THE JESUIT REFUGEE SERVICE

JRS Ireland is established as a Not for Profit NGO and an Irish Charitable Trust, and belongs to The Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) as an international non-governmental organisation, founded in 1980. Our mission is to accompany, to serve and to advocate the cause of refugees and forcibly displaced persons worldwide. JRS programmes are found in over 50 countries including in Ireland, providing assistance to refugees in camps, to people displaced within their own country, to asylum seekers in cities and those in detention. JRS Ireland’s aims are: • To promote improvements in the reception and integration of asylum seekers, refugees and migrants. • To support non-Irish nationals who are in detention under immigration legislation. • To advocate for a more just immigration system and asylum process. • To foster a more positive public image of asylum seekers and migrants in Ireland and deepen public understanding of asylum and migration issues. • To support the work of JRS Europe, the JRS International Office and JRS projects on the ground worldwide.