Topic: Gender-based Violence

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May 26, 2022

Global Humanitarian Community Failing Ukrainian Women and Girls

Global Humanitarian Community Failing Ukrainian Women and Girls The global humanitarian community is failing women and girls displaced by the Russia-Ukraine war who continue to face a dire and deteriorating situation inside Ukraine and across the region, a new report shows.

May 5, 2022

HIAS Will Work in Ukraine and Region for Years to Come

HIAS Will Work in Ukraine and Region for Years to Come Raphael Marcus, HIAS’ senior vice president of programs, recently returned from a trip to Ukraine and Poland. He explained HIAS' work there and some plans for the future.

Nov 25, 2021

Preventing GBV Involves Everyone

Preventing GBV Involves Everyone Preventing GBV is a collective responsibility and HIAS programs reflect that everybody — every individual, every organization — has a role to play.

Aug 19, 2021

Mia Farrow Honors Humanitarian Workers Between Desert and War

Mia Farrow Honors Humanitarian Workers Between Desert and War Actress Mia Farrow recalls the dedicated humanitarian workers she met on a 2006 visit to a HIAS compound in Chad.

Apr 30, 2021

70 Years of Workers’ Rights for Refugees

70 Years of Workers’ Rights for Refugees On this International Labor Day we look back on 70 years of work since the 1951 Refugee Convention effectively allowed refugees and asylum seekers access to work and the rights that go with it.

Apr 14, 2021

No to GBV, Yes to Economic Empowerment

No to GBV, Yes to Economic Empowerment A close collaboration in Ecuador between HIAS and UN Women promotes economic empowerment as an effective strategy to stop GBV.

Mar 8, 2021

Helping Women Find Safety and New Opportunities

Helping Women Find Safety and New Opportunities On International Women's Day we focus on programs in Ecuador, Israel, and Chad where HIAS is focusing on women and helping them find safety and new opportunities.

Dec 22, 2020

2020 Year In Review: A Global Pandemic Met with Resilience

2020 Year In Review: A Global Pandemic Met with Resilience 2020 will undoubtedly be a year that many people will want to forget. But despite the unparalleled challenges of 2020, HIAS has been able to not only pivot to online programs and services but actually extend its reach to more clients. HIAS helped more than 1.17 million people this year, the highest number in the organization’s history.

Dec 14, 2020

Voices from Aruba: HIAS, Clients Work Together Through Pandemic

Voices from Aruba: HIAS, Clients Work Together Through Pandemic HIAS established an office on the island in 2019 to help Venezuelan refugees. Now HIAS Aruba is feeling the impact of COVID-19 and pivoting to meet the need in different ways. Here are some "voices" from Aruba to explain.

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