Topic: HIAS Partners

Mar 23, 2023

In a Q&A, the executive director of the newly-formed HIAS + JCORE, discussed the importance of community and society.

Mar 17, 2023

As donors, governments, and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from around the world come together in Brussels for this week’s donors' conference on the Venezuelan displacement crisis, HIAS is calling for a concerted effort to prioritize the most pressing needs of Venezuelans and their host communities, including women, children, and indigenous populations.

Mar 15, 2023

Five weeks after an earthquake devastated Turkey and Syria, HIAS partner organizations have greatly assisted survivors.

Mar 8, 2023

In the Americas, mixed movements soared to new record levels in 2022, both in volume and complexity. The protection space shrank largely due to new restrictive migratory policies and measures limiting safe routes and unrestricted mobility, putting displaced people at higher risk. 

Mar 2, 2023

We, organizations providing assistance inside Ukraine, to refugees who have fled the country, and to host communities, welcome the activation of the TPD and all practical steps undertaken by the governments, along with civil society and citizens, to welcome and support refugees from Ukraine.

Feb 21, 2023

As fears of a new humanitarian crisis rise following Monday's devastating earthquakes in Turkey and Syria, HIAS is preparing to assist in the region and strategizing for the difficult months ahead. 

Feb 2, 2023

For tens of thousands of Afghan evacuees, the clock is ticking to apply for asylum before their temporary status of humanitarian parole expires. By connecting evacuees with pro bono lawyers, the Pro Se+ project has helped many navigate this process more smoothly.

Feb 1, 2023

HIAS, the international Jewish humanitarian organization that provides critical services to forcibly displaced people, is organizing the fifth annual Refugee Shabbat to take place February 3-4, 2023. The initiative encourages Jewish congregations, community organizations, and individuals across the United States and around the world to dedicate a Shabbat experience to raising awareness about the global displacement crisis, and to reaffirm support for refugees and asylum seekers and take action at a time when the right to seek asylum is being severely abridged in the U.S. and around the world. 

Jan 20, 2023

In an appearance on “CNN Newsroom” on Friday morning, HIAS President and CEO Mark Hetfield praised the Welcome Corps, a new Biden administration initiative that allows Americans to privately sponsor refugees from around the world. The initiative resembles what HIAS has been doing through its own Welcome Circles, starting with Afghan evacuees in 2021.

Jan 19, 2023

Welcome Corps, the first U.S. government program supporting private refugee sponsorship in nearly 40 years, will allow Americans to privately sponsor refugees from around the world.