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Anglican Commission on Human Rights formed to protect Central American refugees

Human Rights ombudsmen have met with Anglican and Episcopal Bishops representing the Northern Triangle countries of Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador to discuss the creation of a regional Anglican Commission on Human Rights to protect refugees in Central America.

02 December 2015

Update on the European refugee crisis by United Society

United Society (Us, formerly USPG) co-ordinator Max McClellan reports from Athens with an update on the refugee crisis and the work of Us and its ecumenical partners in supporting them.

01 December 2015

'What if it were you?' Responding to the refugee crisis in Germany

A Muslim man from Pakistan stands to share the peace during a Sunday morning service at Church of the Ascension in Munich. It may be different from the kind of worship he’d been used to at his mosque in Peshawar, but he’s one of several refugees who’ve found a welcoming community at the Episcopal parish after being forced to flee extremism and persecution.

13 November 2015

Refugee movement is "largest crisis that Europe has had to face since World War II"

The refugee crisis in Europe is the “largest crisis that Europe has had to face since World War II,” the Church of England’s suffragan Bishop of Europe, the Rt Revd David Hamid, told ACNS this week. And the bishop warned that churches, governments and agencies need to prepare for a “medium- to long-term situation” that is “not going to go away quickly.”

05 November 2015

Refugees and environment discussed by Archbishop of Canterbury and Ecumenical Patriarch

The refugee crisis and the environment were amongst issues discussed by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, and the Ecumenical Patriarch, Bartholomew, today during the extended visit by the leader of the Orthodox family of churches to Lambeth Palace.

03 November 2015

Church leaders urge "safe passage" to those seeking refuge

The suffragan bishop in Europe, the Rt Revd Dr David Hamid, has joined other bishops and church leaders from a number of denominations in calling for safe passage to those seeking refuge.

30 October 2015

Communique from the Church Leaders' consultation on the European Refugee Crisis

Communiqué from the Church Leaders' Consultation on the European Refugee Crisis, organised by the World Council of Churches, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bavaria and the Evangelical Church in Germany, meeting in Kardinal-Wendel-Haus, Munich on 29 October 2015.

30 October 2015

Plight of refugees is examined in Lent study course from Us

The plight of refugees and the global issue of migration is the focus of a Lent study course produced by the Anglican mission agency United Society (Us)

28 October 2015

Primates call for prayers for political leaders under pressure on refugee crisis

The primates and presiding bishops of the Porvoo Communion of Churches have called for prayers for political leaders as they recognise the “pressure” they face in trying to reach a solution to the refugee crisis. 

22 October 2015

English bishops urge greater UK response to refugee crisis

Church of England bishops have called on the British government to more-than double the number of refugees it will resettle in the UK over the next five years.

19 October 2015