Press Releases
CWS Launches new office in Ukraine, to Aid Internally Displaced and provide Life-Saving Services to the Elderly and the Impoverished
October 9, 2024
Odesa, Ukraine—Church World Service today proudly announced the launch of a new office in Odesa, Ukraine to aid in support of internally displaced Ukrainians, those returning back to their country, and the proud network of community support in the Odesa Oblast. The organization will operate under the name CWS Ukraine in tandem with its program and office in Moldova. As …
CWS Raises Deep Concern Over Failure to Extend Parole Protections
October 7, 2024
Washington, D.C.—Church World Service today expressed its deep concern about reports that the Biden administration does not have plans to establish a streamlined process to extend protections for humanitarian parolees from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela. The ‘CHNV’ (Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela) private sponsorship program—which launched for Venezuelans in October 2022 and for other populations in January 2023—grants individuals …
On October 7 CWS Renews Calls for Peace in Israel and Palestine
Washington, D.C.—Church World Service today honors and remembers the lives of nearly 1,200 people who were killed one year ago by Hamas militants in Israel. The organization also laments the more than 41,689 Palestinian civilians who have lost their lives at the hands of Israel in the violence that has followed. For decades, violence towards civilians in Israel and Palestine …
Church World Service Celebrates 2025 Refugee Admissions Goal, Applauds the Resettlement of 100K in the Past Year
September 30, 2024
Washington, D.C.—CWS today celebrated President Biden’s issuance today of the FY 2025 Presidential Determination, with an admissions goal of resettling 125,000 refugees over the next year. After historic lows in resettlement just three years ago, the Biden Administration has made significant strides in rebuilding the U.S. refugee admissions program, honoring America’s spirit of welcome. Over 100,000 refugees have been resettled …
New Changes to Asylum are Steps Backward, Undermine America’s Spirit of Welcome
Washington, DC—CWS condemns the Biden administration’s decision to solidify its harsh restrictions on access to legal asylum protections at the U.S. southern border. As the world faces the greatest displacement and refugee crisis in history due to rising political persecution, violence, and climate change, it is more critical than ever that the United States protect our most vulnerable neighbors. “Penalizing …