Global Crisis

Insecurity in the Central African Republic (CAR) has recently displaced more than 200,000 people and helped form what is perhaps the biggest emerging refugee crisis in the world right now.

2020 will undoubtedly be a year that many people will want to forget. But despite the unparalleled challenges of 2020, HIAS has been able to not only pivot to online programs and services but actually extend its reach to more clients. HIAS helped more than 1.17 million people this year, the highest number in the organization’s history.

In a video interview for the annual Halifax International Security Forum, Hetfield said he expect things will change for the better for refugees and asylum seekers with the new Biden administration.