UNHCR

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) was created after World War II. The plan was to create this office in 1950, give it a small budget (US $300,000), resettle Europeans displaced due to the war, and dissolve the office after three years. Reports from this week note that […]

European Crisis: Peoples on the Move

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The United Nations has declared June 20 World Refugee Day.  I have decided to use this post to bring this matter to your attention. I believe the international migration of peoples (which includes refugees) is a major global reality shaping the face of the Church. The following is an excerpt […]

World Refugee Day

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The United Nations released a new report this morning stating that there are now more refugees and internally displaced persons in the world since 1994.  You may find the related article here.  The world is now home to 45.2 million displaced persons. Excluding what has taken place in Syria, here […]

New Record High Number of Refugees and IDPs

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