From art to policies, traditions to dreams, refugees are shaping the future in ordinary—and extraordinary—ways. This World Refugee Day, test your knowledge and learn more about the incredible ways refugees shape the world around us.

IRC Voice Morena Baccarin recently traveled to Colombia to meet Venezuelan refugees trying to build new lives far from the violence and economic chaos at home.

Many Syrian refugee women want to work but face hurdles. The gig economy, with protections for workers, could help change that.

In Jordan, there are an estimated 1.2 million Syrian refugees, the vast majority of which are unemployed. To address this crisis, the Jordan Compact, a new partnership between the international community and Government of Jordan that provides a pathway to economic opportunity for both refugees and Jordanians, was crafted.

A compact agreement is an innovative model for bringing together donors, development and humanitarian agencies, the private sector, and civil society under host-country leadership to achieve sustainable outcomes for refugees and host communities. We offer three key principles and 10 recommendations for policymakers to build effective compacts for refugee-hosting nations.