Families fleeing violence and persecution in Latin America are often forced to leave their homes on a moment’s notice. Here is what one family was able to bring as they crossed the U.S. border for safety.

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When Venezuela's economy collapsed, Cibel had to leave a child behind to build a new life for her family. Now they are all together in Colombia.

Despite being in constant pain from health issues she’s had since birth, Alex chooses to focus on assisting families looking for safety and protection. “My job is the only reason I get up in the morning,” she says.

While these countries represent less than 6 percent of the world’s population, they host more than half of all people identified as being in need globally.

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.

Tens of thousands of people are fleeing Aleppo as Syrian government forces take control of eastern neighborhoods. IRC president David Miliband says the city has become "a bloody graveyard."

As the 2016 Summer Olympics came to a close, refugee soccer players resettled in Baltimore reflected on their own dreams.

Far from home and living with a disability, 30-year-old Syrian refugee Mohamed Saleh Ismail seizes an opportunity to restart his life in Lebanon.

Refugees in Greece tell us their hopes and dreams while they wait for Europe to determine their fate.