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Saturday, September 5, 2015

1 of 40 Refugee Crisis grows: Please Help!

Urgent refugee crisis
European refugee crisis grows

It is with a heavy heart that I am reaching out today.

It is likely you have seen the tragic story and equally heartbreaking photos of young Aylan Kurdi, a 3-year-old Syrian who perished in the Aegean Sea, along with his mother and 5-year-old brother, during their attempt to flee from violence in their Syrian home to the Greek island of Kos.
 
To date, more than 11.5 million Syrians have been displaced by violence.
Worldwide, nearly 60 million people have been driven from their homes by similar humanitarian crises. Many have applied for legal acceptance into other countries, but have resorted to paying smugglers thousands of dollars to risk unsafe voyages across water and land when those applications are rejected.

The United Nations estimates that some 2,500 people have lost their lives on these risky journeys, including young Aylan, his brother Galip and their mother Rehan.
In close coordination with our international partners, CRS is responding to the European migrant crisis with immediate assistance including food, water, and access to sanitation and medical care in countries including Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt, Turkey, Iraq, the Balkans, Ukraine and others.
May blessings overflow,


Dr. Carolyn Y. Woo
President & CEO
Catholic Relief Services
Top photo by Dino Mujanovic for CRS

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