Syrian refugee aid plan launched as births in exile hit 1 million
UN agencies and NGOs publish US$5.5 billion plan to help refugees and host countries in 2019-2020, as number of Syrian children born as refugees reaches one million. By Charlie Dunmore AMMAN, Jordan – A typically boisterous two-year-old with distinctive blonde hair...
12-year-old South Sudanese refugee girl dreams of future
A Dream to Heal Suffering It’s hard to imagine how a 12-year-old girl, forced to flee South Sudan after losing her family to conflict, can speak with courage and drive to relieve the suffering of others. It is with such clear faith in humanity that Eva explains how...
Rohingya widows worry about their families’ futures
By Tim Gaynor in Kutupalong refugee settlement, Bangladesh In a plastic-roofed shack near an open sewer in Bangladesh, Rohingya refugee widow Sufia Khatun is doing all she can to fend for the family she now heads. Her husband, Nur Mohammad, was struck with a machete...