Opera singer Danielle de Niese visits IRC child protection programmes in Tanzania.

Education with Nigerian refugees

When one of the strongest storms in recorded history slammed the Philippines in 2013, more than 6,000 people lost their lives and 90 percent of homes in the hardest hit areas were damaged or destroyed.

Today, as South Sudan marks the anniversary of its independence, the new nation is engulfed by a growing humanitarian crisis. Hopes for a peaceful future expressed four years ago are now dashed. Thousands of people have been killed, and more than two million uprooted from their homes by civil war. Unspeakable atrocities have been committed by all parties to the conflict.

In 1984, Raesa,* just 14 years old, left her family in Jordan and moved to Syria with her husband to start a new life. When civil war broke out 28 years later, Raesa was forced to flee with her children, triplets, and seek refuge back in her own country.“We left Syria through the village of Tell Shihab and went to Ramtha [in Jordan]”, Raesa says, who is now the sole breadwinner for her family. Her husband decided to stay behind with his second wife and their family.

Somalia is facing a severe drought. More than two million people could die of starvation by September.

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

Last week, Turkey opened its borders allowing refugees to reach Europe. Here are the facts about the situation.

One of President Trump's first executive orders, issued on Jan. 27, suspended the entire U.S. refugee resettlement programme and barred citizens of seven predominantly Muslim countries from entry to the U.S. The order, issued to allow for a 120-day security review, was negated by an appeals court. Today, a new order was issued, which again, targets refugees like Samah and Mohammed.

The world’s newest nation, South Sudan, has been ravaged by civil war and political infighting since 2013. After a peace agreement failed to unite the country last July, the conflict quickly spread to previously unaffected areas. That’s when the war came to Angelina Nyatuoy’s home in Mirmir, a small province of Panyijar County, located in South Sudan’s Unity state.