COVID-19 and Refugees

The 2020 worldwide pandemic has spared no country or community. The Peace Corps Community for Refugees recognizes the particular impact on displaced individuals and families in the United States and abroad.  The following links provide access to information on current conditions and related services in support of refugees and immigrants.

• Refugees International
  https://www.refugeesinternational.org/covid19-and-the-displaced#
   
• UNHCR/USA - Refugees in the COVID-19 Crisis (Live Blog)
  https://www.unhcr.org/news/stories/2020/4/5e79e2410/live-blog-refugees-covid-19-crisis.html
   
• Hesperian Health Guides - Information and Fact Sheets in 19 Languages
  https://hesperian.org/?s=covid-19&x=0&y=0
  Note: Hesperian Foundation (renamed Hesperian Health Guides in 2011) provides a copyright-free digital platform of public health information. 
   
• Jesuit Refugee Service/USA
  https://www.jrsusa.org/resource/covid-19-and-refugees/
   
• PCC4Refugees
  Other resources for refugees and displaced peoples