FMR 48 - From the Editors
An introductory note on FMR 48, 'Faith and Responses to Displacement', from the Editors.
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The role of faith in the humanitarian sector is not easy to measure. Faiths generally advocate welcoming the stranger and there are many organisations and individuals inspired by their faith...
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20 of 44 episodesFMR 48 - Religious leaders unite to disarm hearts and minds
In the Central African Republic, where religion has been used as a tool to divide and manipulate the population, religious leaders have come...
FMR 48 - Local faith actors and protection in complex and insecure environments
Faith leaders, faith-based organisations and local faith communities play a major role in the protection of people affected by conflict, dis...
FMR 48 - The value of accompaniment
Friendship and compassionate companionship with the most vulnerable provide a powerful type of humanitarian service giving priority to perso...
FMR 48 - How local faith communities can aid asylum seekers
Local faith communities are able to offer assistance to asylum seekers in ways that faith-based organisations, constrained by eligibility cr...
FMR 48 - The role of religion in the formation of cross-community relationships
Spiritual life is a priority in many conflict-affected communities. It is rarely prioritised by aid agencies, yet may be central to the form...
FMR 48 - The contribution of FBOs working with the displaced
Faith-based organisations take from their religious traditions both strong motivations & access to a long history of thinking concerning soc...
FMR 48 - Faith and the secular: tensions in realising humanitarian principles
There is good reason to engage faith-based organisations and local faith communities in humanitarian response but doing so raises challengin...
FMR 48 - Faith motivation and effectiveness: a Catholic experience
CAFOD’s ability to partner with other FBOs and communities brings significant advantages for its work with displaced people. However, modern...
FMR 48 - The dignity of the human person
Catholic Social Teaching’s emphasis on the dignity of the human person is a lens that Catholic institutions use to evaluate how we as a glob...
FMR 48 - Journeys of a secular organisation in south Lebanon
A secular NGO’s experiences in south Lebanon demonstrate that it is possible for non-faith-based organisations to develop productive relatio...
FMR 48 - Reflections from the field
Working with religious leaders is an essential element of serving local communities, as is an understanding of the religious life of local c...
FMR 48 - The asylum seeker: a faith perspective
An organisation based on faith will listen and try to understand when unjust laws, traditions, cultures or ideologies cause refugees to flee...
FMR 48 - Christian civil disobedience and indefinite, mandatory immigration detention in Australia
A new movement of Christian activists in Australia is using radical direct action to challenge their country’s policy of mandatory detention...
FMR 48 - Guided by humanitarian principles
Caritas Luxembourg’s work with refugees, IDPs and migrants in Colombia, Lebanon and Luxembourg offers some examples of the ways in which a f...
FMR 48 - A Luxembourg government perspective on faith in partnership
While flexible in partnering with agencies best placed to assist affected populations, Luxembourg requires its partners to adhere to humanit...
FMR 48 - Not in our remit
When secular organisations are responding to the needs of displaced people, the religious practices and needs of the communities may not be...
FMR 48 - Faith, relief and development: the UMCOR-Muslim Aid model seven years on
Seven years ago, a strategic partnership between the United Methodist Committee on Relief and Muslim Aid in Sri Lanka was formalised into a...
FMR 48 - Church Asylum
Church asylum, or sanctuary, is a practice to support, counsel and give shelter to refugees who are threatened with deportation to inhumane...
FMR 48 - Offering sanctuary to failed refugee claimants in Canada
Despite the anti-refugee sentiment demonstrated by Canada’s recent legislative changes and the government’s hardening attitude towards those...