For the first time ever, a small team of international refugee athletes are competing at the Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil this year — representing the some 65 million people displaced by war, conflict and persecution.

On the tenth anniversary of the war in Syria, the International Rescue Committee spoke with 10 year olds and their parents about growing up knowing nothing but war.

Discover new cuisines by cooking with displaced and refugee families sharing their recipes from home.

As the battle to retake Mosul from ISIS enters its most dangerous phase, Iraqis are fleeing the city despite the danger of rockets, booby traps and snipers.

Today, more than half of the world’s displaced people live in urban areas and the average length of displacement is 25 years. The humanitarian sector must adapt to meet the challenges of an urbanizing world and the increasing role of cities as places of refuge and economic opportunity, as well as sites of heightened risk of crisis, marginalization and inequality.

Learn how Sesame Workshop and the International Rescue Committee are changing the lives of young refugees and displaced children across the Middle East.

The cumulative effects of unrelenting violence, forced displacement and the loss of an entire school year are likely to impact children in Gaza for the rest of their lives.

The IRC is providing immediate cash and economic assistance and psychological first aid to people impacted and displaced by the explosion in Beirut.

Supporting the mental health needs of displaced people will be crucial to helping them lay the groundwork for future success.