Jul 22, 2024 | Worldwide Refugee Crisis
Missiles rained down on Hama, Syria, filling four-year-old Khalidah’s* heart with terror. Armed groups and terrorists overran their once peaceful community, jeopardizing the life of her family. Until this violence came in 2012, Khalidah’s family of five lived...
Nov 29, 2023 | Worldwide Refugee Crisis
Ten-year-old Ivanna* remembers when the war started in Ukraine. “It was so scary hearing the bombs!” she said. “We hid in the bathroom because we didn’t have a cellar.” Ivanna is safe now since she and her parents fled their city, but she misses her home a lot. Civil...
May 9, 2023 | Worldwide Refugee Crisis
Emmanuel,* a young South Sudanese Refugee , fled from his home village in search of a better life after his wife was killed in the crossfire of a gunfight. After months of treacherous travel, Emmauel arrived on Lesvos Island, Greece. The four young children he had...
Dec 20, 2022 | Worldwide Refugee Crisis
“When can I go home?” More than 100 million displaced people around the world long for an answer to this question. Many fled their homes because of conflict, persecution, or famine. Returning is often difficult and sometimes nearly impossible. In the Middle East,...
Feb 19, 2021 | International Crisis
Conflicts in Armenia and Azerbaijan, Ivory Coast, and Ethiopia have brought a surge of refugees seeking safety for themselves and their families. Innocent people—parents, children, and the elderly—have fled their homes, bringing little with them. Many depend entirely...
