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Lovely Akter, an IRC midwife, poses with her nine-month-old daughter. Lovely is wearing a blue headscarf and her daughter is wearing a pink shirt. Both are smiling.

"Be strong, courageous and hopeful." Mothers' messages during COVID-19

Mothers around the world, especially those in crisis zones, struggle to keep their children healthy and safe—sometimes against long odds.

ArticleMay 7, 2020
With her hair pulled back and wearing a black t-shirt, Christine Shevchenko looks at the camera for a World Refugee Day 2021 photo shoot,

“Courage is not being afraid to fail.” Meet ballerina Christine Shevchenko

After fleeing her native Ukraine at the age of 6, Christine Shevchenko turned to dance to cope with the sudden changes in her life.

ArticleJune 13, 2021
Rapper, songwriter and record producer Belly stands outside wearing a headband and sweatshirt with the text "Palestine" for a World Refugee Day 2021 photo shoot.

“My past is in my music.” Meet rapper, songwriter and record producer Belly

Palestinian-born Canadian rapper, songwriter and record producer Belly describes how he fell in love with poetry and music, and how his past has impacted his art.

ArticleJune 17, 2021
Congolese children at school

How cutting lifesaving foreign aid could hurt the U.S.

Such steep cuts send a clear message to the world’s most vulnerable people: you are not welcome in America, and America will not help you where you are. 

ArticleMarch 16, 2017
Lincy Sopall, fashion designer, sits at a desk sketching with a pencil. She was persecuted as a transgender womanin Honduras.

What does Pride Month mean for LGBTQI+ refugees?

Many people who flee their homes do so as they risk persecution because of their identity. This Pride Month, learn more about what LGBTQI+ refugees face.

ArticleJune 25, 2021
A woman in Monrovia, Liberia, walks past a mural that reads "Stop Ebola."

After Ebola, West Africa rebuilds for a better future

In March 2014, West Africa experienced the largest ever outbreak of Ebola, infecting over 28,000 people and claiming over 11,000 lives. In order to prevent future outbreaks, we must understand what created the deadly epidemic in the first place.

ArticleMay 9, 2018
Rawan sits by a window, reading

Love and loss in Syria: One teenage refugee's story

Imagine falling in love for the first time only to have your happiness destroyed in an instant. It happened to 19-year-old Rawan when her first love, Karam, was killed by a sniper in Syria. Learn how she overcame her crushing grief.

ArticleFebruary 14, 2017

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