Stories
A Long and Perilous Route to Safety
Jean's family spent nearly two years on the run from war in the Central African Republic. Now they have a place to call home until peace returns.
Released from captivity
In northern Iraq, Yazidi men and women tell of being captured, detained and tortured by militants. Meet a few of the lucky survivors.
The boy who was buried alive and survived
When his village in Nigeria was attacked, 10-year-old Ibrahim witnessed his father's brutal murder. Then the insurgents came after him.
Heartbreak at the border
As a fifth year of conflict begins, Syrians continue to seek safety abroad. But desperation is driving some to return to their war-torn country.
Sparks of hope among the ashes
The shelling did not spare a single building in Nikishino, Ukraine. Yet within days of the ceasefire people were coming back to start to rebuild.
The inventors of Azraq
Facing an uncertain future after four years of conflict, three Syrian refugees use their ingenuity to make life in a desert camp a bit better.
Pulled in Two Directions
A Syrian family from Raqqa flee again and again, driven out by conflict but drawn back by the pull of their beloved homeland.
A Double Refugee Spreads Hope
As a child, Khan Malual fled the war for South Sudan's independence. Now more fighting has forced him back to Kakuma refugee camp.
The Underground Siege
The shelling in Ukraine has driven 1,000 Donetsk residents underground. Afraid to venture outside, they still maintain a spirit of generosity.