to reach new physical, cultural, religious and social frontiers, to those who are estranged,[7] a task confirmed by two Popes.[8] The search for new frontiers has taken JRS to places where refugees face deprivation and abuse of their basic rights: traditional refugee camps, detention centres and prisons, conflict zones, border areas, and in the heart of big cities, including Iraq and Syria.[2][9]

On 24 May 2019, Jesuit Superior General Arturo Sosa called all Jesuits to "renewed commitment" to JRS in accord with the Jesuits' newly promulgated apostolic preferences, endorsed by Pope Francis. For its part JRS is restructuring to produce "strong country offices that will strengthen local capacity and encourage subsidiarity." JRS defined its priorities for 2019-2023 as, "the promotion of reconciliation and social cohesion; the delivery of quality formal and informal education; innovative livelihood programmes that lead to self-reliance and sustainability; and effective advocacy for the rights of refugees."[10]

JRS is a signatory to the Immunization Agenda 2030 pledge, seeking to increase the worldwide uptake of vaccines in support of the Sustainable Development Goals.[11]

Refugees

In deciding with whom to work, JRS finds the scope of existing international conventions is too restrictive.[12] It therefore applies the expression 'de facto refugee' to all "persons persecuted because of race, religion, membership of social or political groups"; to "the victims of armed conflicts, erroneous economic policy or natural disasters"; and, for "humanitarian reasons", to internally displaced persons, that is, civilians who "are forcibly uprooted from their homes by the same type of violence as refugees but who do not cross national frontiers."[13]

Since the above definition refers only to individuals in fear of persecution, regional organisations in both Africa (African Union 1969) and Latin America (Organisation for American States 1984) have developed wider definitions which include mass displacements which occur as a result of social and economic collapse in the context of conflict. JRS strives by "accompaniment" to respect the human dignity of all refugees throughout their ordeal.[14]

UNHCR

On the website of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, detailed recent reports are given of JRS work under the following categories: Country Reports, Fact Finding Reports, Handbooks/Manuals, Legal Articles/Analyses/Commentaries, Policy/Position Papers, Regional Reports, and Thematic Reports.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Pope Francis meets with Jesuit Refugee Service". Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  2. ^ a b c Refugees, United Nations High Commissioner for. "Refworld | Jesuit Refugee Service". Refworld. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Jesuit Refugee Service". Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  4. ^ Raper, Mark. "Forced Migration and Jesuit Refugee Service: Past, Present, and Future" (PDF). Boston College. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Jesuit Refugee Service". refworld. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  6. ^ Reese, Thomas. "Jesuit Refugee Service: Accompanying, serving and advocating". National Catholic Reporter. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  7. ^ General Congregation 35, Decree 1. Accessed 20 May 2016.
  8. ^ "To the Fathers of the General Congregation of the Society of Jesus (February 21, 2008) | BENEDICT XVI". w2.vatican.va. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  9. ^ "Jesuit Refugee Service brings help to a Syria in crisis". National Catholic Reporter. 4 June 2015. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  10. ^ "Renewed commitment of the Jesuit Refugee Service – A letter from the Superior General - World". OCHA: ReliefWeb. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  11. ^ "Show Your Support". Immunization Agenda 2030. from the original on 10 October 2022. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  12. ^ Dieter, Kugelmann (2010). "Refugees". Max Planck Encyclopedia of Public International Law. doi:10.1093/law:epil/9780199231690/e866. ISBN 9780199231690. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  13. ^ "Expert Statement on Internally Displaced Persons". ReliefWeb. 6 October 2015. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  14. ^ jrsusa. . www.jrsusa.org. Archived from the original on 14 January 2018. Retrieved 25 October 2017.

External links

  • Official website
  • "Jesuit Refugee Service". UNHCR. Retrieved 24 July 2015.

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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 and other forcibly displaced persons that they may heal learn and determine their own future Founded in November 1980 as a work of the Society of Jesus JRS was officially registered on 19 March 2000 in Vatican City as a foundation The impetus to found JRS came from the then superior general of the Jesuits Pedro Arrupe who was inspired to action by the plight of Vietnamese boat people 1 JRS has programmes in over 50 countries The areas of work are in the field of education emergency assistance health care livelihoods reconciliation and psychosocial support JRS is also involved in advocacy and human rights work This involves ensuring that refugees are afforded their full rights as guaranteed by the 1951 Geneva Convention relating to the Status of Refugees 2 and working to strengthen the protection afforded to Internally displaced persons IDPs 3 JRS s international headquarters is located in Rome at the Society s General Curia The International Director is Rev Thomas H Smolich SJ Jesuit Refugee ServiceAbbreviationJRSFormation14 November 1980 42 years ago 1980 11 14 FounderFr Pedro Arrupe SJHeadquartersRomeRegionover 50 countries worldwideAffiliationsSociety of JesusWebsitehttps jrs net Contents 1 History 1 1 Mission 2 Refugees 3 UNHCR 4 References 5 External linksHistory EditJRS was founded in November 1980 by Fr Pedro Arrupe SJ the then superior general of the Society of Jesus to respond to the plight of Vietnamese boat people fleeing their war ravaged homeland 4 Following the end of the Vietnam War in 1975 hundreds of thousands of South Vietnamese fled their homes setting out in overcrowded boats across the South China Sea Many did not survive the journey they were killed by pirates or drowned because of storms and rough seas Fr Arrupe felt compelled to act He called on the Jesuits to bring at least some relief to such a tragic situation citation needed Fr Arrupe wrote to over 50 Jesuit provinces regarding the situation recognising that the Jesuits then numbering 27 000 men across the world were well placed to coordinate a global humanitarian response As conflicts broke out in Central and Latin America southeastern Europe and across Africa JRS rapidly grew from helping Vietnamese boat people in a few camps in Southeast Asia to working with refugees around the world citation needed Nearly 20 years after its founding JRS was officially registered as a foundation of the Vatican City State on 19 March 2000 5 Today Jesuit Refugee Service works in 45 countries with over 724 000 people the majority of whom are Muslim Despite the name only about 65 of the Service s 1 800 employees are members of the Society of Jesus 6 Mission Edit JRS s mission is to accompany serve and advocate on behalf of refugees and other forcibly displaced persons that they may heal learn and determine their own future As an international humanitarian NGO JRS strives to implement the magis ideal of Ignatius of Loyola founder of the Jesuits One of the key messages of the 35th Jesuit General Congregation 2008 was to reach new physical cultural religious and social frontiers to those who are estranged 7 a task confirmed by two Popes 8 The search for new frontiers has taken JRS to places where refugees face deprivation and abuse of their basic rights traditional refugee camps detention centres and prisons conflict zones border areas and in the heart of big cities including Iraq and Syria 2 9 On 24 May 2019 Jesuit Superior General Arturo Sosa called all Jesuits to renewed commitment to JRS in accord with the Jesuits newly promulgated apostolic preferences endorsed by Pope Francis For its part JRS is restructuring to produce strong country offices that will strengthen local capacity and encourage subsidiarity JRS defined its priorities for 2019 2023 as the promotion of reconciliation and social cohesion the delivery of quality formal and informal education innovative livelihood programmes that lead to self reliance and sustainability and effective advocacy for the rights of refugees 10 JRS is a signatory to the Immunization Agenda 2030 pledge seeking to increase the worldwide uptake of vaccines in support of the Sustainable Development Goals 11 Refugees EditIn deciding with whom to work JRS finds the scope of existing international conventions is too restrictive 12 It therefore applies the expression de facto refugee to all persons persecuted because of race religion membership of social or political groups to the victims of armed conflicts erroneous economic policy or natural disasters and for humanitarian reasons to internally displaced persons that is civilians who are forcibly uprooted from their homes by the same type of violence as refugees but who do not cross national frontiers 13 Since the above definition refers only to individuals in fear of persecution regional organisations in both Africa African Union 1969 and Latin America Organisation for American States 1984 have developed wider definitions which include mass displacements which occur as a result of social and economic collapse in the context of conflict JRS strives by accompaniment to respect the human dignity of all refugees throughout their ordeal 14 UNHCR EditOn the website of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees detailed recent reports are given of JRS work under the following categories Country Reports Fact Finding Reports Handbooks Manuals Legal Articles Analyses Commentaries Policy Position Papers Regional Reports and Thematic Reports 2 References Edit Pope Francis meets with Jesuit Refugee Service Retrieved 25 October 2017 a b c Refugees United Nations High Commissioner for Refworld Jesuit Refugee Service Refworld Retrieved 25 October 2017 Jesuit Refugee Service Retrieved 16 November 2018 Raper Mark Forced Migration and Jesuit Refugee Service Past Present and Future PDF Boston College Retrieved 12 March 2021 Jesuit Refugee Service refworld Retrieved 12 March 2021 Reese Thomas Jesuit Refugee Service Accompanying serving and advocating National Catholic Reporter Retrieved 12 March 2021 General Congregation 35 Decree 1 Accessed 20 May 2016 To the Fathers of the General Congregation of the Society of Jesus February 21 2008 BENEDICT XVI w2 vatican va Retrieved 25 October 2017 Jesuit Refugee Service brings help to a Syria in crisis National Catholic Reporter 4 June 2015 Retrieved 25 October 2017 Renewed commitment of the Jesuit Refugee Service A letter from the Superior General World OCHA ReliefWeb 24 May 2019 Retrieved 24 May 2019 Show Your Support Immunization Agenda 2030 Archived from the original on 10 October 2022 Retrieved 27 November 2022 Dieter Kugelmann 2010 Refugees Max Planck Encyclopedia of Public International Law doi 10 1093 law epil 9780199231690 e866 ISBN 9780199231690 Retrieved 24 May 2019 Expert Statement on Internally Displaced Persons ReliefWeb 6 October 2015 Retrieved 25 October 2017 jrsusa Jesuit Refugee Service North America JRS Accompanies www jrsusa org Archived from the original on 14 January 2018 Retrieved 25 October 2017 External links EditOfficial website Jesuit Refugee Service UNHCR Retrieved 24 July 2015 Coordinates 41 54 4 94 N 12 27 38 E 41 9013722 N 12 46056 E 41 9013722 12 46056 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jesuit Refugee Service amp oldid 1124194515, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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