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May 10, 2020

CNEWA tackling new enemy

An internally displaced Syrian girl wearing a protective face mask walks as members of the Syrian Civil Defence force sanitize the Bab Al-Nour camp in Azaz to control the spread of COVID-19.

If the Church isn’t there for displaced and refugee Christians in the Middle East, nobody else is going to protect these impoverished and persecuted minorities from COVID-19.

Published in Canada
May 25, 2016

World organizations make education for child refugees a priority

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan attend the opening of the World Humanitarian Summit May 23 in Istanbul. The two-day gathering was conceived four years ago by Ban. In preparation, 23,000 people were consulted in more than 150 countries, according to U.N. officials.

Inspired by the Syrian crisis, a global fund for education for refugee children, announced at the World Humanitarian Summit, was welcomed by aid groups, including Catholic organizations.

Published in International