Topic: Protection

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Jun 14, 2023

UNHCR: Forced Displacement Grew 21% in 2022, Now 110 Million Worldwide

people looking down, boarding blue train with yellow stripe Ahead of World Refugee Day, the United Nations’ refugee agency announced the greatest number of forcibly displaced people ever recorded. The UNHCR Global Trends report shows 108.4 million people at the end of 2022 were forcibly displaced worldwide, but recent fighting, especially in Sudan, has pushed the global total to an estimated 110 million as of May 2023.

people looking down, boarding blue train with yellow stripe

Jun 13, 2023

Community Garden Offers Refugees Belonging and a Taste of Home

Rahmatullah, an Afghan evacuee who was resettled by Gulf Coast JFCS, works in the organization's Refugee Garden on June 1, 2023, in Clearwater, Florida. (Zack Wittman for HIAS) Putting down roots in a welcoming community is vital to refugees’ long-term success in the United States. To facilitate this, HIAS resettlement partner Gulf Coast Jewish Family and Community Services has developed a community garden where clients can gather to cultivate foods used in their native cuisines.

Rahmatullah, an Afghan evacuee who was resettled by Gulf Coast JFCS, works in the organization's Refugee Garden on June 1, 2023, in Clearwater, Florida. (Zack Wittman for HIAS)

May 31, 2023

Photos: Sudan’s Violence Fuels Refugee Crisis in Chad

Photos: Sudan’s Violence Fuels Refugee Crisis in Chad HIAS is delivering food, cash, and housing supplies to those seeking refuge and will be providing emergency relief in Chad for the next six months.

Photos: Sudan’s Violence Fuels Refugee Crisis in Chad

May 16, 2023

Weeks After Deadly Quake, Help Endures for Ecuador’s Victims

giving earthquake victims hygiene kits at water edge HIAS' response to the disaster has persisted long after the ground stopped shaking.

giving earthquake victims hygiene kits at water edge

Apr 18, 2023

WATCH: Healing and Hope — Ending Gender-Based Violence

A HIAS staff member speaks with a woman and girl about HIAS' programs to address violence against women and girls. End Violence Against Women and Girls | HIAS HIAS is working to end gender-based violence (GBV) among forcibly displaced people by supporting survivors, reducing risks, and transforming societal norms.

A HIAS staff member speaks with a woman and girl about HIAS' programs to address violence against women and girls. End Violence Against Women and Girls | HIAS

Apr 10, 2023

In Time for Passover, Ukrainians Find Jewish Community in U.S.

The Levit/Kushnarov family attend seder. Sara Safdie, bottom right, explains the ten plagues while everyone removes a drop of wine from their cups in commemoration of each plague. | In Time for Passover, Ukrainians Find Jewish Community in U.S. | HIAS Last April, Eduard Levit and his family had just arrived in Warsaw, Poland, having fled their hometown of Kharkiv, Ukraine for their safety. One year later, they are celebrating their first Passover in their new home of Portland, Oregon, after being resettled by the ShalomPortland Welcome Circle.

The Levit/Kushnarov family attend seder. Sara Safdie, bottom right, explains the ten plagues while everyone removes a drop of wine from their cups in commemoration of each plague. | In Time for Passover, Ukrainians Find Jewish Community in U.S. | HIAS

Apr 5, 2023

Art Installation Addresses Gender-Based Violence in Aruba

Art Installation Addresses Gender-Based Violence in Aruba An exhibition of Keren Yehezkeli Goldstein's She's Gone also helped bring about an expanded role for HIAS with the government of Aruba.

Art Installation Addresses Gender-Based Violence in Aruba

Mar 29, 2023

London Community Gathers to Celebrate HIAS+JCORE Launch

London Community Gathers to Celebrate HIAS+JCORE Launch Leaders of the Jewish community and guests gathered to celebrate the coming together of HIAS and JCORE (the Jewish Council for Racial Equality) to form a new entity which will lead the Jewish response on issues of asylum, refugees, and racial equality in the United Kingdom.

London Community Gathers to Celebrate HIAS+JCORE Launch

Mar 23, 2023

Private Sponsorship Milestone Reached With 100th Welcome Circle

The number of HIAS Welcome Circles in the United States has just reached 100. A welcome circle from Congregation B'nai Jeshurun in Short Hills, NJ welcomes a Ukrainian newcomer family at the airport. Welcome Circles are part of a new approach in resettlement. The number of HIAS Welcome Circles in the United States has just reached 100. And there are more to come.  HIAS Welcome Circles are part of the private sponsorship model that allows for groups of individuals to independently raise funds and directly provide essential assistance to refugees.

The number of HIAS Welcome Circles in the United States has just reached 100. A welcome circle from Congregation B'nai Jeshurun in Short Hills, NJ welcomes a Ukrainian newcomer family at the airport. Welcome Circles are part of a new approach in resettlement.

Mar 20, 2023

A Single Sewing Machine Threads Generations of Refugees

A Kenmore-3 sewing machine A sewing machine that once belonged to a family HIAS resettled in Venezuela in the 1950s is now, by coincidence, being used by present-day HIAS clients in the country.

A Kenmore-3 sewing machine

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