Topic: UNHCR

Oct 6, 2016

HIAS Welcomes Election of António Guterres as Next United Nations Secretary General Oct 06, 2016 NEW YORK—The United Nations Security Council voted today to elect António Guterres as the next secretary general of the United Nations. Guterres previously served as the prime minister of Portugal from 1995 to 2002, and as United Nations High Commissioner […]

Aug 2, 2016

A group of more than 30 NGOs who work on refugee, migration and human rights issues issued a joint statement urging that the upcoming high level meeting on refugees and migrants at the United Nations General Assembly affirm a few basic principles.

Jun 21, 2016

More than 65 million people were displaced by war and persecution by the end of 2015, according to a report released on World Refugee Day by the U.N. refugee agency. Here’s what you need to know.

Mar 31, 2016

HIAS President and CEO Mark Hetfield attended a conference in Geneva focused on finding placement for Syrian refugees. He reports on the highlights and the missed opportunities.

Nov 30, 2015

A new report released by UNHCR calls attention to the growing plight of women in Central America and the forces that are causing them to flee from their home countries in ever increasing numbers.

Oct 28, 2015

António Guterres, the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, told the audience at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. that this is a manageable problem for Europe, but “there is one condition for a problem to be manageable -- it must be managed.”

Jun 20, 2015

It is impossible to avoid the stories of massive human displacement from Burma, Syria, Iraq, Ukraine, and Afghanistan, and hordes of boat migrants dying in the Mediterranean and the Indian Ocean. There was a time when refugees were a front-page issue for the American Jewish community. That is no longer the case, and we must do better.

May 21, 2015

A new report, published jointly by HIAS and the Brookings Institution, examines the Ukrainian Government’s response to the IDP crisis thus far, and offers a number of key recommendations for dealing with the situation in both the near term and into the future.

Apr 23, 2015

The UN High Commissioner for Refugees is urging the West to do more to alleviate the largest refugee crisis since World War II. HIAS agrees. These are extraordinary times, and the West needs an extraordinary response.

Jun 25, 2014

What distinguishes today’s refugees from those of World War II is that many are not fleeing direct oppression by governments. Rather, they are running away from violent groups that governments are unwilling or unable to control.