The surge of families seeking asylum in the United States, recent changes in U.S. policies, and the lack of available resources and services at the border are putting thousands of people at increased risk of danger and exploitation. 

As thousands of refugees are stranded or risking their lives trying to transit through Bulgaria, Serbia and Hungary in extremely cold weather, the IRC and its partners in Serbia are providing winter relief, including clothing, medicine and other emergency aid in some of the most challenging locations.

Read this first-person account from one of the many Syrians who live under constant gunfire and barrel bombs.

The latest escalation of violence in northwest Syria has uprooted more than a quarter of a million people from their homes as winter sets in.

The IRC spoke to Syrian men and women who have found temporary safety in Idlib—but worry they will be uprooted once more—about the places they escaped, and what they hope the future holds.