We provide legal services and support, including free legal representation for asylum seekers so that everyone around the world, including displaced people, can have equal access to their legal rights.
Assistants help a woman in a wheelchair disembark from a train carrying Ukrainian refugees at the Lviv train station in Ukraine in February 2023. (Paula Bronstein for HIAS)
HIAS Europe
European HQ of the global Jewish humanitarian organisation
Assistants help a woman in a wheelchair disembark from a train carrying Ukrainian refugees at the Lviv train station in Ukraine in February 2023. (Paula Bronstein for HIAS)
Office Location
Brussels
Founded
2019
Staff Size
12
Crisis Alert
Having worked in Ukraine for more than 20 years, HIAS is actively supporting people displaced by the war. HIAS Europe is now assisting displaced people in Ukraine, Moldova, Poland, and Romania, as well as via community integration plans throughout Europe.
Crisis Alert
Having worked in Ukraine for more than 20 years, HIAS is actively supporting people displaced by the war. HIAS Europe is now assisting displaced people in Ukraine, Moldova, Poland, and Romania, as well as via community integration plans throughout Europe.
HIAS Europe manages humanitarian programming worldwide and supports European Jewish communities, organisations, and activists in their efforts to welcome and integrate refugees. HIAS Europe adds a Jewish voice to European discussions on forced migration and related humanitarian issues.
Through technical and financial support, HIAS Europe empowers European Jewish communities to support refugees overseas and welcome refugees in their own communities. These programmes promote inclusion and social cohesion, often through interfaith collaboration and community sponsorship schemes.
HIAS Europe advocates for the EU to pursue policies that promote welcome, safety, and opportunity for people fleeing violence and persecution around the globe.
Support HIAS Europe with a donation today.
Created on the initiative of our Philanthropic Friends, the Friends of HIAS Europe Fund aims to support the projects of our association; it is managed by the King Baudouin Foundation. Belgian donations of €40 or more per year to the Foundation are eligible for a tax reduction of 45% of the amount actually donated (art. 145/33 CIR)
What We Do
We work to protect the right of women, girls, and LGBTQ communities to access their full potential and live free from violence by supporting survivors, mitigating risks, and transforming beliefs that perpetuate GBV.
HIAS’ community-based mental health programs promote the well-being of individuals, families, and communities affected by crisis and conflict so they can heal and rebuild their lives.
Our economic inclusion programs ensure that refugees have economic opportunities to earn sustainable income and start their lives anew.
We provide legal services and support, including free legal representation for asylum seekers so that everyone around the world, including displaced people, can have equal access to their legal rights.
Our Leadership
Ruth Ringer – HIAS Europe Board Chair
Ilan Cohn – Director
For information about HIAS Europe staffing, please contact hiaseurope@hias.org.
FIND OUT MORE
Publications
Oct 6, 2023
Welcome Circles in Europe for People Fleeing Ukraine
Oct 6, 2023
Jan 26, 2023
“They told me they couldn’t help me…”
Jan 26, 2023
Apr 11, 2023
Asylum Seekers and Refugees in Ukraine
Apr 11, 2023
Mar 14, 2024
Forgotten Crises: Displacement from Sudan to Eastern Chad
Mar 14, 2024
Statements
Apr 10, 2024
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