“The mission is not complete”: Safe in the US, Afghan evacuees turn their attention to the families they left behind
EMILY MCFARLAN MILLER, of Religion News Service, reports on how US faith-based refugee resettlement agencies are helping Afghan evacuees settle into their new homes stateside as well as advocating for those left behind…
World Relief announces Myal Greene as new head amid “the most significant crisis of our lives”
RNS World Relief announced on Tuesday that longtime staff member Myal Greene will become the next president and CEO of the US evangelical Christian humanitarian organisation. The announcement comes after current World Relief President Scott Arbeiter and CEO Tim Breene announced in February they were stepping down after a combined 30 years serving the organisation. […]
Biden raises refugee ceiling, and faith-based groups brace for rebuilding work
Washington, USRNS Faith-based refugee resettlement groups are celebrating President Joe Biden’s decision to raise the number of refugees allowed into the US for the remainder of the federal fiscal year to 62,500, even as they acknowledge that they need to rebuild their capacity after years of cuts under the previous administration. The announcement from the […]
US refugee cap: Biden reverses course after faith groups express outrage
JACK JENKINS and EMILY MCFARLAN MILLER, writing for Religion News Service, report on the Biden administration indicated it would lift a cap on refugee resettlement numbers after an outcry from faith groups over what one leader described as a “breath-taking betrayal”…
Unaccompanied children: US faith-based agencies invite volunteers, donations as they care for young people at southern border
EMILY MCFARLAN MILLER and JACK JENKINS, of Religion News Service, report on the work of faith-based agencies responding to the crisis on the southern US border…
World Relief leaders stepping down after guiding evangelical organisation through “tough season”
RNS World Relief heads Scott Arbeiter and Tim Breene are stepping down after a combined 30 years serving the evangelical Christian organisation. The two saw World Relief – one of nine agencies contracted by the government to resettle refugees in the United States – through a tumultuous period in the country’s refugee resettlement program. Scott […]
Refugee resettlement: US faith-based groups describe what it will take to rebuild program after Trump cuts
EMILY MCFARLAN MILLER and JACK JENKINS, of Religion News Service, report on the response from US heads of faith-based groups to moves by the Biden administration to lift the number of refugee resettlements…
Essay: The pandemic isn’t over, and misinformation can still be deadly
In an article first published on Religion News Service, MYAL GREENE, senior vice president of international programs with US-based humanitarian organisation World Relief, looks at the key role countering misinformation plays in combatting outbreaks like the coronavirus pandemic…
Faith-based organisations express outrage over Trump’s plan to cut refugee admissions to historic low — again
RNS The Trump administration has announced the maximum number of refugees it plans to admit into the United States in the coming year, and once again, it is a historic low: 15,000. In recent weeks, several faith-based organisations involved in refugee resettlement had asked the administration to raise that number to its past average: 95,000. […]
Refugees: Evangelical, Catholic leaders say Trump has left persecuted Christians in danger
JACK JENKINS, of Religion News Service, reports on the findings of a new report released in the US which says the Trump administration is not doing enough to protect persecuted Christian refugees…