Topic: Violence Against Women and Girls

Sep 19, 2025

HIAS and Médecins du Monde (MdM), with financial support from the European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO), responded to the urgent protection and health needs of people crossing the perilous Darién Gap.

Aug 29, 2025

A recent decision by the Board of Immigration Appeals places female asylum seekers at risk of being sent back to where they had fled.

Apr 15, 2025

Two years after a devastating civil war began in Sudan, HIAS works with refugees in Chad to rebuild their lives.

Mar 13, 2025

These four women and men are taking steps to combatting violence in their communities. Find out more about their stories today.

Dec 23, 2024

2024 will be remembered as an extraordinarily challenging year for refugees, asylum seekers, and displaced people. HIAS programs and services reached more than 1.4 million people in 2024.

Nov 27, 2024

Around 20% of women in Eastern Europe have experienced some kind of physical or sexual violence in their lifetime.

Nov 22, 2024

These women are from different walks of life, but they all participated in a HIAS program that created an impact on each of them, and their communities.

Sep 19, 2024

HIAS Israel Emergency Response and local partners are helping Bedouin women help themselves and their families.

Jul 8, 2024

Andrea is a single mother who had no way to look after her children and parents in her home country. She received support through the HIAS AECID program in Panama, and is feeling hopeful about the future.

Jun 27, 2024

HIAS Emergency Response partnered with Beit El-Meem to distribute food and hygiene care packages for the Arab LGBTQ+ community in Haifa.