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In August 2009, Hassan joined the ̽����ѡ’s Gender-based Violence (GBV) team as a community volunteer to raise awareness of the harmful effects of violence against women.  He is now one of three men who are fighting GBV within the camp by organising trainings and campaigns.

65.6 million people around the world are fleeing crises caused by conflict, disaster and persecution. Over half of them are children.

As flames engulfed the refugee camp where he lived in Thailand, a 13-year-old Burmese boy stayed behind to help rescue other refugees. Sha Nay Htoo's heroic actions on that March day left him with third degree burns over most of his body. When the ̽����ѡ's Peter Biro caught up with him last month, Sha Nay was out of the hospital where he received treatment and eager to return to his friends and family:

People arriving at the U.S. border have the right to request asylum without being criminalised, turned back, or separated from their children. Here’s how the process works: