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Women in South Sudan experience high rates of domestic abuse, but girls routinely fall victim to an even worse fate.

Transporting the sick, the injured and the dead, this Syrian paramedic in Eastern Ghouta risks shelling and airstrikes to save countless lives.

Since June 2012, widespread violence between Buddhists and Muslims in Myanmar’s Rakhine State has uprooted hundreds of thousands of people. The majority are Muslims who call themselves Rohingya—the world’s largest stateless group and one of the most persecuted. The latest violence only makes the resolution of the world’s longest civil war all the more elusive.

Famine is one of the most severe consequences of humanitarian crises, but it is also one of the most preventable. With early action and the right support, famine can be stopped in its tracks, saving countless lives.

From championing refugee rights to advocating for other women, we’re celebrating these women leaders who won’t wait for change to happen.

On Wednesday, June 14, a tragic shipwreck occurred off the Greek coast. Find out more about why people seeking protection are forced to take a dangerous journey across the Mediterranean Sea.

Learn how the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ mobile medical team, headed by Dr. Oleg, are reaching people with critical care across Ukraine.