by Sharon Samber Nairobi, Kenya — Each Tuesday, HIAS staff at the field office in Kawangware, a sprawling residential area in the western part of the Kenyan capital, travel to a church complex in Rongai in order to provide services to anyone who comes. Outside a squat, concrete building, refugees…

A humanitarian worker on the staff of long-time HIAS partner Right to Protection (R2P) was among the seven people killed in a missile attack on Chernihiv, Ukraine on Saturday, August 19. More than 150 people were injured in the midday attack, which left another R2P staff member wounded. The deceased…

By Matt Schiavenza Managing Editor, HIAS.org In the months since civil conflict in Sudan first sent thousands of refugees across Chad’s eastern border in April, global media attention has gradually waned. But the crisis has not disappeared. Over 370,000 refugees are estimated to have crossed into Chad, of whom the…

By Matt Schiavenza Managing Editor, HIAS In addition to the challenges shared by all displaced people, LGBTQ refugees encounter a unique set of difficulties that include stigmatization, isolation, and persecution. For years, HIAS has implemented programs designed to meet the particular needs of displaced LGBTQ people around the world. Heidi…

By Beverly Goldberg Five years ago, after being attacked, beaten, and imprisoned for opposing the government in her native Nicaragua, Erika Sanchez fled to Costa Rica. Soon after her arrival, she came into contact with HIAS, whose local staff provided her with psychological counseling and helped get her residency documents…

By Ayelet Parness On May 11, enforcement of Title 42, a public health measure invoked in 2020 to block people from seeking asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border, ended along with the U.S. COVID-19 public health emergency declaration. …

The Israeli Knesset has Israel’s judicial system that has attracted widespread condemnation as anti-democratic, triggering 29 consecutive weeks of protests across the country. In February, HIAS passed a law that would significantly curtail the ability of the courts to review government decisions through a tool known as the Reasonableness Doctrine…

By Brian Zumhagen HIAS was among the recipients of the Afghan Institute for Strategic Studies’ Avicenna International Award for Intercultural Cooperation for Peace. The London-based AISS presented this year’s award to Jewish non-governmental organizations that provided critical support for the resettlement of Afghans displaced after the fall of Kabul to…

By Beverly Goldberg and Sharon Samber World Refugee Day isn’t just one day. It’s the time each year around June 20 when people across the globe recognize refugees for their resilience and contributions to their communities. For many HIAS offices it’s a celebration, and these celebrations take on many forms…