In many ways Yakeen is like any little girl. She’s approaching her second birthday. Her cheeks are flushed a rosy red by the winter chill. The sudden appearance of strangers in her house leaves her clinging to her mother’s long skirt.

She visited our programmes which assist refugees as they adjust to their new lives in Germany, from the classroom to the workplace to the broader community.

Transporting the sick, the injured and the dead, this Syrian paramedic in Eastern Ghouta risks shelling and airstrikes to save countless lives.

After some of the bloodiest fighting in more than seven years of civil war in Syria—including a suspected chemical attack in the town of Douma—the enclave of Eastern Ghouta is now under the control of the Syrian government. Here’s what you need to know:

Read about an ordinary day for an extraordinary woman living in one of the world’s largest refugee camps.

How the IRC’s child protection team helps displaced families rebuild their lives

On the 8th of March - International Women's Day - here are 8 steps decision makers must take to support women and girls fighting for their rights in the most difficult places on Earth.

Seven years of war in Syria have taken a catastrophic human toll and created one of the worst humanitarian crises of our time.

Meet Firas, a Syrian refugee determined to make a difference

The way to survive in one of Europe’s worst refugee camps