Hassan hasn’t seen his wife and children in over a year - arriving on the Greek island of Chios in November 2019, he was forced to flee Syria without his family.

For International Women's Day, the IRC asked girls in Helowyn camp in Ethiopia to describe what it means “to be a girl.”

The word ‘refugee’ brings to mind rows of white tents spread over remote and dusty plains – today has made me think differently. I am in Nairobi, home to tens of thousands of refugees trying to survive and build a new life in Kenya’s sprawling capital. Eastleigh, a neighbourhood on the east side of the city, is home to an estimated 120,000 refugees. The majority are Somalis who have fled conflict and drought in their own country. Rather than head for refugee camps, increasingly they seek the anonymity and opportunities for self-reliance offered by the city. They are not alone in this choice – according to the UNHCR, the UN’s refugee body, more than half of the world’s refugees now live in urban settings.

Today is World Humanitarian Day, a chance to recognise phenomenal women around the world who dedicate their lives to protecting people caught in conflict.

Ketty works with children who have arrived in Greece alone and sees how their hope and dignity is restored when they are given the right support.

After Musa's father was killed, he became the sole provider for his family and set up his own business to support them.

The man behind the marmalade-loving character, the late author Michael Bond, drew on his wartime memories of evacuees and refugees when he created the much-loved Paddington Bear.

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.

Hardships are mounting for Syrians in Idlib, where thousands are facing constant airstrikes, chronic shortages of food and medicine, and widespread unemployment.