In occasion of the 30-year anniversary of the Jesuit Refugee Service Europe, and in a context of ongoing crisis and displacement in Ukraine, and rising populism and polarization across Europe, the 23 JRS Country offices and the regional office express strong solidarity with Ukraine and those forcibly displaced within. We also reiterate our commitment to continue supporting all people fleeing the violence in Ukraine and express our deep concern for the already developing two-tier European response to asylum seekers, in which Europe welcomes some while it turns its back on others.

Read the full statement here.