IIHA To Host “Seeking Asylum During COVID-19” Webinar with Jesuit Refugee Service
August 25, New York — On September 15, 2020, at 10:00 AM EST, the Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs (IIHA) will host the webinar Seeking Asylum During COVID-19: Jesuit Refugee Service’s Continued Advocacy on Behalf of Asylum Seekers, with Danielle Vella, Director of Reconciliation & Social Cohesion for Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS).
With almost 20 years of service to Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS), Danielle brings an incredible depth of knowledge and experience serving forcibly displaced people. She’s worked throughout the world to help refugees. As the Director of Reconciliation & Social Cohesion for JRS, she leads the organization’s efforts to build bridges and create spaces of hospitality and welcome for refugees and host communities, and JRS teams around the world.
A journalist, she has also served as publication coordinator for JRS, editor and writer for the African Jesuit AIDS Network, and Canadian Jesuits International, a reporter for Vatican Radio, and a contributor to The Tablet, Times of Malta, and Asia News. She is based in Malta, and travels internationally for JRS.
About the Event
Seeking Asylum During COVID-19: Jesuit Refugee Service’s Continued Advocacy on Behalf of Asylum Seekers
September 15, 2020, at 10:00 AM EST
Danielle will discuss how COVID-19 has aggravated the challenges faced by asylum seekers to access their right to protection, by adding more layers of discrimination hardship to what was already a huge struggle. Based in Malta, her home country, Danielle will bring both a global and local perspective.
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About JRS
Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) is an international Catholic organization with a mission to accompany, serve, and advocate on behalf of refugees and other forcibly displaced persons, that they may heal, learn, and determine their own future. JRS programs are currently found in 56 countries, serving refugees and other forcibly displaced persons in conflict zones and detention centers, on remote borders and in busy cities. We run pastoral care and psychosocial support programs in detention centers and refugee camps, and provide humanitarian relief in emergency displacement situations. Education and livelihoods programs provide skill development and opportunities for integration into host communities. We never cease to advocate for the rights of refugees, and to articulate the obligation to protect the most vulnerable among us.
About the IIHA
The Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs (IIHA) prepares current and future aid workers with the knowledge and skills needed to respond effectively in times of humanitarian crisis and disaster. Our courses are borne of an interdisciplinary curriculum that combines academic theory with the practical experience of seasoned humanitarian professionals. The IIHA also publishes on a wide range of humanitarian topics and regularly hosts a number of events in the New York area, including the annual Humanitarian Design for Humanity Summit.
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