Christian Refugee Services Speech

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Good morning/afternoon, today I will be speaking about the Jesuit refugee service or JRS. JRS (Jesuit Refugee Service), is an organisation that works specifically with refuges, they are based in Europe but help many other countries over the world, they were founded in November 1980. JRS has over 1,400 workers currently, JRS is commonly known as Jesuits, along with other organisations in the same field. Jesuit Refugee service work in 50 different countries around the world, some include Africa, Asia and the USA. The influx of war in the past year has had a detrimental effect on the life of many, many have been uprooted from the homes and forced away.
” The mission of the Jesuit Refugee Service is to accompany, serve and advocate for the rights

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