When a bomb hit the kindergarten that Muhammed’s youngest son Amr, 4, attended, his family decided it was time to leave behind their life in Aleppo in search of a place where they could be happy, safe and the children could finish their schooling. Today they are stranded on the Greek island of Lesbos.

The Initial Meet-Up With Caregivers form gives an outline for schools to use to gain key information to support refugee and asylum-seeking students and their wider family from their very first day.

The IRC has released results of a new survey after interviewing more than 800 Syrian refugee families, uncovering the reasons why refugees are embarking on the perilous journey to Europe.

Right now, an Iraqi military operation to retake the ISIS-controlled city of Mosul is underway and 200,000 terrified citizens are expected to flee the city in the first weeks. Without clear routes for families to escape safely, hundreds of thousands of people may be caught in the fighting.

Nurad’s life was upended when water engulfed her home. She escaped with her children, but lost her home, her farm and her livelihood. Using cash assistance, Nurad can feed her family and begin to rebuild her life.

17-year-old Bahar dreams of coming to England. After spending the majority of his teenage years alone, moving around in search of sanctuary, his hope is to be united with his uncle’s family who’ve lived in the UK for over 20 years.

The Dubs Amendment, named after former child refugee and campaigner Lord Alf Dubs, was designed to ensure that the Government would continue to allow unaccompanied and separated refugee children in Europe the opportunity to be reunited with family members here in the UK after the Brexit process was completed.

For doting father Djime, the happiness and wellbeing of his three children has always been top priority, so when war and violence in his home country of the Democratic Republic of Congo jeopardized their safety, he was left with no choice but to uproot his family and flee.

Two months ago, sisters Marta* and Oksana* lived peaceful lives in the same Ukrainian town where they were born, married and spent their entire lives. They both have young children–four between them, ages 9 to 15–and their families were happy, content and prosperous.