"Often we turn a blind eye to suffering, when really it’s quite simple to do small things that make a big difference to the lives of others.”

The International Rescue Committee and Sesame Workshop—the nonprofit, educational organization behind Sesame Street—are working together to give millions of refugee children in Syria, Jordan, Lebanon and northern Iraq the support they need to learn, grow and thrive.

Since June 2012, widespread violence between Buddhists and Muslims in Myanmar’s Rakhine State has uprooted hundreds of thousands of people. The majority are Muslims who call themselves Rohingya—the world’s largest stateless group and one of the most persecuted. The latest violence only makes the resolution of the world’s longest civil war all the more elusive.

When war engulfed Syria, Mahmoud dodged bullets and bombs every day just to continue his education. Now the 13-year-old refugee has become one of the top students in his new school in Lebanon.

They escaped ISIS. Now these six determined women are rebuilding their lives.

All you need to know — and the latest updates — as we take Together for Refugees to the streets of the UK

Rohingya refugees are risking their lives for a safe place to call home. 60 people drowned on Sep. 29 when a boat carrying Rohingya Muslims fleeing from violence in Myanmar sank off the coast of Bangladesh.

Cholera is an ancient illness that today kills only the poorest and most vulnerable people. How is it affecting Yemen and East Africa?

For 663 million people, nearly a tenth of the global population, access to clean water is still a luxury they don’t have. For many, conflict and war have destroyed the vital infrastructure needed to bring water to communities and refugee camps, whilst climate change and drought continue to place increasing strain on limited resources.

People in Libya are facing a forgotten crisis on an unimaginable scale. One in five living in Libya are in need of our urgent support.