Refugees contributor: Giulia McPherson Giulia McPherson is the director of advocacy and operations at Jesuit Refugee Service/USA. JRS works in more than 50 countries worldwide to meet the educational, health, psycho-social and emergency needs of refugees and other forcibly displaced persons. She is on Twitter @giuliamcpherson. https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/contributor/giulia-mcpherson/rss en Don’t Forget Our Unfulfilled Promise to Syrian Refugee Children Education Fri, 02 Mar 2018 09:19:44 +0000 Giulia McPherson https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/community/2018/03/02/dont-forget-our-unfulfilled-promise-to-syrian-refugee-children-2 https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/community/2018/03/02/dont-forget-our-unfulfilled-promise-to-syrian-refugee-children-2 Escalating violence in Syria is a reminder that the war is far from over. A focus on Syrian returns had distracted from failures on refugee education, says Jesuit Refugee Service’s Giulia McPherson, urging donors to now refocus on their commitments to Syrian children. Don’t Forget Our Unfulfilled Promise to Syrian Refugee Children Crises & Conflicts Education Fri, 02 Mar 2018 03:00:00 +0000 Giulia McPherson https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2018/03/02/dont-forget-our-unfulfilled-promise-to-syrian-refugee-children https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2018/03/02/dont-forget-our-unfulfilled-promise-to-syrian-refugee-children Escalating violence in Syria is a reminder that the war is far from over. A focus on Syrian returns had distracted from failures on refugee education, says Jesuit Refugee Service’s Giulia McPherson, urging donors to now refocus on their commitments to Syrian children. Refugees in Protracted Exile Need Long-Term Solutions to Education Gap Education Thu, 30 Mar 2017 09:00:58 +0000 Giulia McPherson https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2017/03/30/refugees-in-protracted-exile-need-long-term-solutions-to-education-gap https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2017/03/30/refugees-in-protracted-exile-need-long-term-solutions-to-education-gap Many refugees spend years or even decades in exile. Giulia McPherson of Jesuit Refugee Service/USA examines the challenges educating Darfuri refugees in Chad, where an under-funded system threatens sustained planning.