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Churches advocate upholding human dignity of migrants

Migrants are reduced to mere commodities, traded and exchanged in the global market

14 October 2013

Alliance highlights scandal of migrants exploited by international recruitment agencies

The scandal of millions of migrants tricked into lives of servitude by multinational gangmasters is the focus for an Anglican Alliance briefing published today.

30 September 2013

Anglican Church, agencies condemn asylum policy

Anglican leaders in Melbourne have criticised “a retrospective, cruel and unnecessary policy targeting vulnerable and dispossessed people.”

16 August 2013

Banner welcome for refugees at St Paul's Cathedral

A seven-metre banner has today been installed on one of the spires of St Paul’s Cathedral, Melbourne, proclaiming the words ‘Let’s Fully Welcome Refugees’.

08 August 2013

Kuala Lumpur forum proposes Peace internships

The Anglican Alliance regional forum has agreed plans to support people affected by conflict, migration and HIV and Aids in east and south east Asia

21 June 2013

Abp Justin: On World Refugee Day

The Archbishop of Canterbury on why Christians urgently need to reach out in love to the millions suffering the tragedy of refugee life

20 June 2013

New UN, faith-based NGO guidelines on welcoming displaced people

New principles to help faith leaders to respond to refugees and displaced people to be unveiled

12 June 2013

Archbishop Driver: "Extended detention immoral and abusive"

Adelaide’s Anglican Archbishop Jeffrey Driver has urged the Federal Government to ensure children are not housed at a new permanent detention facility on Manus Island.

15 May 2013

More funds for Syrian refugees

[By Marites N. Sison Anglicanjournal] The Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund (PWRDF) has contributed $20,000 to assist about 5,000 Syrian families in the Qalamoun area who have been displaced by the ongoing violence in their country.

06 February 2013

Tools for the Sudan project to bring a new beginning for refugees

Tools for the Sudan project to bring a new beginning for refugees

[St. George's Episcopal Church in Fredericksburg, Virginia] “..Give a man a fish and he’ll eat for a day but teach a man to fish and he’ll eat for years.  Give a boy/man the right tools and there is no stopping him!”

29 January 2013