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World Relief Decries Biden Administration’s Failure to Follow Through on its Promise to Set Robust Presidential Determination for Refugee Resettlement in 2021
April 16, 2021 CONTACT:Lauren Carllauren.carl@pinkston.co(703) 388-6734 BALTIMORE – Today, despite his repeated promises to increase the U.S.’s commitment to resettling refugees, President Biden signed a revised Presidential Determination for Refugee…
Read MoreWorld Relief Condemns Anti-Asian Violence
March 17, 2021 CONTACT:Lauren Carllauren.carl@pinkston.co(703) 388-6734 BALTIMORE — In the devastating wake of the Atlanta-area spa shootings that occurred yesterday evening, World Relief adamantly decries the violence committed against the…
Read MoreWorld Relief Celebrates International Women’s Day and President Biden’s Recent Actions Combating Gender-Based Violence
March 8, 2021 CONTACT:Lauren Carllauren.carl@pinkston.co(703) 388-6734 BALTIMORE — This International Women’s Day is centered on the ways women are challenging gender bias and using their leadership platforms to forge a…
Read MoreWorld Relief Responds to Attack on World Food Programme Convoy in the Democratic Republic of Congo
February 22, 2021 CONTACT:Lauren Carllauren.carl@pinkston.co(703) 388-6734 BALTIMORE — World Relief is grieved and shocked by the recent attack on the UN’s World Food Programme (WFP) convoy in the Democratic Republic…
Read MoreWorld Relief Rose to Meet the Challenges of COVID-19 to Assist At-Risk Communities in 2020
February 19, 2021 CONTACT:Lauren Carllauren.carl@pinkston.co(703) 388-6734 BALTIMORE – Despite the many hardships and challenges presented by the pandemic in 2020, World Relief found new and innovative ways to serve the…
Read MoreWorld Relief Thanks Retiring Scott Arbeiter and Tim Breene for Leadership and Service, Announces Replacement Search
February 12, 2021 CONTACT:Lauren Carllauren.carl@pinkston.co(703) 388-6734 BALTIMORE – Today, World Relief’s Board of Directors announced the upcoming retirement of Scott Arbeiter, president, and Tim Breene, CEO, at the end of…
Read MoreWorld Relief Responds to Biden Administration’s Announcement on Refugee Resettlement
February 4, 2021 CONTACT:Lauren Carllauren.carl@pinkston.co(703) 388-6734 BALTIMORE – Today in an address at the State Department, President Biden announced an upcoming executive order focused on strengthening the U.S. refugee resettlement…
Read MoreWorld Relief Responds to Biden Administration’s Executive Order on Immigration Reform
January 20, 2021 CONTACT:Lauren Carllauren.carl@pinkston.co(703) 388-6734 BALTIMORE – Today, President Biden proposed an immigration bill that would provide an 8 year path to citizenship for millions in America without legal…
Read MoreWorld Relief Testifies in the Senate on U.S. Refugee Policy and Hong Kong Residents
December 16, 2020 CONTACT:Lauren Carllauren.carl@pinkston.co(703) 388-6734 BALTIMORE – Yesterday, Jenny Yang, Senior Vice President of Advocacy and Policy at World Relief and co-chair of the Advocacy Committee of Refugee Council USA (RCUSA) …
Read MoreWorld Relief Responds to Trump Administration’s Finalized Regulation to Limit Asylum
December 11, 2020 CONTACT:Lauren Carllauren.carl@pinkston.co(703) 388-6734 BALTIMORE – The Trump administration announced Thursday that it has finalized a regulation that would make it increasingly difficult for individuals to claim asylum…
Read MoreWorld Relief Announces New Office in Ad-Damazin, Sudan
December 10, 2020 CONTACT:Lauren Carllauren.carl@pinkston.co(703) 388-6734 BALTIMORE – Today, World Relief announces a new office and guest house in Ad-Damazin, the capital of Blue Nile in Sudan. The new office…
Read MoreWorld Relief’s Efforts to Combat Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in Eastern DR Congo Recently Expanded with New Funding Received from the Trust Fund for Victims
December 4, 2020 CONTACT:Lauren Carllauren.carl@pinkston.co(703) 388-6734 BALTIMORE – World Relief has commenced a new partnership with the Trust Fund for Victims under the International Criminal Court to provide physical rehabilitation…
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