Refugees and the displaced Archives

Jesuit organisations call for stronger Australian response to Myanmar crisis in Refugee Week

June 12, 2026

Jesuit Mission Australia and Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) Australia are calling on the Australian Government to take stronger action in response to the ongoing crisis in Myanmar.

I did not want to be a soldier

May 28, 2026

Sai fled across the border to Thailand in 2004 after armed groups attempted to recruit him as a soldier.

A young child looks longingly out a window from a darkened room

Jesuit Mission joins global Jesuit response to the Middle East crisis

April 1, 2026

We have activated our Emergency Action Fund to respond to the escalating humanitarian crisis in Lebanon and across the Middle East.

Members of the Jesuit Refugee Services Poland team

Standing with Ukraine: four years of faith, solidarity and generosity

February 26, 2026

With our partners, we have accompanied nearly 145,000 people since the war in Ukraine began 4 years ago.

Students in the classroom waving to the camera

Lighting the way through education

January 26, 2026

In a nation scarred by conflict, education has become a quiet beacon of hope.

David in his wheelchair with his family standing beside him

Finding safety and hope in the midst of war

January 26, 2026

When war reached their home in Ukraine, 12-year-old David’s life changed forever.

Community for forgotten refugees

July 30, 2025

“The military burnt down all the houses in my village. The people moved back into the village and built the houses again, and again the military came and burnt it all down. This happened three times.”