Topic: Country Explainers

What you need to know about refugees in countries where HIAS works.

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Jul 23, 2026

How HIAS Is Helping People in Need in Venezuela

Residents sit amid the rubble of a residential building that collapsed following the two powerful earthquakes in June, in Caraballeda, Venezuela, on July 20, 2026. (Federico Parra/AFP via Getty Images) After two earthquakes struck Venezuela, HIAS is providing emergency aid to people in need, building on our work there for the last 18 years.

Residents sit amid the rubble of a residential building that collapsed following the two powerful earthquakes in June, in Caraballeda, Venezuela, on July 20, 2026. (Federico Parra/AFP via Getty Images)

Jun 9, 2026

Refugees in the EU: What You Need to Know

A child is rescued from a boat in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea on March 16, 2024. The Doctors Without Borders vessel rescued more than 170 people. Between 2,000 and 3,000 migrants and asylum seekers are estimated to die or go missing while crossing the Mediterranean Sea every year. (Simone Boccaccio/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) Learn about the current landscape for refugees and asylum seekers in the EU and how HIAS Europe supports displaced people.

A child is rescued from a boat in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea on March 16, 2024. The Doctors Without Borders vessel rescued more than 170 people. Between 2,000 and 3,000 migrants and asylum seekers are estimated to die or go missing while crossing the Mediterranean Sea every year. (Simone Boccaccio/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

May 13, 2026

Refugees in Mexico: What You Need to Know

A woman from Venezuela leaves her makeshift shelter to take her children to school, in Mexico City, Mexico on July 3, 2025. Due to changes in U.S. immigration policies, asylum seekers are stranded in Mexico, with many now aiming to return to their home countries while others seek asylum in Mexico. (Daniel Cardenas/Anadolu via Getty Images) Learn more about the current landscape for refugees and asylum seekers in Mexico, and how HIAS advocates for their rights.

A woman from Venezuela leaves her makeshift shelter to take her children to school, in Mexico City, Mexico on July 3, 2025. Due to changes in U.S. immigration policies, asylum seekers are stranded in Mexico, with many now aiming to return to their home countries while others seek asylum in Mexico. (Daniel Cardenas/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Apr 23, 2026

Refugees in Panama: What You Need to Know

Boats carrying displaced people arrive from Bajo Chiquito, an indigenous village located at the exit of the migration route crossing the Darien Gap on October 21, 2024 in Lajas Blancas, Panama. (Nadege Mazars for HIAS) Learn more about the current landscape for refugees, asylum seekers, and displaced people in Panama, and how HIAS provides assistance.

Boats carrying displaced people arrive from Bajo Chiquito, an indigenous village located at the exit of the migration route crossing the Darien Gap on October 21, 2024 in Lajas Blancas, Panama. (Nadege Mazars for HIAS)

Mar 26, 2026

Refugees in Chad: What You Need to Know

HIAS staff assist a Sudanese refugee and her son in the Aboutengué refugee camp in Chad on June 10, 2024. (Moundi Kouakaine/HIAS) Learn how Sudanese refugees and other displaced people are surviving against all odds, and how HIAS Chad is helping.

HIAS staff assist a Sudanese refugee and her son in the Aboutengué refugee camp in Chad on June 10, 2024. (Moundi Kouakaine/HIAS)

Dec 29, 2025

Refugees in Greece: What You Need to Know 

Asylum seekers, who were rescued off the Greek islands of Crete and Gavdos, arrive at the port of Lavrio in Lavreotiki, Greece, on July 10, 2025. (Costas Baltas/Anadolu via Getty Images) Greece is one of the primary entry points for refugees and displaced people. Learn more about the current landscape for refugees in Greece.

Asylum seekers, who were rescued off the Greek islands of Crete and Gavdos, arrive at the port of Lavrio in Lavreotiki, Greece, on July 10, 2025. (Costas Baltas/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Sep 15, 2025

Refugees and Internally Displaced People in Ukraine: What You Need to Know 

Anna and her cat Vinya inside the university shelter where they have been living since March 13, 2022 in Lviv, Ukraine on February 12, 2023. Anna's small village in the Donetsk district was destroyed, forcing her to flee and seek refuge. (Paula Bronstein for HIAS). HIAS has worked in Ukraine since 2001, supporting displaced people. Learn more about refugees and internally displaced people in Ukraine.

Anna and her cat Vinya inside the university shelter where they have been living since March 13, 2022 in Lviv, Ukraine on February 12, 2023. Anna's small village in the Donetsk district was destroyed, forcing her to flee and seek refuge. (Paula Bronstein for HIAS).

Jul 28, 2025

Refugees in the United Kingdom: What You Need to Know 

An interforce officer helps a woman on the beach at Dungeness on the southeast coast of England after she disembarked from a Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) lifeboat after being picked up at sea with other migrants while attempting to cross the English Channel from France on August 16, 2023. (Henry Nicholls/AFP via Getty Images) Learn more about the current landscape for refugees in the U.K. and how HIAS+JCORE provides support to displaced people. 

An interforce officer helps a woman on the beach at Dungeness on the southeast coast of England after she disembarked from a Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) lifeboat after being picked up at sea with other migrants while attempting to cross the English Channel from France on August 16, 2023. (Henry Nicholls/AFP via Getty Images)

Jun 11, 2025

Refugees in Colombia: What You Need to Know

A case worker speaks with participants in a workshop in Colombia. Learn more about the refugee context in Colombia — and HIAS' work in the country.

A case worker speaks with participants in a workshop in Colombia.

May 15, 2025

Refugees in Ecuador: What You Need to Know

Refugees in Ecuador: What You Need to Know A huge increase in violence has worsened an already challenging situation for refugees in Ecuador.

Refugees in Ecuador: What You Need to Know