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“I want everyone to become beekeepers!” Five years ago Huthafia received a grant from the ̽����ѡ and Citi Foundation's Resilient Futures program to turn his hobby of beekeeping into a business. Since then, Huthaifa has faced bee-killing pesticides and shared honey with King Charles III.

Through Ahlan Simsim, or “Welcome Sesame,”  the ̽����ѡ and Sesame Workshop are bringing early childhood development and playful learning to children—like Ayla in Jordan—who are affected by conflict and crisis in the Middle East.

No running water. Crowded living conditions. Limited access to health care. This is the reality for nearly 1 million displaced people in northwest Syria, where the ̽����ѡ has adapted our programs to protect people from the spread of COVID-19.

For nearly 40 years the United States resettlement program has been the best in the world, providing safety and opportunity to millions of refugees. But in his first week in office President Donald Trump signed an executive order that threatens to pull back the welcome mat.

Tuesday, Dec. 19 marks 1,000 days since the beginning of the war in Yemen, a country which is now suffering from the largest humanitarian crisis in the world, with a near-famine and the largest cholera outbreak in modern history. The conduct of war by all parties to the conflict repeatedly violates international law by targeting civilians and civilian infrastructure.

Nearly 60 million people have been forced to flee their homes by war, conflict and persecution — more lives upended than at any time in history. The ̽����ѡ joins the United Nations on World Refugee Day (June 20) in raising awareness of this unprecedented humanitarian crisis, urging global leaders to act, and saluting the courage of refugees who are trying to rebuild their lives far from home. Why is commem

Displacement can happen to any one of us when war and disaster strikes. This is exactly what you’re about to watch: moments when people forced to flee their homes due to war and conflict arrive in the United States to start over. But they need support to begin this new chapter in their lives.