The 2014 Pax Christi International Peace Award has been granted to the Jesuit Refugee Service Syria (JRS Syria) for its outstanding dedication in providing emergency relief to Syrians since the war began in 2011.
Established in 1988, the Award honors individuals and organizations that are working for peace, justice and non-violence in different parts of the world. Currently, JRS Syria is focusing on providing medical support and educational activities to more than 300,000 people of different faiths and socio-economic backgrounds in Damascus, Homs, Aleppo and along the Syrian coast, so as to enhance reconciliation and co-existence among them.
The various JRS teams are composed of persons of different faiths and nationalities who work together without distinctions. The Peace Award ceremony will take place on 8 June in Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina).