More than a decade after he had been separated from his younger brother, Ali, Mehdi was about to greet him at the Frankfurt, Germany, airport.

Over a million Iraqis living in Mosul have had their lives turned upside down since ISIS took control of the city in June 2014. It is predicted that the fighting will continue well into 2017, but even when the last of ISIS is driven from the city, the crisis will be far from over. 

Uganda has embraced refugees fleeing war in South Sudan as brothers and sisters who need help and a chance to start a new life somewhere safe. See this welcome in action at a Ugandan restaurant whose owner is proud to count South Sudanese newcomers among her employees and customers.