World Day of Migrants and Refugees. The Church has been celebrating this day since 1914. It is always an occasion for her to express her concern for various vulnerable people, who have had to leave their homes for one reason or another...
Forgotten situations of displacement
Forgotten situations of displacement
Syria, Afghanistan, South Sudan, Democratic Republic of Congo, Yemen, VenezuelaWhen an emergency breaks out, forcibly displaced people find themselves at the centre of international debates.
Sadly, media and political attention do not last long. Soon the stories of refugees are neglected, their voices silenced.
Even if they don’t make the headlines, people affected by crisis like those in Syria, Afghanistan, South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Yemen, Venezuela, are still in need.
Read about these and other forgotten situations of displacement in the first of a dedicated series of photo essays.
We must not forget our forcibly displaced brothers and sisters.
Take a look at the photo essay.
© JRS & Curia Generalizia della Compagnia di Gesù | Photos by JRS – Sergi Cámara/Entreculturas-JRS – George Castellanos/JRS – Javier Bauluz/Entreculturas – Don Doll SJ – Kristóf Hölvényi/JRS