Category - UNHCR

Christians urge US and UK to take more Iraqi refugees

staff writers — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 17:46:19 +0000

Christians have given evidence to the United Nations concerning the estimated two million refugees that have fled Iraq since the invasion in 2003, urging Britain and US to open their doors to them.

Should Britain take more Iraqi refugees? Jeremy Vine Show BBC Radio 2, 20th March 2007

Press Office — Wed, 21 Mar 2007 14:56:25 +0000

With Jordan and Syria taking one million refugees from Iraq each, Ekklesia's director

Charity warns of crisis in Jordan over Iraqi refugees

staff writers — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 14:16:53 +0000

Concerns are growing at the level of hardship being experienced across Jordan as a result of the growing number of Iraqi refugees, in what Christian charity World Emergency Relief (WER) is calling a ‚Äòhidden crisis'.

Churches assist refugees on Somali and Kenyan border

staff writers — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 16:05:05 +0000

After the intervention of the Ethiopian troops, the situation in Somalia continues to be very tense, with the Islamic Courts Union (ICU) refusing a government offer for amnesty, say church agencies working in the region.