Alan AGE 3, IRAQ. MILLIONS OF CHILDREN ARE DISPLACED by war and other threats, in Syria and around the world.

Size: px
Start display at page:

Download "Alan AGE 3, IRAQ. MILLIONS OF CHILDREN ARE DISPLACED by war and other threats, in Syria and around the world."

Transcription

1 Alan AGE 3, IRAQ MILLIONS OF CHILDREN ARE DISPLACED by war and other threats, in Syria and around the world. They flee their homes with little more than the clothes on their backs, not knowing when or how they ll be able to return.

2 Alan is displaced from his home. Three-year-old Alan is a Yazidi Iraqi boy. His sister Alamas was killed by mortars when the Yazidi, an ethnic and religious minority, were forcibly driven from their homes up the barren mountainside of Mt. Sinjar in Instead of finding refuge, tens of thousands were trapped on the mountain for days with no access to food, water, or medical care. Now Alan and his sister Ade live in a camp for internally displaced people in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. Please pray for Alan, his family, and the other displaced children in Iraq. Help children like Alan by becoming a Refugee Responder. Your $29 monthly gift gives critical daily essentials such as:» Food» Clean water» Education» Health assistance» Shelter» Emergency supplies» Safe places for children to play and learn The Lord is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble. Psalm 9:9 (NIV) RESPOND TODAY IN THE LOBBY World Vision is a Christian humanitarian organization dedicated to working with children, families, and their communities worldwide to reach their full potential by tackling the causes of poverty and injustice. Motivated by our faith in Jesus Christ, we serve alongside the poor and oppressed as a demonstration of God s unconditional love for all people. CHM169167_ World Vision, Inc. worldvision.org/refugeeresponder

3 Ade AGE 5, IRAQ MILLIONS OF CHILDREN ARE DISPLACED by war and other threats, in Syria and around the world. They flee their homes with little more than the clothes on their backs, not knowing when or how they ll be able to return.

4 Ade is displaced from her home. Five-year-old Ade is a Yazidi Iraqi girl. Her sister Alamas was killed by mortars when the Yazidi, an ethnic and religious minority, were forcibly driven from their homes up the barren mountainside of Mt. Sinjar in Instead of finding refuge, tens of thousands were trapped on the mountain for days with no access to food, water, or medical care. Now Ade and her brother Alan live in a camp for internally displaced people in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. Please pray for Ade, her family, and the other displaced children in Iraq. Help children like Ade by becoming a Refugee Responder. Your $29 monthly gift gives critical daily essentials such as:» Food» Clean water» Education» Health assistance» Shelter» Emergency supplies» Safe places for children to play and learn The Lord is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble. Psalm 9:9 (NIV) RESPOND TODAY IN THE LOBBY World Vision is a Christian humanitarian organization dedicated to working with children, families, and their communities worldwide to reach their full potential by tackling the causes of poverty and injustice. Motivated by our faith in Jesus Christ, we serve alongside the poor and oppressed as a demonstration of God s unconditional love for all people. CHM169167_ World Vision, Inc. worldvision.org/refugeeresponder

5 Sedra AGE 7, JORDAN MILLIONS OF CHILDREN ARE DISPLACED by war and other threats, in Syria and around the world. They flee their homes with little more than the clothes on their backs, not knowing when or how they ll be able to return.

6 Sedra is a refugee child. Sedra, 7, loves her pink plastic comb; it reminds her of school days in Syria. She found it on the ground at Za atari Refugee Camp in Jordan, where her family is living after fleeing the conflict in Syria. The camp is crowded, and its streets are plagued by potholes and standing water. All I want is to be with my best friend, says Sedra, who counts the tines in her comb to practice her math skills. I want to go home. Please pray for Sedra, her family, and the other refugee children in their camp. Help children like Sedra by becoming a Refugee Responder. Your $29 monthly gift gives critical daily essentials such as:» Food» Clean water» Education» Health assistance» Shelter» Emergency supplies» Safe places for children to play and learn The Lord is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble. Psalm 9:9 (NIV) RESPOND TODAY IN THE LOBBY World Vision is a Christian humanitarian organization dedicated to working with children, families, and their communities worldwide to reach their full potential by tackling the causes of poverty and injustice. Motivated by our faith in Jesus Christ, we serve alongside the poor and oppressed as a demonstration of God s unconditional love for all people. CHM169167_ World Vision, Inc. worldvision.org/refugeeresponder

7 Noor AGE 1, SERBIA MILLIONS OF CHILDREN ARE DISPLACED by war and other threats, in Syria and around the world. They flee their homes with little more than the clothes on their backs, not knowing when or how they ll be able to return.

8 Noor is a refugee child. Noor is only 1 year old, but he s seen more hardship than many adults. He and his mother and two sisters spent 10 days on the road after escaping Syria, trying desperately to find a way to reunite with Noor s father in Sweden. Noor has never met his father, who went in search of a safer place for his family before Noor was born. Now Noor waits on the border of Serbia, like thousands of other refugees, with no certainty about his future. Please pray for Noor, his family, and other refugee children traveling across borders. Help children like Noor by becoming a Refugee Responder. Your $29 monthly gift gives critical daily essentials such as:» Food» Clean water» Education» Health assistance» Shelter» Emergency supplies» Safe places for children to play and learn The Lord is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble. Psalm 9:9 (NIV) RESPOND TODAY IN THE LOBBY World Vision is a Christian humanitarian organization dedicated to working with children, families, and their communities worldwide to reach their full potential by tackling the causes of poverty and injustice. Motivated by our faith in Jesus Christ, we serve alongside the poor and oppressed as a demonstration of God s unconditional love for all people. CHM169167_ World Vision, Inc. worldvision.org/refugeeresponder

9 Seiber AGE 5, IRAQ MILLIONS OF CHILDREN ARE DISPLACED by war and other threats, in Syria and around the world. They flee their homes with little more than the clothes on their backs, not knowing when or how they ll be able to return.

10 Seiber is displaced from her home. Five-year-old Seiber was forced to leave her home with her extended family all 25 of them. They trekked over barren desert mountains on foot to escape the violence in their hometown. Now their only shelter is a school in Iraq that has allowed refugees to sleep in the classrooms but the school walls may not be enough to stave off the winter cold. Please pray for Seiber, her family, and other displaced children in Iraq. Help children like Seiber by becoming a Refugee Responder. Your $29 monthly gift gives critical daily essentials such as:» Food» Clean water» Education» Health assistance» Shelter» Emergency supplies» Safe places for children to play and learn The Lord is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble. Psalm 9:9 (NIV) RESPOND TODAY IN THE LOBBY World Vision is a Christian humanitarian organization dedicated to working with children, families, and their communities worldwide to reach their full potential by tackling the causes of poverty and injustice. Motivated by our faith in Jesus Christ, we serve alongside the poor and oppressed as a demonstration of God s unconditional love for all people. CHM169167_ World Vision, Inc. worldvision.org/refugeeresponder

11 Aaliya AGE 6, LEBANON MILLIONS OF CHILDREN ARE DISPLACED by war and other threats, in Syria and around the world. They flee their homes with little more than the clothes on their backs, not knowing when or how they ll be able to return.

12 Aaliya is a refugee child. Aaliya, 6, holds her baby sister Amal, trying to soak up what little winter sunlight touches their ragged tent in Bekaa Valley, Lebanon. Their home was in Al-Raqqa, a city that has suffered badly in the Syrian civil war. The girls and their 4-year-old sister Hasna, along with their mother, have been separated from their father. I take good care of them, says Aaliya. I m the eldest, and my father told me to take care of my sisters. Please pray for these three sisters, their mother, and the other children in their refugee camp. Help children like Aaliya and her sisters by becoming a Refugee Responder. Your $29 monthly gift gives critical daily essentials such as:» Food» Clean water» Education» Health assistance» Shelter» Emergency supplies» Safe places for children to play and learn The Lord is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble. Psalm 9:9 (NIV) RESPOND TODAY IN THE LOBBY World Vision is a Christian humanitarian organization dedicated to working with children, families, and their communities worldwide to reach their full potential by tackling the causes of poverty and injustice. Motivated by our faith in Jesus Christ, we serve alongside the poor and oppressed as a demonstration of God s unconditional love for all people. CHM169167_ World Vision, Inc. worldvision.org/refugeeresponder

13 Narjes AGE 10, LEBANON MILLIONS OF CHILDREN ARE DISPLACED by war and other threats, in Syria and around the world. They flee their homes with little more than the clothes on their backs, not knowing when or how they ll be able to return.

14 Narjes is a refugee child. Narjes is 10. Her little brother Ahmad is already 3, but she s strong enough to carry him. In dozens of camps like theirs in Lebanon, Syrian refugees wait and hope for an end to the war, yearning for home. I want to go back to Syria, Narjes says. If I could go back, I would be happy. I would play with my cousins. If the war were over, she says wistfully, I would go to school. Please pray for Narjes and Ahmad, their family, and the other children in their refugee camp. Help children like Narjes and Ahmad by becoming a Refugee Responder. Your $29 monthly gift gives critical daily essentials such as:» Food» Clean water» Education» Health assistance» Shelter» Emergency supplies» Safe places for children to play and learn The Lord is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble. Psalm 9:9 (NIV) RESPOND TODAY IN THE LOBBY World Vision is a Christian humanitarian organization dedicated to working with children, families, and their communities worldwide to reach their full potential by tackling the causes of poverty and injustice. Motivated by our faith in Jesus Christ, we serve alongside the poor and oppressed as a demonstration of God s unconditional love for all people. CHM169167_ World Vision, Inc. worldvision.org/refugeeresponder

15 Aiya AGE 6, LEBANON MILLIONS OF CHILDREN ARE DISPLACED by war and other threats, in Syria and around the world. They flee their homes with little more than the clothes on their backs, not knowing when or how they ll be able to return.

16 Aiya is a refugee child. Six-year-old Aiya and her siblings are all their mother has left. Aiya s father, a poor laborer, was working on farmland near their home in Syria when he was killed by a rocket blast. His grief-stricken wife and children have fled to Lebanon, where the children wake up screaming in fear. I m terrified for our livelihood, says Aiya s mother. We have nothing. Please pray for Aiya, her family, and other refugee children in Lebanon. Help children like Aiya by becoming a Refugee Responder. Your $29 monthly gift gives critical daily essentials such as:» Food» Clean water» Education» Health assistance» Shelter» Emergency supplies» Safe places for children to play and learn The Lord is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble. Psalm 9:9 (NIV) RESPOND TODAY IN THE LOBBY World Vision is a Christian humanitarian organization dedicated to working with children, families, and their communities worldwide to reach their full potential by tackling the causes of poverty and injustice. Motivated by our faith in Jesus Christ, we serve alongside the poor and oppressed as a demonstration of God s unconditional love for all people. CHM169167_ World Vision, Inc. worldvision.org/refugeeresponder

Background on the crisis and why the church must respond

Background on the crisis and why the church must respond Refugee Sunday: PASTOR TALKING POINTS AND PLANNING GUIDE Lebanon The global refugee crisis is the worst humanitarian disaster in the world today. Roughly 12 million Syrians have been forced from their

More information

INTERNAL CONFLICT. has driven more than 1 million people from their homes, over half of them children.2

INTERNAL CONFLICT. has driven more than 1 million people from their homes, over half of them children.2 IN THE MARGINS South Sudan: Children in Need of Food and Protection.9 MILLION people in South Sudan about onethird of the country s population are seriously short of food. INTERNAL CONFLICT has driven

More information

Raising awareness about the issues affecting refugees around the world. This year s theme is. Restoring Hope.

Raising awareness about the issues affecting refugees around the world. This year s theme is. Restoring Hope. Raising awareness about the issues affecting refugees around the world. This year s theme is Restoring Hope. Facts As of December 2012, the number of people displaced by persecution and conflict was estimated

More information

SYRIA AND IRAQ CRISES» 2017 RESPONSE UPDATE

SYRIA AND IRAQ CRISES» 2017 RESPONSE UPDATE SYRIA AND IRAQ CRISES» 2017 RESPONSE UPDATE Prepared March 2018 EMERGENCY RELIEF FOR THE SYRIA AND IRAQ CRISES A LETTER FROM RICH STEARNS Last Fall, I returned from my third visit to Lebanon, where one

More information

A Human Tragedy 14 REFUGEE TRANSITIONS ISSUE MODERN CONFLICTS

A Human Tragedy 14 REFUGEE TRANSITIONS ISSUE MODERN CONFLICTS MODERN CONFLICTS A Human Tragedy More than 2.5 million Syrians have fled their homes since the outbreak of the civil war in March 2011, taking refuge in neighbouring countries or within Syria itself. One

More information

Syria. Child Refugees Lesson Plan KS3/4

Syria. Child Refugees Lesson Plan KS3/4 Syria Child Refugees Lesson Plan KS3/4 An introduction to the topical issue of children who flee war and become refugees. The lesson plan and associated activities can be used as they are, but most of

More information

10:14. #HowWillTheyHear 10 MINUTES 14 DAYS

10:14. #HowWillTheyHear 10 MINUTES 14 DAYS 10:14 10 MINUTES 14 DAYS #HowWillTheyHear How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone

More information

Oxfam Education STAND AS ONE: Families together how does the law affect you?

Oxfam Education   STAND AS ONE: Families together how does the law affect you? STAND AS ONE: Families together how does the law affect you? Age range: 11 + Time: 40-50 minutes Outline Oxfam s Stand As One campaign aims to improve UK refugees lives. The campaign focuses on changing

More information

Church Service Packet

Church Service Packet Church Service Packet Contents Bulletin Announcements.... 1 Guest Speakers........3 Syrian Fact Sheet..4 Litany....5 Affirmations.... 6 Suggested Scripture Readings. 7 Take Action 8 Additional Resources..9

More information

15 th OSCE Alliance against Trafficking in Persons conference: People at Risk: combating human trafficking along migration routes

15 th OSCE Alliance against Trafficking in Persons conference: People at Risk: combating human trafficking along migration routes 15 th OSCE Alliance against Trafficking in Persons conference: People at Risk: combating human trafficking along migration routes Vienna, Austria, 6-7 July 2015 Panel: Addressing Human Trafficking in Crisis

More information

REFUGEE FACTS, FIGURES AND STORIES

REFUGEE FACTS, FIGURES AND STORIES REFUGEE FACTS, FIGURES AND STORIES Prayer and knowledge allow us to explore our Baptismal call to strive for justice and peace among all people, and respect the dignity of every human being" This booklet

More information

Church Service Packet

Church Service Packet Church Service Packet Contents Bulletin Announcements.... 1 Syrian Fact Sheet..3 Litany....4 Affirmations.... 5 Suggested Scripture Readings.6 Take Action 7 Additional Resources....8 Dear Church Leaders,

More information

Bullets, Brutality & Barbed Wire

Bullets, Brutality & Barbed Wire Bullets, Brutality & Barbed Wire - Reality for People Forced to Flee Jim CLARKEN, Oxfam Ireland Context: 65 million people are displaced. There were 21.3 million refugees worldwide at the end of 2015.

More information

And Catholic Social Teaching

And Catholic Social Teaching Published Byfocus Volume 44, Number 1 March 2016 In This Issue Terms to 2Know; Who Are Refugees? How Does the Refugee Resettlement Process Work? What 3Is Church Teaching About Refugees? Policy Recommendations

More information

PROJECT PROPOSAL In the past year, ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and

PROJECT PROPOSAL In the past year, ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and PROJECT PROPOSAL In the past year, ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) has seized control of large portions of Syria and has infiltrated Iraqi territories with astonishing force, extreme brutality,

More information

THREE YEARS OF CONFLICT AND DISPLACEMENT

THREE YEARS OF CONFLICT AND DISPLACEMENT MARCH 2014 THREE YEARS OF CONFLICT AND DISPLACEMENT HOW THIS CRISIS IS IMPACTING SYRIAN WOMEN AND GIRLS THREE YEARS OF CONFLICT AND DISPLACEMENT 1 Syrian women and girls who have escaped their country

More information

European Refugee Crisis Children on the Move

European Refugee Crisis Children on the Move European Refugee Crisis Children on the Move Questions & Answers Why are so many people on the move? What is the situation of refugees? There have never been so many displaced people in the world as there

More information

Jordan s Al-Azraq Refugee Camp A Pictorial Essay Priscilla Philippi March 25, 2016

Jordan s Al-Azraq Refugee Camp A Pictorial Essay Priscilla Philippi March 25, 2016 Jordan s Al-Azraq Refugee Camp A Pictorial Essay Priscilla Philippi March 25, 2016 When the conflict in Syria broke out in March of 2011, there was no indication as to the duration or the enormity of the

More information

Civil war makes a lost generation of Syrian schoolchildren

Civil war makes a lost generation of Syrian schoolchildren Civil war makes a lost generation of Syrian schoolchildren By Associated Press, adapted by Newsela staff on 03.25.14 Word Count 939 In this picture taken on March 12, 2014, a Syrian girl (foreground) carries

More information

A BRIEF presentation

A BRIEF presentation A BRIEF presentation WHO WE ARE The Danish Refugee Council (DRC), founded in 1956, is Denmark s largest and one of the world s largest independent NGOs advocating for and securing sustainable solutions

More information

Iraqi Refugee Relief

Iraqi Refugee Relief Iraqi Refugee Relief PROJECT PROPOSAL This mass exodus of Iraqis has been described by authorities as One of the largest and swiftest mass movements of people in the world in recent memory. Millions of

More information

What is displacement?

What is displacement? Humanitarian Masterclass: Study Guide 1 What is displacement? 1. What are some of the reasons, as discussed in this video, that people are forced to flee their homes? 2. Imagine you and your family are

More information

With fifth year of Syria crisis, a generation s future is at stake

With fifth year of Syria crisis, a generation s future is at stake WFP News Video With fifth year of Syria crisis, a generation s future is at stake WFP News Video: Syria Crisis LOCATION:Damascus, Syria / Zataari, Jordan / Amman, Jordan Shot: 3rd / 4th / 11th March 2015

More information

SYRIAN REFUGEES IN LEBANON

SYRIAN REFUGEES IN LEBANON SYRIAN REFUGEES IN LEBANON In 2005, following the assassination of former Sunni Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, youth of all walk-of-life took the streets and began the very first of the Arab Springs. So

More information

NINEWA governorate PROFILE MAY 2015

NINEWA governorate PROFILE MAY 2015 IDP camps total population: 36,543 individuals 1 planned: 80,400 individuals Syrian refugee camps NINEWA governorate PROFILE MAY 2015 1 IDP families 0% 1,856 IDP families 6% 3,679 IDP families 10,750 IDP

More information

NATIONAL REFUGEE MONTH ENGAGE EQUIP MOBILIZE June Church Service Packet

NATIONAL REFUGEE MONTH ENGAGE EQUIP MOBILIZE June Church Service Packet NATIONAL REFUGEE MONTH ENGAGE EQUIP MOBILIZE June 2016 Church Service Packet Contents Bulletin Announcements.... 1 Guest Speakers........4 Syrian Fact Sheet..5 Litany....6 Affirmations.... 7 Suggested

More information

SulAYMANIYAH GOvERNORATE PROFIlE MAY 2015

SulAYMANIYAH GOvERNORATE PROFIlE MAY 2015 IDP camps total population: 17,500 individuals 1 planned: 16,800 individuals SulAYMANIYAH GOvERNORATE PROFIlE MAY 2015 661 IDP families 2% of IDPs in Suly 2,580 IDP families 308 IDP families 1% 1,747 IDP

More information

In Focus January 2016

In Focus January 2016 UN High Commissioner for Refugees Visits Syria Syria In Focus January 2016 Highlights UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi Visits Syria UNHCR Crossing lines throughout Syria UNHCR uses Airlifts

More information

Diary of a Teenage Refugee By Amira 2013

Diary of a Teenage Refugee By Amira 2013 Name: Class: Diary of a Teenage Refugee By Amira 2013 In the spring of 2011, protests erupted in the Middle Eastern country of Syria against President Bashar al- Assad s government. The protests were met

More information

:25-:44 Damascus, Syria Shot: 2, May 2017 WFP food distribution to vulnerable Syrians displaced by the conflict.

:25-:44 Damascus, Syria Shot: 2, May 2017 WFP food distribution to vulnerable Syrians displaced by the conflict. WFP News Video: New WFP Report Proves Link Between Hunger and Migration Locations: Lebanon, Syria, Somalia, Central African Republic, South Sudan, Djibouti TRT: 03:02 Shotlist :00-:25 Bar Elias, Lebanon

More information

REFUGEES ECHO FACTSHEET. Humanitarian situation. Key messages. Facts & Figures. Page 1 of 5

REFUGEES ECHO FACTSHEET. Humanitarian situation. Key messages. Facts & Figures. Page 1 of 5 ECHO FACTSHEET REFUGEES Facts & Figures 45.2 million people are forcibly displaced. Worldwide: 15.4 million refugees, 28.8 million internally displaced, 937 000 seeking asylum. Largest sources of refugees:

More information

DONOR REPORT THANK YOU FOR PROTECTING FAMILIES FORCED FROM HOME

DONOR REPORT THANK YOU FOR PROTECTING FAMILIES FORCED FROM HOME UNHCR/ David Azia 2017 DONOR REPORT THANK YOU FOR PROTECTING FAMILIES FORCED FROM HOME. 2017 DONOR REPORT THANK YOU FOR PROTECTING FAMILIES FORCED FROM HOME UNHCR/ UNHCR/David Azia Ivorian refugee Tahadi

More information

United Nations Cards

United Nations Cards These are cards that I used for my last refugee camp. If you want to go with this idea, I can easily adjust to make them relevant to the countries that you want to focus on. Susan United Nations Cards

More information

MIDDLE NORTH. A Syrian refugee mother bakes bread for her family of 13 outside their shelter in the Bekaa Valley, Lebanon.

MIDDLE NORTH. A Syrian refugee mother bakes bread for her family of 13 outside their shelter in the Bekaa Valley, Lebanon. A Syrian refugee mother bakes bread for her family of 13 outside their shelter in the Bekaa Valley, Lebanon. MIDDLE UNHCR/ L. ADDARIO NORTH 116 UNHCR Global Appeal 2015 Update This chapter provides a summary

More information

Oxfam Education In the shoes of a Refugee: how does the law affect you? Outline

Oxfam Education   In the shoes of a Refugee: how does the law affect you? Outline In the shoes of a Refugee: how does the law affect you? Age range: 11 + Outline Time: 50-60 minutes Oxfam s Stand as One campaign aims to change UK refugees lives for the better. In 2017 the campaign focuses

More information

refugee and immigrant FOSTER CARE

refugee and immigrant FOSTER CARE refugee and immigrant FOSTER CARE program introduction One of the best things about [my foster daughter] is her sense of humor. We actually learned to laugh together before we could talk to each other,

More information

Faith who decorates Dadaab with flowers ACT Alliance Aug 05, 2011

Faith who decorates Dadaab with flowers ACT Alliance Aug 05, 2011 Faith who decorates Dadaab with flowers ACT Alliance Aug 05, 2011 Fatima Hassan Mohammed, an 80-year old Somali woman who fled drought and war in her country, rests outside her makeshift hut in the bula

More information

A reflection by Guvna B gospel rap artist, composer and Tearfund ambassador

A reflection by Guvna B gospel rap artist, composer and Tearfund ambassador 1 LET S CHOOSE CHANGE A reflection by Guvna B gospel rap artist, composer and Tearfund ambassador In my first year of university, my car had an engine problem and I was quoted about 800 to fix it. It was

More information

UNHCR s winterization strategy focuses on three broad areas of intervention:

UNHCR s winterization strategy focuses on three broad areas of intervention: REGIONAL WINTERIZATION PROGRESS REPORT Syria and Iraq situations (Syria, Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq, and Egypt) As of 31 January 2018 UNHCR developed a regional winterization plan for 2017-2018 based

More information

THINGS 8REFUGEES YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT

THINGS 8REFUGEES YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT 8REFUGEES Introduction Have you seen the stories of refugees in the news? Have you felt overwhelmed by how complex the problem is? Have you wanted to help refugees feel loved

More information

No place to call home. How Syria s displaced millions struggle to keep a roof over their heads

No place to call home. How Syria s displaced millions struggle to keep a roof over their heads No place to call home How Syria s displaced millions struggle to keep a roof over their heads No place to call home: How Syria s displaced millions struggle to keep a roof over their heads Published by

More information

01:28-01:48 Road traffic Syrian family entering their temporary home (She her husband and four children left their home in rural Homs 9 months ago')

01:28-01:48 Road traffic Syrian family entering their temporary home (She her husband and four children left their home in rural Homs 9 months ago') WFP Video News Release + 2 Press Releases WFP EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR VISITS SYRIAN REFUGEES IN JORDAN AND LEBANON TRT 2' 53'' Released 9, Nov 2012 (names of refugees have been witheld to protect their identities)

More information

Out of the US$75 million allocated, 50 % of the funds have been allocated to projects in Syria, 20% to Lebanon, 20% to Jordan and 10% to Iraq.

Out of the US$75 million allocated, 50 % of the funds have been allocated to projects in Syria, 20% to Lebanon, 20% to Jordan and 10% to Iraq. Syria Emergency Response Fund Monthly Update September 2014 OVERVIEW $79.2 million Contributions since 2012 (including pipeline funds) $75 million Allocated (including pipeline) to life-saving projects

More information

Share the Journey. Your guide to organising a walk around the world

Share the Journey. Your guide to organising a walk around the world More people than ever before are fleeing war, persecution, natural disaster and poverty. It s time for the world to step up... Share the Journey Your guide to organising a walk around the world Pope Francis

More information

Partnership for Prospects. Cash for Work

Partnership for Prospects. Cash for Work Partnership for Prospects Cash for Work WE ARE CREATING JOB AND EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES THEREBY GIVING REFUGEES BACK THE POSSIBILITY TO MAKE THEIR OWN DECISIONS. THAT IS WHY WE ARE GOING FOR CASH FOR WORK.

More information

Situation for Children in Syria and Neighbouring Countries

Situation for Children in Syria and Neighbouring Countries Situation for Children in Syria and Neighbouring Countries 1. CONTEXT The Syrian crisis continues to deteriorate leading to significant human tragedy within Syria itself and also in the context of its

More information

IOM provides school transportation for Syrian refugee children in Iraq

IOM provides school transportation for Syrian refugee children in Iraq Road to the Future IOM provides school transportation for Syrian refugee children in Iraq Funded by U.S. State Department Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM) On the Bus... Raziah sits quietly

More information

SIERRE LEONE: RESPONDING TO THE LANDSLIDES

SIERRE LEONE: RESPONDING TO THE LANDSLIDES SIERRE LEONE: RESPONDING TO THE LANDSLIDES Tearfund s Country Representative in Sierra Leone speaks of the destruction he has witnessed, following the terrible flooding and landslides as well as a great

More information

FUNDING. Unfunded 47% (USD 106 M) UNHCR s winterization strategy focuses on three broad areas of intervention;

FUNDING. Unfunded 47% (USD 106 M) UNHCR s winterization strategy focuses on three broad areas of intervention; REGIONAL WINTERIZATION PROGRESS REPORT Syria and Iraq situations (Syria, Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq, and Egypt) As of 31 October 2017 This winter, UNHCR plans to provide winter assistance to 3.81 million

More information

Operation Refugee. Giving refugees the opportunity to have a future!

Operation Refugee. Giving refugees the opportunity to have a future! Operation Refugee Giving refugees the opportunity to have a future! Who are the Refugees? There is a massive refugee crises in our world today! Currently there are almost 21.3 million refugees! Due to

More information

Out of the US$73 million allocated, 49% of the funds have been allocated to projects in Syria, 21% to Lebanon, 20% to Jordan and 10% to Iraq.

Out of the US$73 million allocated, 49% of the funds have been allocated to projects in Syria, 21% to Lebanon, 20% to Jordan and 10% to Iraq. Syria Emergency Response Fund Monthly Update August 2014 OVERVIEW $81 million Contributions since 2012 (including pipeline funds) $37 million Allocated (including pipeline) to life-saving projects and

More information

SOUTH SUDAN CRISIS. 1 million people are on the brink of famine. 7.5 million people in South Sudan are in need of humanitarian assistance

SOUTH SUDAN CRISIS. 1 million people are on the brink of famine. 7.5 million people in South Sudan are in need of humanitarian assistance the newsletter of www.worldshare.org.uk issue 2017/1 SOUTH SUDAN CRISIS 1 million people are on the brink of famine 7.5 million people in South Sudan are in need of humanitarian assistance Vulnerable families

More information

World Refugee Day 2017

World Refugee Day 2017 Toolkit Table of Contents A Prayer for Migrants and Refugees 2 Sample Prayer Intentions 2 Commonly Asked Questions about Refugees 3 Sample Talking Points 5 Letter to the Editor Tips 6 Sample Social Media

More information

REGIONAL WINTER ASSISTANCE PROGRESS REPORT

REGIONAL WINTER ASSISTANCE PROGRESS REPORT REGIONAL WINTER ASSISTANCE PROGRESS REPORT : Syria and Iraq Situation 1 Sep - 1 October 2015 (In Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria and Turkey) Lebanon, 4 month year old baby and mother from Syrian refugee

More information

RESCUE: An International Response to Forced Mobility of Students

RESCUE: An International Response to Forced Mobility of Students RESCUE: An International Response to Forced Mobility of Students Prof. Dr. Celal Nazım İrem Istanbul Aydın University Dean, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences Chair, UNESCO Chair on Cultural

More information

Section 3. Reports of the National Bishop and Canadian Lutheran World Relief

Section 3. Reports of the National Bishop and Canadian Lutheran World Relief Section 3 Reports of the National Bishop and Canadian Lutheran World Relief Section 3 Reports of the National Bishop and Canadian Lutheran World Relief 3-1 3-2 3-3 3-4 Report to the Eastern Synod June

More information

RELIANCE ON CAMPS CREATES FEW GOOD OPTIONS

RELIANCE ON CAMPS CREATES FEW GOOD OPTIONS FIELD REPORT A POWERFUL VOICE FOR LIFESAVING ACTION December 5, 2012 Contact: Daryl Grisgraber SYRIAN REFUGEES: RELIANCE ON CAMPS CREATES FEW GOOD OPTIONS The civil war in Syria has forced large numbers

More information

UNHCR THEMATIC UPDATE

UNHCR THEMATIC UPDATE SYRIA AND IRAQ SITUATIONS REGIONAL WINTER ASSISTANCE PROGRESS REPORT (Syria, Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq, and Egypt) UNHCR THEMATIC UPDATE Syrian refugee children along with their mother trying to remove

More information

Refugee BVOR* Sponsorship

Refugee BVOR* Sponsorship Refugee BVOR* Sponsorship Background CBOQ, in partnership with Convention of Atlantic Baptist Churches and Canadian Baptists of Western Canada are committed to sponsorship 100 families affected by the

More information

An interactive exhibition designed to expose the realities of the global refugee crisis

An interactive exhibition designed to expose the realities of the global refugee crisis New York 2016 Elias Williams Doctors Without Borders Presents FORCED FROM HOME An interactive exhibition designed to expose the realities of the global refugee crisis Forced From Home is a free, traveling

More information

International Association for Refugees

International Association for Refugees Photo: Yezidi refugees from Iraq in a refugee camp in southeast Turkey International Association for Refugees Seeking the welfare of forcibly displaced people together with the church White dots = IAFR

More information

County tops in refugee resettlement

County tops in refugee resettlement San Diego, Thursday, October 8, 2015 By Tatiana Sanchez 9:45 p.m. Oct. 7, 2015 http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/ http://bit.ly/1nq5vcu County tops in refugee resettlement Refugees from the Congo, Sri

More information

World Refugee Day 2018 Toolkit. - June 20,

World Refugee Day 2018 Toolkit. - June 20, World Refugee Day 2018 Toolkit - June 20, 2018 - Table of Contents A Moment of Grace: A Prayer for Refugees 2 Sample Prayer Intentions 2 Commonly Asked Questions about Refugees 3 Sample Talking Points

More information

Welsh Action for Refugees: briefing for Assembly Members. The Welsh Refugee Coalition. Wales: Nation of Sanctuary. The Refugee Crisis

Welsh Action for Refugees: briefing for Assembly Members. The Welsh Refugee Coalition. Wales: Nation of Sanctuary. The Refugee Crisis Welsh Action for Refugees: briefing for Assembly Members The Welsh Refugee Coalition We are a coalition of organisations working in Wales with asylum seekers and refugees at all stages of their journey,

More information

NON - CLASSIFIED EADRCC SITUATION REPORT No 2 IRAQ IDP CRISIS

NON - CLASSIFIED EADRCC SITUATION REPORT No 2 IRAQ IDP CRISIS NATO Euro-Atlantic Disaster Response Coordination Centre (EADRCC) Fax : +32-2-707.2677 eadrcc@hq.nato.int OTAN Centre Euro-Atlantique de coordination des réactions en cas de catastrophe (EADRCC) Télécopie

More information

Khazir Camp. IOM provides relief to displaced Iraqis IOM OIM

Khazir Camp. IOM provides relief to displaced Iraqis IOM OIM Khazir Camp IOM provides relief to displaced Iraqis IOM OIM I am almost 50, and for most of my life, all we have had here has been war. Above: Faisal and his youngest son, who was burnt when their house

More information

REFUGEE CAMP: THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA

REFUGEE CAMP: THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA REFUGEE CAMP: THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA Unicef/Gilbertson PHOTO SHEET 1 A girl stands outside a tent at a reception centre for refugees and migrants in Gevgelija, on the border with Greece.

More information

SUPPORTING DIGNIFIED CHOICES NRC cash-based NFI distribution in refugee camps in Jordan

SUPPORTING DIGNIFIED CHOICES NRC cash-based NFI distribution in refugee camps in Jordan SUPPORTING DIGNIFIED CHOICES NRC cash-based NFI distribution in refugee camps in Jordan The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) in Jordan has directly assisted more than 360,000 vulnerable Syrian refugees

More information

Our eyes, our future, our dreams...

Our eyes, our future, our dreams... #24 December 2, 201 Our eyes, our future, our dreams... Refugee Feedback Review OUR EYES, OUR FUTURE, OUR DREAMS... This week Internews presents an eight-page special issue of In The Loop featuring the

More information

Factsheet Syria. Syria. Syria s Refugee Crisis and its Implications

Factsheet Syria. Syria. Syria s Refugee Crisis and its Implications Syria July 2013 Factsheet Syria Syria s Refugee Crisis and its Implications July 2013 THE U.S. COMMISSION ON INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM Syrian refugees waiting to be registered with the local UNHCR

More information

HISAR SCHOOL JUNIOR MODEL UNITED NATIONS Globalization: Creating a Common Language. Advisory Panel

HISAR SCHOOL JUNIOR MODEL UNITED NATIONS Globalization: Creating a Common Language. Advisory Panel HISAR SCHOOL JUNIOR MODEL UNITED NATIONS 2018 Globalization: Creating a Common Language Advisory Panel Ensuring the safe resettlement of Syrian refugees RESEARCH REPORT Recommended by: Iris Benardete Forum:

More information

KIRKuK GOVeRNORATe PROFIle JuNe 2015

KIRKuK GOVeRNORATe PROFIle JuNe 2015 IDP camps total population: 13,737 ndividuals 1 planned: 21,120 individuals IDP population density 12% of all idps in iraq KIRKuK GOVeRNORATe PROFIle JuNe 2015 12,281 IDP families 1,515 IDP families 2%

More information

Statement by Roberta Cohen on Protracted Refugee Situations: Case Study Iraq American University s Washington College of Law April 20, 2011

Statement by Roberta Cohen on Protracted Refugee Situations: Case Study Iraq American University s Washington College of Law April 20, 2011 Statement by Roberta Cohen on Protracted Refugee Situations: Case Study Iraq American University s Washington College of Law April 20, 2011 In looking at protracted refugee situations, my focus will be

More information

An Introduction to Syria

An Introduction to Syria An Introduction to Syria Copyright 2018 International Organization for Migration (IOM). All rights reserved. No part of this presentation may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted

More information

Welcoming the Stranger: A Biblical Conversation on Immigration

Welcoming the Stranger: A Biblical Conversation on Immigration : A Biblical Conversation on Immigration Matthew Soerens U.S. Director of Church Mobilization, World Relief National Coordinator, Evangelical Immigration Table Some Troubling Statistics According to LifeWay

More information

Eaglehawk Uniting Church

Eaglehawk Uniting Church Eaglehawk Uniting Church Sunday 15 th September 2013 Merrill Cole International Day of Peace The International Day of Peace was established by the United Nations in 1981. Each year it is observed by churches

More information

WELCOMING REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS

WELCOMING REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS WELCOMING REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS WHO ARE REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS? There are plenty of headlines in the newspapers - plenty of opinions expressed on the street - but who, in fact, are refugees

More information

Causes and effects of poverty

Causes and effects of poverty Causes and effects of poverty Teacher s notes Learning objectives: To know and understand at least three causes of poverty To know and understand at least three effects of poverty To be able to describe

More information

How to help middle eastern Christians. Juliana Taimoorazy Iraqi Christian Relief Council Robert Nicholson Philos Project

How to help middle eastern Christians. Juliana Taimoorazy Iraqi Christian Relief Council Robert Nicholson Philos Project How to help middle eastern Christians Juliana Taimoorazy Iraqi Christian Relief Council Robert Nicholson Philos Project Mission & vision Mission Aid Middle Eastern Christians by sustaining them in crisis,

More information

Making Sense Of The Worst Refugee Crisis Since World War II

Making Sense Of The Worst Refugee Crisis Since World War II Making Sense Of The Worst Refugee Crisis Since World War II Leaving one's home country is never an easy decision. But it is especially hard when the journey is fraught with danger and uncertainty and there

More information

The Salvation Army Positional Statement REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS

The Salvation Army Positional Statement REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS The Salvation Army Positional Statement REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS STATEMENT OF POSITION The Salvation Army is gravely concerned for the needs of the millions of people who are refugees and asylum seekers.

More information

SYRIAN HOUSEHOLDS IN JORDAN,

SYRIAN HOUSEHOLDS IN JORDAN, SYRIAN HOUSEHOLDS IN JORDAN, THE KURDISTAN REGION OF IRAQ AND WITHIN SYRIA Regional Multi-Sector Analysis of Primary Data August 2014 CONTENTS SUMMARY... 2 Abbreviations and Acronyms... 4 Geographical

More information

67th Meeting of the Standing Committee September Agenda Item: 2. (ii) Staff Safety and Security (EC/67/SC/CRP.24)

67th Meeting of the Standing Committee September Agenda Item: 2. (ii) Staff Safety and Security (EC/67/SC/CRP.24) 67th Meeting of the Standing Committee 21-22 September 2016 Agenda Item: 2. (ii) Staff Safety and Security (EC/67/SC/CRP.24) Mr. Chairperson, Distinguished Delegates, I last spoke to you on the subject

More information

How Global Compact can Participate in Refugees Aid

How Global Compact can Participate in Refugees Aid Observations from Azraq & Za atari Camp in Jordan Kilis in Turkey & Schisto Camp in Athens, Greece How Global Compact can Participate in Refugees Aid Prepared by STUF United Fund March 3, 2017 Syria is

More information

Remarks on Immigration Policy

Remarks on Immigration Policy Remarks on Immigration Policy The Most Rev. José H. Gomez Archbishop of Los Angeles Knights of Columbus Supreme Council Annual Meeting Denver, Colorado August 3, 2011 I am grateful to our Supreme Knight,

More information

Name Period Date. Sudan's Civil War

Name Period Date. Sudan's Civil War Name Period Date Sudan's Civil War Title: Sudan's Civil War Source: Current Events, a Weekly Reader publication. 105.23 (Apr. 7, 2006): p2. Document Type: Article http://www.weeklyreader.com/pubstore/pc-11-3-current-eventsreg.aspx

More information

Presbyterian World Mission

Presbyterian World Mission Presbyterian World Mission South Sudan Education and Peacebuilding Project (SSEPP) 3nd Quarter 2016 Summary Report Report Outline: I. Brief South Sudan Context Update II. EDUCATION Update 1. Capacity Building

More information

Transit, Tents, Homes

Transit, Tents, Homes Photo: Mercy Corps/Karine Aigner Photo: International Rescue Committee/Brian Harkin Photo: United Nations Refugee Agency/Evelyn Hockstein Photo: International Rescue Committee/Tara Todras-Whitehill Transit,

More information

Refugee Council Briefing on the Queen s Speech 2017

Refugee Council Briefing on the Queen s Speech 2017 Queen s Speech 2017 Refugee Council Briefing on the Queen s Speech 2017 June 2017 About the Refugee Council The Refugee Council is one of the leading organisations in the UK working with people seeking

More information

Bombing on the Yarmouk Camp Resulted in Injuries and the Displaced People Demand to Break the Siege and to Return to it

Bombing on the Yarmouk Camp Resulted in Injuries and the Displaced People Demand to Break the Siege and to Return to it Bombing on the Yarmouk Camp Resulted in Injuries and the Displaced People Demand to Break the Siege and to Return to it A Palestinian officer of the PLA died raising the death toll to 97 victims. The AGPS

More information

UNICEF/UN /Herwig. UNICEF JORDAN Empowering Syrian Refugee Women A REPORT PREPARED FOR DINING FOR WOMEN

UNICEF/UN /Herwig. UNICEF JORDAN Empowering Syrian Refugee Women A REPORT PREPARED FOR DINING FOR WOMEN UNICEF/UN0201090/Herwig UNICEF JORDAN Empowering Syrian Refugee Women A REPORT PREPARED FOR DINING FOR WOMEN NOVEMBER 2018 Program Summary In February 2018, with generous funding from Dining for Women,

More information

FIRST OFF, JUST A QUICK NOTE FROM US: YOU ARE AWESOME!

FIRST OFF, JUST A QUICK NOTE FROM US: YOU ARE AWESOME! FIRST OFF, JUST A QUICK NOTE FROM US: YOU ARE AWESOME! Each year since 1975, thousands of young people from around New Zealand have come together and raised more than $79 million through the 40 Hour Famine,

More information

TRAFFICKING IN HUMAN BEINGS IN CONFLICT AND POST CONFLICT SITUATIONS

TRAFFICKING IN HUMAN BEINGS IN CONFLICT AND POST CONFLICT SITUATIONS TRAFFICKING IN HUMAN BEINGS IN CONFLICT AND POST CONFLICT SITUATIONS Syrian refugees in the region 1,622,839 1,179,236 242,468 136,661 624,244 In 2014, Lebanon become the country with the world s highest

More information

Tarlan Gasimov, 8, keeper. SARIGAYA Baku, Azerbaijan. I was born here. My family has lived in Sumgayit since I want to be a doctor.

Tarlan Gasimov, 8, keeper. SARIGAYA Baku, Azerbaijan. I was born here. My family has lived in Sumgayit since I want to be a doctor. Tarlan Gasimov, 8, keeper I was born here. My family has lived in Sumgayit since 1992. I want to be a doctor. nine million faces. nine million names. nine million stories. nine million children are refugees

More information

Year in Review Malteser International Americas. Empowering people to live lives with dignity

Year in Review Malteser International Americas. Empowering people to live lives with dignity Year in Review 2016 Malteser International Americas Empowering people to live lives with dignity 2016: A pivotal year The humanitarian events of 2016 demanded the hugely diverse range of our work to help

More information

Museum exhibit attempts to humanize refugee crisis and genocide

Museum exhibit attempts to humanize refugee crisis and genocide Museum exhibit attempts to humanize refugee crisis and genocide By Washington Post, adapted by Newsela staff on 03.10.17 Word Count 1,176 Two American women at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington,

More information

Upcoming Events The ERN+ Webinar Series on complementary pathways of admission

Upcoming Events The ERN+ Webinar Series on complementary pathways of admission View in browser ERN+ News Digest February 2017 Upcoming Events The ERN+ Webinar Series on complementary pathways of admission Global Door knocks in the dark: The Canadian town on front line of Trump migrant

More information

Migration in the 21st century and its effects on education

Migration in the 21st century and its effects on education Migration in the 21st century and its effects on education By Human Rights Watch, adapted by Newsela staff on 06.01.17 Word Count 959 Level 1030L Refugee children from Syria at a clinic in Ramtha, Jordan,

More information

Regional winterization programme progress report

Regional winterization programme progress report SYRIA AND IRAQ SITUATIONS 2018-2019 Regional winterization programme progress report November 2018 / Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq, and Egypt This winter, UNHCR aims to provide winterization assistance

More information

NO SUCH THING AS AN ILLEGAL ASYLUM SEEKER

NO SUCH THING AS AN ILLEGAL ASYLUM SEEKER CHANGING ATTITUDES WITH INFORMATION ASYLUM IN SCOTLAND NO SUCH THING AS AN ILLEGAL ASYLUM SEEKER THE FACTS ASYLUM SEEKERS ARE LOOKING FOR A PLACE OF SAFETY POOR COUNTRIES - NOT THE UK - LOOK AFTER MOST

More information