HIAS’ primary purpose in Latin America and the Caribbean is to protect and respond to the needs of refugees, asylum seekers, and other forcibly displaced people. We work in Aruba, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Honduras, Guatemala, Guyana, Mexico, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela, through more than 70 field offices, mainly in border and remote locations by providing legal protection, community mental health and psychosocial services, gender-based violence protection, economic inclusion support, and emergency response.
The region is experiencing the largest and most complex displacement crisis in recent history. It’s estimated that more than 20 million people have been forced to flee their homes because of conflict, violence, or persecution in the region, representing about one-fifth of the number of displaced people globally.
