Fall Refugee Response Team
October 24th-November 2nd, 2008
Delegation to Syria and Lebanon
1 out of every 5 Iraqis have been displaced*. Almost 5 million Iraqis have become refugees.
Do something about it.
Middle East Fellowship, in partnership with the Middle East Council of Churches, will be bringing participants to Syria and Lebanon to meet with Iraqi refugees and humanitarian organizations who are working on their behalf. The plight of Iraqi refugees is a crisis that has received little media attention but has become a critical humanitarian issue throughout the Middle East.
Itinerary: We will arrive in Damascus on October 25th. Meetings and delegation visits in Syria will take place from October 26th-29th. Meetings and delegations visits in Lebanon will take place between October 30th-November 1st.
Cost: $1,300 per participant (not including flight).
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If you are interested in joining this delegation, please contact us directly at:
(714) 529-1926
travel [at] mef-la [dot] org
Or you can use our online contact form.
Application Deadline: October 1st, 2008
Educational Resources:
American Friends Service Committee Iraqi Refugee Crisis Page
Refugee International Fact Sheet
UNCHR: The Iraq Situation
New York Times' Iraq Refugee Articles
PDF Downloads:
Amnesty International Report on Iraqi Refugees (June 2008).
Forced Migration Review Special Issue on Iraqi Refugees (June 2007).
Other Ways to Help:
Project Assist Iraq
Middle East Fellowship, in cooperation with the Middle East Council of Churches, is working with local churches to distribute funds for Iraqi refugee families in need in Iraq and Syria.
