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World Relief Announces Launch of New Local NGO in Rwanda, Celebrates the Legacy of World Relief Rwanda

06/04/2026

Mature local organization launching out of 82-year-old global evangelical humanitarian organization

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World Relief Authors Release New Edition of Seeking Refuge: The Human Face of the Global Refuge Crisis

06/02/2026

Number of people forced to flee their homes doubled since first edition

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World Relief Announces Launch of New Local NGO in Cambodia, Celebrates Final Programming Milestone for World Relief Cambodia

05/28/2026

82-year-old global humanitarian organization continues in mission to equip and send local leaders

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World Relief Responds to Increased Presidential Determination on Refugee Admissions for FY26, Urges Additional Space for Vulnerable Populations

05/26/2026

Christian humanitarian organization and refugee resettlement agency urges administration to honor promises to persecuted Christians, allies of the U.S. military and others

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World Relief Laments Cruel, Anti-Family Immigration Policy Change

05/22/2026

New USCIS Memo Largely Restricting Adjustment of Status for Individuals Lawfully Admitted to the United States Is Latest in String of Policies Restricting Legal Immigration

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World Relief Initiates Emergency Response to Emergent Ebola Outbreak in DR Congo, Urges U.S. Government Response

05/18/2026

Global Christian humanitarian organization active in Ituri and North Kivu provinces

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World Relief, NAE, Pastors, Practitioners Gather to Discuss Impact of Immigration Policies on Families

05/04/2026

New report by World Relief and National Association of Evangelicals shows 1.3 million U.S. citizen children and spouses projected to be separated from family by 2029

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World Relief Pleads for Reconsideration of Proposal to Send Afghan Allies of the U.S. Military to War-Torn Democratic Republic of Congo

04/22/2026

Global humanitarian organization urges U.S. government to honor promises made to U.S. allies

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New Lifeway Research Survey Indicates Protestant Pastor Support for Global Humanitarian Needs, Objections to Funding Cuts

04/09/2026

Survey sponsored by World Relief explores attitudes around global health

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World Relief, NAE, USCCB, NaLEC, Center for Study for Global Christianity Reflect on U.S. Church & Immigration, Release New Lifeway Research

03/31/2026

Faith leaders gather during Holy Week to reflect one year after One Part of the Body report

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World Relief Issues Statement Responding to New Effort to Free Abducted Ukrainian Children

03/26/2026

Global evangelical humanitarian organization praises the Department of State’s efforts to find and free abducted Ukrainian children

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Refugee Council USA, Refugee Congress, and World Relief release a new report on the Chicago-based pilot of the Refugee Integration Self-Assessment

03/20/2026

Organizations partner to release report measuring refugee integration into U.S. communities

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