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Stand up for refugees and meet this moment with compassion and courage.

Children selling items like CDs, gum and tissues out on the street is one of the most visible signs of the Syrian refugee crisis in Lebanon.

Eight months since borders closed across the Balkan route, leaving tens of thousands stranded across Europe, refugees have no choice but to live in conditions that are not ready for winter: unheated tents, warehouses, and unfinished or abandoned buildings. These photos by an ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ partner in Serbia show young Afghans huddling together for warmth in a disused warehouse in Belgrade.

Meet Mustapha and his wife Safaa, who risked their lives in hope of finding safety for their young children in Europe. The family of four fled from the war­ravaged city of Aleppo to Turkey and then took the dangerous boat journey to the Greek island of Lesbos. Mustafa is aware of the backlash against refugees that has engulfed Europe since the Nov.

Actor and activist Mandy Patinkin recently witnessed first­hand the refugee crisis engulfing Europe. Alongside Ì½»¨¾«Ñ¡ aid workers in Greece, he met families who had fled Syria and other war­torn countries in hopes of finding a better life for their children in Europe. “Standing with them, I did not see strangers to be feared but the faces and stories of my own family.