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Homeless In A Foreign Country

Stefan Keler Jesuit Refugee Service Europe. 2. Plan. What is the Jesuit Refugee Service?The ANDES projectDefinitionsThe vicious circle: (No) Residence status State's policy - poverty homelessnessSpecial vulnerability of forced migrantsHomelessness and poverty: Results of State's policy!Ho

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Homeless In A Foreign Country

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    1. Homeless In A Foreign Country Presentation to the European Research Conference on Homelessness and Poverty Paris, 18 Sept. 2009

    2. Stefan Keßler Jesuit Refugee Service Europe 2 Plan What is the Jesuit Refugee Service? The ANDES project Definitions The vicious circle: (No) Residence status – State’s policy - poverty – homelessness Special vulnerability of forced migrants Homelessness and poverty: Results of State’s policy! Homelessness and poverty: Human rights violations Conclusions

    3. Stefan Keßler Jesuit Refugee Service Europe 3 What is the Jesuit Refugee Service? The Jesuit Refugee Service is an international Catholic organization. Its mission is to accompany, to serve and to plead the cause of refugees and forcibly displaced people. The JRS was set up by the Society of Jesus in 1980 and is now working over 50 countries worldwide. JRS works with all refugees but has a particular concern for the "forgotten" refugees who have moved out of the media spotlight.

    4. Stefan Keßler Jesuit Refugee Service Europe 4 The ANDES Project Advocacy Network on Destitution Update a study published in 2007 Organise national events in several EU Member States Organise a European Conference in 2010 ? Create a European network on behalf of destitutes ? Invitation to participate!

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