Topic: Protection

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Apr 4, 2024

Asylum Backlog Presents Anguish, Uncertainty for Seekers

Vassidiki, an asylee from the Ivory Coast. | U.S. Asylum Backlog Presents Anguish, Uncertainty for Seekers | HIAS HIAS helps those who have fled persecution seek gain asylum in the U.S. But with a growing asylum backlog, many face long waits in legal limbo.

Vassidiki, an asylee from the Ivory Coast. | U.S. Asylum Backlog Presents Anguish, Uncertainty for Seekers | HIAS

Mar 28, 2024

Delegation Calls for More Support for Ukrainian Refugees

Women Leaders Seek Help with Ukrainian Refugees Women leaders from across Europe traveled to the United States to lobby for more support for local organizations serving Ukrainian refugees.

Women Leaders Seek Help with Ukrainian Refugees

Mar 22, 2024

Jewish Values Demand the World Averts a Famine

A boy holds out an empty pot as he waits with other displaced Palestinians queueing for meals provided by a charity organisation ahead of the fast-breaking As Gaza faces impending famine, the centrality of alleviating suffering to Jewish tradition has never been more important.

A boy holds out an empty pot as he waits with other displaced Palestinians queueing for meals provided by a charity organisation ahead of the fast-breaking

Mar 12, 2024

Women Leaders Respond to Humanitarian Crisis in Ukraine

Women Leaders Respond to Humanitarian Crisis in Ukraine HIAS is sponsoring seven women at the forefront of the response to war in Ukraine to speak at the United Nations about the war's impact on women and girls.

Women Leaders Respond to Humanitarian Crisis in Ukraine

Mar 8, 2024

Q&A: How HIAS Works to Combat Gender-Based Violence

Q&A: How HIAS Works to Combat Gender-Based Violence Hester Moore, who oversees HIAS' response to gender-based violence, discusses our approach to the issue in an interview.

Q&A: How HIAS Works to Combat Gender-Based Violence

Mar 6, 2024

A Fresh Start for Refugee Women in Poland

Woman smiling and helping woman with paperwork across a desk Dobry Start, a HIAS partner, provides women with legal aid, mental health support, and gender-based violence prevention services, giving them the opportunity for a fresh beginning.

Woman smiling and helping woman with paperwork across a desk

Mar 4, 2024

Inspiring Refugees to Know for International Women’s Day

Inspiring Refugees to Know for International Women’s Day In honor of International Women's Day, we honor inspiring refugee women who fled their home countries and built new lives abroad.

Inspiring Refugees to Know for International Women’s Day

Feb 13, 2024

Community Center in Israel Helps African Women Cope with War

Community Center in Israel Helps African Women Cope with War In partnership with HIAS Israel’s Emergency Response, JACC distributes food, children’s toys, clothing, diapers, and baby food to asylum seekers.

Community Center in Israel Helps African Women Cope with War

Jan 23, 2024

Israeli Court Grants Sudanese Asylum Seekers Temporary Status

African refugees appear at a food distribution center in Israel. The ruling is a significant victory for the asylum seekers, many of whom survivors of trauma in both Sudan and Israel.

African refugees appear at a food distribution center in Israel.

Jan 12, 2024

Hunger and Devastation: A Moral Call to Action

People walk on rubble in Gaza. The Jewish community rightly feels rage and distress over the October 7 attacks. But we cannot turn a blind eye to displacement and famine.

People walk on rubble in Gaza.

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