Respond to Emergencies
The number of people crossing the treacherous Darién Gap between Colombia and Panama has risen dramatically in recent years, one of many humanitarian emergencies HIAS is currently responding to around the world. (HIAS Panama)
Overview
HIAS is committed to proactively responding to emergencies around the world in order to better assist displaced populations — including refugees, asylum seekers, and internally displaced people — and vulnerable host communities. These emergencies include complex, protracted situations arising out of conflict or political upheaval, those triggered by a natural disaster, or the initial stages of the effects of climate change.
Displaced individuals are at heightened vulnerability to emergencies and disasters, and these crises are often the springboard for large-scale and long-term displacement. Through the HIAS Emergency and Humanitarian Programs Team we provide immediate help to short or long-term displaced communities. The team is prepared, funded, and ready to scale provision of essential goods and services, build resilience, and support recovery. HIAS’ Emergency and Humanitarian Programs Team better enables HIAS to continue meeting the most critical needs facing vulnerable populations before, during, and after an emergency.
Strategies
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Expand emergency programming capacity
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Adapt emergency response systems
Ukraine
War in Ukraine has created one of the largest human displacement crises in the world today. HIAS is responding with emergency humanitarian assistance, providing essential services to displaced persons within Ukraine and helping refugees from Ukraine in neighboring countries.
JOIN OUR EMERGENCY ROSTER
HIAS is looking for experienced, high-quality humanitarian professionals to join our emergency roster. The aim of the HIAS roster is to bolster our emergency response capacity and to increase our capacity to effectively respond to humanitarian crises around the world. Humanitarian professionals on the roster should be interested in short-term deployments to respond to global emergencies and crises.
How to Join
Successful applicants will be added to the HIAS emergency roster. Roster members will be contacted when they are needed to support an emergency response and may need to deploy within 72 hours.
Open Positions
You can find our open roster roles below. More roster positions will be added as our roster grows, so please continue to check back if you do not see a role that is a fit at this time.
Resources
Sep 28, 2022
The Emergency Response Fund
Sep 28, 2022
This fund is used to establish a foundation for emergency response capacity during times of displacement and for actively responding in a variety of contexts including critical emergency needs assessments.
Sep 13, 2022
Waiting for the Sky to Close
Sep 13, 2022