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Mar 14, 2024

Forgotten Crises: Displacement from Sudan to Eastern Chad

Mar 14, 2024

Forgotten Crises: Displacement from Sudan to Eastern Chad Since April 2023, conflict in Sudan has killed tens of thousands and caused almost 2 million more to flee elsewhere for safety. This fact sheet examines the humanitarian impact of Sudan's violence on neighboring Chad and details HIAS' response to the crisis.

Mar 14, 2024

Forgotten Crises: Displacement in Latin America

Mar 14, 2024

Fact Sheet Forgotten Crises LAC Region. In Latin America, millions of people experience displacement — including many from Venezuela. This fact sheet considers the impact of this displacement and details HIAS' response to the crisis.

Dec 13, 2023

Localization: Why Language Matters

Dec 13, 2023

Localization: Why Language Matters Localization means empowering local populations — responders, program participants, and the surrounding impacted communities — to lead and deliver humanitarian aid. This explainer provides an overview of the concept of localization, its importance, and how HIAS sees localization as one of its priorities.

Oct 19, 2023

Private Sponsorship Programs for Refugees and the Road Ahead for Welcome Corps

Oct 19, 2023

Thumbnail for the explainer At the beginning of 2023, the Biden administration launched Welcome Corps, the first private sponsorship program for refugee resettlement that the United States has implemented since the 1990s. This explainer provides an overview of private sponsorship, how it is different from traditional resettlement and other programs, and the road ahead for Welcome Corps.

Oct 6, 2023

Welcome Circles in Europe for People Fleeing Ukraine

Oct 6, 2023

Thumbnail image for the report In response to mass displacement from Ukraine, HIAS Europe launched the Welcome Circles program in May 2022 to enable the community-based reception and integration of people displaced from Ukraine in 12 countries across Europe. This fact sheet evaluates the program’s successes, challenges, and opportunities for growth based on feedback from Welcome Circles beneficiaries, volunteers, and coordinators.

Jul 5, 2023

The U.S. Refugee Admissions Program

Jul 5, 2023

Thumbnail for an explainer titled This explainer provides an overview of how the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP) admits, resettles, and integrates refugees in the United States, and the role refugee resettlement agencies like HIAS play in this program.

May 17, 2023

New Migration Management Policies in the Aftermath of Title 42

May 17, 2023

New Migration Management Policies in the Aftermath of Title 42 This policy brief analyzes new U.S. migration management policies, their pros and cons, and the implications and legal precedent they will set for asylum, complementary pathways, and border management for the United States and other countries.

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