Topic: UNHCR

Dec 18, 2018

This week in Geneva, the Global Compact on Refugees was endorsed with overwhelming support by members of the United Nations General Assembly.

Nov 1, 2018

United Nations Secretary General António Guterres yesterday expressed solidarity with HIAS.

Jul 27, 2018

This Saturday, July 28th, marks the 67th anniversary of the 1951 United Nations Refugee Convention.

Jun 29, 2018

"Let’s put more resources in education, in employment, in giving opportunities to people so that they don’t unnecessarily need to move.”

Jun 19, 2018

Two-thirds of all refugees come from five countries: Syria, Afghanistan, South Sudan, Myanmar, and Somalia.

May 8, 2018

These new tools provide practical guidance to frontline humanitarian workers on how to integrate gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls throughout their programs.

Apr 30, 2018

“This powerful new coalition will expand the reach of our work and provide refugees and asylum seekers with vital and timely legal advice."

Jun 20, 2017

“Judaism teaches us to love the stranger as ourselves, for we were once strangers in a strange land. American history teaches us that when we follow this lesson, refugees actually make our country stronger, not weaker. With record numbers of displaced persons across the globe, I pray that once again we can show the rest of the world that America embraces refugees, and that they should too,”

Feb 7, 2017

HIAS Names Shelly Pitterman Senior Vice President for Programs Feb 07, 2017 HIAS, the global Jewish nonprofit that protects refugees, is pleased to announce the appointment of Shelly Pitterman as senior vice president for programs, effective February 6, 2017. Pitterman, who will be based in HIAS headquarters in Silver Spring, Maryland, will oversee all of […]

Jan 18, 2017

"Cutting all funding to the U.N., which includes the Refugee Agency, the World Food Program, the World Health Organization, and UNICEF, would cause immeasurable suffering," writes HIAS VP for Policy and Advocacy Melanie Nezer.