Lebanon: Refuge in St Joseph’s Church
In Beirut, the doors of the Jesuit church of St. Joseph are open to host migrant workers who cannot find safety in official shelters. Michael Petro SJ, Emergency Shelter...
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Category: Emergencies
Beirut Church Shelters Displaced Amid Airstrikes
Michael Petro, Emergency Shelter Director at St. Joseph Parish in Lebanon, shares a powerful firsthand account from inside a church that has once again become a refuge for those...
Middle East Emergency
A series of intense military operations, including joint strikes by the United States and Israel against Iran’s strategic targets and leadership, has triggered widespread violence across the region. Iranian...
Nora’s Story: Hope after hardship
Nora* first experienced loss 35 years ago as a child. She grew up in Qusayr, a town in Homs, Syria. One day, she came home and found that her...
Food Appeal: Hunger Crisis in Lebanon and Syria
The dismantling of USAID has caused shockwaves among humanitarian and development organisations who face huge layoffs and funding freezes placing life-saving projects in jeopardy. So many aid workers find...
Lebanon: The Need is Growing by the Hour
As the conflict in the Middle East escalates, tens of thousands of families are fleeing their homes, desperately seeking safety. Life-saving emergency aid is being provided by Fr. Daniel...
Lebanon Appeal on World Food Day
In the midst of war, thousands are displaced, wounded and hungry. Since 2013, JRS Lebanon has assisted displaced families through home visits, accompaniment, education and the distribution of emergency...
Refugee Crisis: Witnessing the unimaginable
It’s hard to imagine being uprooted and forced to flee your home. The every day to day routines, of school-runs and commuting to work, of grocery shopping and that...
World Refugee Day: At the Frontiers
This week we have been sharing stories from people facing the unimaginable. Without YOUR help, supporting the lives of brave and resilient mothers, fathers and families couldn’t be possible...
Shared Refugee Stories: Escaping Militia
Rebecca (30) and Martha (65) like, so many others, fled Sudan when civil war broke out spreading from the capital. Both women are South Sudanese and fled south to...
Sudan Crisis: People’s lives in limbo
A power struggle is at the centre of the conflict in Sudan and, with all wars, women and families have their lives torn asunder as fighting continues between the...
World Humanitarian Day 2023
World Humanitarian Day is dedicated to the work and compassion of aid and humanitarian workers worldwide. It is a day to reflect on the work of NGOs and humanitarian...