Mariam Habibi*, a 24-year-old Afghan woman living in the Nangarhar province, is on a mission. As a dedicated Community Surveillance Assistant with the International Rescue Committee (IRC), she played a crucial role in ensuring the well-being of her community. Mariam's story is one of resilience, compassion, and determination as she tackles the challenges of malnutrition and the aftermath of an economic downturn in her war-torn homeland.

This report explores the challenges facing Afghan refugees in reaching Europe and evaluates the European response with recommendations to overcome immediate challenges and put in place a sustainable, longer-term approach better aligned with EU values.

Karima is a woman from Iraq, living alone with her four children in an independent living apartment in Athens, Greece. Read her story.

Ivan travelled thousands of miles from Venezuela to the U.S.-Mexico border only to be turned away.