̽»¨¾«Ñ¡

On a return visit to the Greek island of Lesbos, which he first visited in November 2015, Mandy Patinkin met with refugees stranded at Kara Tepe who are caught in a desperate and lengthy limbo as they wait to know the fate of their asylum claims. Learn more about refugees in Europe.

As the war in Syria enters its seventh year, students from the Sage International School in Boise wrote uplifting letters to Syrian children half a world away. Read all the letters.

An aspiring artist, Farhad Nouri has many hopes and dreams, but most of all, he wants a place he can call home, a place to feel welcomed.

Education isn't a luxury—it's a vital lifeline. More than half of Syrian children in Lebanon don’t attend school. ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ president & CEO sees the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡'s education programs in Lebanon first-hand. 

Despite the fact that borders in Europe are closed, children traveling alone continue to attempt a dangerous and impossible journey to find safety. They are at risk of being exploitated by smugglers and beaten by border guards with limited, coordinated services and support in place across the Balkans to ensure their safety and protection. This is the story of one 17-year-old from Afghanistan currently stranded in Serbia.

Actor and ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ ambassador Mandy Patinkin and wife Kathryn Grody traveled to Greece and Serbia to meet brave and resilient refugees who are caught in a desperate and lengthy limbo. Read story.

Farhad, a talented young artist, is just one of 3,000 refugee children currently in Serbia. He wants to study painting and become famous someday. Most of all, he wants a place he can call home. This is his story.

Together Sesame Street's Grover and ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ ambassador Mandy Patinkin are on a mission to help refugee children. Learn more about the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡'s partnership with Sesame Workshop to address the educational needs of young Syrian refugees in the Middle East.

At least a half million Syrian refugee children live in Lebanon. Many have no choice but to work on the streets or in the fields to help their families survive. The ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ gives them a safe place to play, learn, and just be kids. Meet a group of children as they spend a day in one of these safe spaces dressing up in superhero costumes and talking about their secret superpowers.

Humans can survive 3 minutes without air, 3 days without water, and 3 weeks without food. But how long can we survive without a safe place to call home? Join Rashida Jones as she visits Syrian refugees in limbo in Lebanon in the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡'s virtual reality experience (scroll down to see the VR embedded in the linked article).