Topic: Latin America

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Jan 24, 2024

Refugee Children Have a Right to Education on the Move

Jan 24, 2024

Refugee Children Have a Right to Education on the Move HIAS and Save the Children developed the Education Without Limits campaign to advocate for the educational inclusion of refugee and migrant children.

Dec 20, 2023

UN Recognizes HIAS’ Cross-Border Response in the Darién Gap

Dec 20, 2023

UN Recognizes HIAS’ Cross-Border Response in the Darién Gap HIAS’ cross-border program for displaced people crossing the Darién Gap and Central America is among the top 10 global best practices designated by the United Nations Network on Migration (UNNM) and the International Migration Review Forum (INMR).

Dec 6, 2023

HIAS Warns Humanitarian Funding in Latin America in Decline Amid Escalating Crisis

Dec 6, 2023

HIAS Warns Humanitarian Funding in Latin America in Decline Amid Escalating Crisis With a growing number of people displaced throughout Latin America and the Caribbean, HIAS warns that the region is grappling with a decline in funding — with support at its lowest level in recent years.

Oct 20, 2023

HIAS Welcomes Mexico’s Initiative to Address Regional Displacement Challenges

Oct 20, 2023

HIAS Welcomes Mexico’s Initiative to Address Regional Displacement Challenges HIAS in encouraged by the recent announcement that President Andrés Manuel López Obrador of Mexico will meet with representatives of 11 governments from the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region regarding a regional migration plan on October 22nd in Palenque, Mexico

Sep 22, 2023

Providing Refugees With Tools To Get Back on Their Feet

Sep 22, 2023

Providing Refugees With Tools To Get Back on Their Feet Economic inclusion programs work with displaced people to achieve their long-term financial stability and self-reliance in host communities. Here are five ways these programs work at HIAS.

Sep 20, 2023

Commemorating 20 Years of Humanitarian Assistance in Ecuador

Sep 20, 2023

Commemorating 20 Years of Humanitarian Assistance in Ecuador Sabrina Lustgarten, who served as HIAS Ecuador's first country director, reflects on how the organization's work in the country set the tone for HIAS' expansion across the world.

Sep 7, 2023

In the Darién, Refugees Receive Help All Along the Way

Sep 7, 2023

HIAS staff gives personal supplies to migrant women at the HIAS support tent in Migration Reception Center of Lajas Blancas, Darien Gap | In the Darien Gap, Refugees Find Help All Along the Way | HIAS HIAS' cross-border programs ensure that displaced people — particularly GBV survivors and those from the LGBTQ community — get support throughout their journeys.

Sep 6, 2023

UNHCR: Record Displacement in Latin America and the Caribbean

Sep 6, 2023

UNHCR: Record Displacement in Latin America and the Caribbean 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.

Sep 1, 2023

Helping LGBTQ People Thrive in Ecuador

Sep 1, 2023

Helping LGBTQ People Thrive in Ecuador Claudia Gomez and Isabela Ruiz participated in the Entrepreneurship School with a Gender Lens with HIAS Ecuador, and now they now have a successful business selling vegan snacks.

Jul 27, 2023

Beyond the Border: The Regional Effects of the U.S. Asylum Ban

Jul 27, 2023

Migrants, most from Haiti, prepare to depart a base camp towards the infamous Darien Gap while on their journey towards the United States on October 07, 2021 at Las Tekas, Colombia. | Beyond the Border: The Regional Effects of the U.S. Asylum Ban | HIAS The Biden administration’s asylum ban has had a profound impact not only at the U.S.-Mexico border but throughout the entire Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region, where HIAS operates over 70 field offices across 11 countries.

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