SJES ROME

Forced displacement is rarely a temporary phenomenon. On the contrary, many people live in precarious situations for years, or even decades, after becoming displaced.

The Ignatian Solidarity Network is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2023 Robert M. Holstein Faith Doing Justice Award—Ellie Hidalgoand Jack Raslowsky. Both awardees will be honoured at ISN’s annual award event, Ignite: A Celebration of Justice, to be held this year at Xavier High School in New York City.

The platform nosomosexpedientes.mx is a digital space that provides relatives of missing persons with helpful tools and valuable information for following up on their investigation and interaction with the public prosecutors' offices.

I am privileged to have participated in the AJAN HIV and AIDS Prevention Programme for the Youth (AHAPPY), facilitated by a competent and professional team from the African Jesuits AIDS Network (AJAN). The programme hosted by the Arrupe Jesuit University Community was one of a kind.

After the severe earthquake on the night of Feb. 5-6 that struck Syria and Türkiye, the situation remains dramatic. The Cathedral in Iskenderun has collapsed. Bishop Paolo Bizzeti SJ, Bishop of Anatolia in Eastern Türkiye, was out of the country at the time but is organising help. Antuan Ilgit SJ is on the spot and is organizing relief for his parishioners.

Last January the 5th 2023, Dr. Sandra Racionero-Plaza joined the Promoting a Consistent Culture of Protection Project (PCCP) of the global Society of Jesus.She joins as assistant to John Guiney SJ, project coordinator.

Father General Arturo Sosa officially launched the map's online publication.

On December 20, at the Forum Saint-Michel in Brussels, JRS Belgium held, in partnership with the Centre Avec, a round table on its monitoring work carried out within closed centres.

Vitaliy Osmolovskyy is a Ukrainian Jesuit who has been in Poland working to support refugees fleeing the war but also combatants on the front lines. He was in Lisbon a few days ago and gave his testimony.

Jesuit Refugee Service Nigeria supports the businesses of internally displaced women through Village Savings and Loan Associations.