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Since the coup in February 2021, which returned Myanmar to military rule, more than a million people have fled the country as refugees, hundreds of thousands more have been internally displaced, villages have been burned to the ground, thousands of children have been killed, and many places of worship have been destroyed.

The Parish as Oasis – An Introduction to Practical Environmental Care is a new book that outlines practical steps that parishes can take to participate in environmental care, while working together with others on climate action.

This month, Jesuit Social Services’ Centre for Just Places launched its Collaborative Action Plan, articulating a shared vision for climate justice in the west of Melbourne.

The Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) Regional Directors' Team met in Bogotá and Cúcuta (Colombia) from 14 to 19 November.

We share the communiqué issued by the clergy of the Province of Dajabón, in the Dominican Republic, in response to the massive deportations being carried out by the government, in which the human rights of migrants are being violated.

In response to the growing humanitarian crisis in Myanmar, Jesuit Mission Australia has launched an Emergency Action Appeal for Christmas.

The initiative Women on the Move, Migrant women, and Women with Rights puts the rights of forcibly displaced women and girls at the centre.

The Integral Ecology and Pan-Amazon Initiative of the International Federation of Fe y Alegría will present the "Collection of Documents on Indigenous Migrant Itineraries".

The Jesuit Migrant Service for Costa Rica has rejected, in a statement, the announcement by the country's President Rodrigo Chaves about taking measures to prevent "economic migrants" from continuing to use the figure of political refugees to stay in the territory. We share the statement.

Last week Jesuit Mission held their latest webinar - Water the Gift of Life, about the uplifting impact of the Water Project in empowering rural communities in Timor-Leste. The webinar welcomed special guests and project partners of Jesuit Mission, Fr Júlio Sousa SJ, Director of Jesuit Social Service (JSS) Timor-Leste and Jose Da Costa Pereira Soares, the Program Manager Assistant of the Water Project, who both spoke about the importance of handing over the project to local leaders.