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Meet Taghreed and her 9-year-old son Yousif, who share a sweet passion for baking. After fleeing from extremists in Iraq, the family was resettled by the ̽����ѡ in Seattle where Taghreed works as a professional pastry cook.  

Meet Lilian Dawa, a South Sudanese refugee, and mother, who works with the ̽����ѡ to prevent violence against women and girls in Uganda's sprawling Bidi Bidi refugee camp. Watch Lilian’s powerful encounter with ̽����ѡ ambassador and actor Mandy Patinkin. Update September 15, 2020: Join Lilian Dawa, ̽����ѡ president David Miliband, and former U.S.

After an airstrike hit Zuhair's shop in Syria, he fractured his spine and was evacuated to Lebanon for treatment. There, he met a phone shop owner through the ̽����ѡ's apprenticeship program. With the help of his new friend and the ̽����ѡ, Zuhair is rebuilding his life.

It's official: A new Ebola outbreak has been declared in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The lesson from 2014 is clear: We must act NOW. ̽����ѡ health teams have rushed into action on the ground. Learn more about our Ebola response in Congo and neighboring countries.

̽����ѡ Voice and Game of Thrones star Lena Headey recently visited ̽����ѡ programs in Germany, focused on the most impactful ways to integrate refugees into German society. Follow Lena's journey.

When people are forced to leave their homes, they have to leave most things behind. But no matter what they leave behind, they all bring three things with them wherever they go: skills, talents, aspirations. See how the ̽����ѡ and the IKEA Foundation are working together to empower young entreprenuers in Kenya.

Actor and ̽����ѡ ambassador Mandy Patinkin talks about the strength, courage, and resilience of refugees around the world. This World Refugee Day, speak up on behalf of refugees, encourage your elected officials to support refugee-friendly policies and welcome a new family into your community. Take the pledge.

The Strangers' Case is William Shakespeare's rallying cry for humanity. This World Refugee Day, the ̽����ѡ and Shakespeare's Globe Theatre have brought it to life to ask the world: Will you stand with refugees? Take the pledge.

"It's important to remember that people arriving at the border are not criminals. They are coming here to seek asylum which is a lawful act and they want to follow the process,” said the ̽����ѡ's immigration director Olga Byrne on what you need to know about the crisis on the United States border.

In Libya, young men’s lives are only as valuable as the payments they can supply to their smugglers and to militia. If they don’t have money, their lives are, essentially, worthless. Here are the stories of five young men who survived the horrors of Libya and chose to take a treacherous journey across the Mediterranean Sea to Europe.