The vice president's visit to Mexico and Guatemala spotlighted the growing humanitarian crisis in northern Central America. Here's how the U.S. can help.

Since the 1970s, millions of Afghans have fled to Pakistan to escape ongoing violence and natural disaster. They’ve found safety, built families and restarted their lives. However, many are now being forced to return to an unstable country that is unable to support them.

President Trump has blocked refugees and citizens from Syria, Somalia, Sudan, Iraq, Iran, Libya and Yemen from entering the United States. Here’s what you need to know about what the refugees are fleeing and why America should not slam the door against them. 

A proposal put forward by the Trump administration seeks to slash foreign aid by a third, a deep and disproportionate cut that will have life and death consequences for the world’s most vulnerable, and put the health, security and prosperity of Americans at risk.

Widespread drought, food insecurity and conflict across East Africa and Yemen have led to a mass displacement of people. Refugee camps are overcrowded and lack clean water, sanitation and health care, conditions that have nurtured a deadly cholera outbreak, putting millions at risk.