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JRS: 30 years of service to refugees

February 9, 2012
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AS the Jesuit Refugee Service marks three decades of ministering to the needs of refugees, Fr Bernard Hyacinth Arputhasamy SJ, regional director of JRS in Asia and the Pacific, shares with UCA News his thoughts and reflections on the mission the organization continues to perform in the region.

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