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World 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…
Read MoreWorld Relief Remains Resilient in Fight Against HIV/AIDS
***FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE*** December 1, 2020 CONTACT:Lauren Carllauren.carl@pinkston.co(703) 388-6734 BALTIMORE – This World AIDS Day, World Relief renews its commitment to eradicate HIV/AIDS. At the end of 2019 there were…
Read MoreWorld Relief Reaches Nearly 700,000 People with COVID-19 Preventative Messaging and Assistance
***FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE*** November 9, 2020 CONTACT:Lauren Carllauren.carl@pinkston.co(703) 388-6734 BALTIMORE – To date, World Relief has reached nearly 700,00 people with messaging by staff and volunteers on preventative messaging, medical…
Read MoreWorld Relief Affirms Need to Pray For and Work With the President-Elect Biden on Key Humanitarian Issues Following Election
***FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE*** November 7, 2020 CONTACT:Lauren Carllauren.carl@pinkston.co(703) 388-6734 BALTIMORE – Following President-elect Joe Biden’s acceptance speech, World Relief President Scott Arbeiter and CEO Tim Breene issued the following response:…
Read MoreWorld Relief Laments Trump Administration Signing Lowest Presidential Determination on Refugee Admissions in American History
***FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE*** October 29, 2020 CONTACT:Lauren Carllauren.carl@pinkston.co(703) 388-6734 BALTIMORE – On October 27th, President Trump signed the Presidential Determination (PD) on refugee admissions, setting the refugee ceiling for FY2021…
Read More25,000 Christians Urge Ivanka Trump to Protect Unaccompanied Minors in Danger of Trafficking at the U.S.-Mexico Border
***FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE*** October 13, 2020 CONTACT:Lauren Carllauren.carl@pinkston.co(703) 388-6734 BALTIMORE – 25,000 Christians have joined World Relief, Women of Welcome, and other leading evangelical institutions in petitioning Ivanka Trump to…
Read MoreWorld Relief Congratulates the UN’s World Food Programme for Winning Global Peace Prize
***FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE*** October 12, 2020 CONTACT:Lauren Carllauren.carl@pinkston.co(703) 388-6734 BALTIMORE – World Relief, a global humanitarian organization that brings sustainable solutions to alleviate poverty and respond to disasters worldwide, congratulates…
Read MoreNational Association of Evangelicals and World Relief Launch Statement on Civic Responsibility With Robust Advertising Campaign
***FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE*** October 6, 2020 CONTACT:Lauren Carllauren.carl@pinkston.co(703) 388-6734 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the National Association of Evangelicals (NAE) and World Relief launched a statement titled, “A Call to Civic…
Read MoreWorld Relief Decries Trump Administration’s Failure to Set Robust Presidential Determination for Refugee Resettlement for FY2021
***FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE*** October 1, 2020 CONTACT:Lauren Carllauren.carl@pinkston.co(703) 388-6734 BALTIMORE – With the end of FY2020 and a proposed ceiling of 15,000 for FY2021, World Relief calls the administration to…
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