Topic: UNHCR
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
42 results
Mar 27, 2024
Displaced Students Pursue Their Dreams in Colombia and Ecuador
Mar 27, 2024
HIAS, DAFI and UNHCR have provided 145 refugee and internally displaced students with scholarships to complete their university studies.
Sep 6, 2023
UNHCR: Record Displacement in Latin America and the Caribbean
Sep 6, 2023
A new report has found that over 21 million people across the region are displaced, an increase of 25% from the previous year. This recent increase has overwhelmed humanitarian organizations and host communities.
Dec 14, 2022
2022 in Review: War in Ukraine Adds to Record Displacement Worldwide
Dec 14, 2022
2022 will likely be remembered in the refugee world as one of the worst crises ever, as the war in Ukraine continues to shape the global response to millions of displaced people. Take a look back at the Ukraine crisis and other pivotal moments of the year.
Jun 16, 2022
UNHCR: 100 Million Now Displaced, 27 Million Refugees Worldwide
Jun 16, 2022
For the first time in human history more than 100 million people are displaced from their homes, UNHCR reports.
Apr 20, 2022
HIAS Aruba Opens Community Center, Fosters Local Integration
Apr 20, 2022
HIAS Aruba recently opened a community center to expand its support services to more than 5,000 refugees and migrants on the island.
Dec 14, 2021
Keeping the Global Response to Refugee Issues On Track
Dec 14, 2021
HIAS is participating in high-level meetings designed to monitor the international response to refugee issues.
Aug 19, 2021
Mia Farrow Honors Humanitarian Workers Between Desert and War
Aug 19, 2021
Actress Mia Farrow recalls the dedicated humanitarian workers she met on a 2006 visit to a HIAS compound in Chad.
Jun 23, 2021
A High-Level Visit for HIAS Offices in Panama and Ecuador
Jun 23, 2021
UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi met with HIAS clients in Panama and Ecuador.
Jun 18, 2021
Despite Pandemic, Refugee Numbers Grow to Unprecedented Levels
Jun 18, 2021
UNHCR published its annual Global Trends report, which showed 82.4 million people around the world were forcibly displaced in 2020 — the largest population of forcibly displaced people in history.
Dec 22, 2020
HIAS and UNHCR Strengthen Long-Standing Partnership
Dec 22, 2020
The leaders of HIAS and UNHCR, the U.N. Refugee Agency, signed a memorandum of understanding that will strengthen the decades-long cooperation between the two organizations.