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Syrian Refugees Are Finally Creating Much Needed Mental Health Support Systems
In one embattled city, nearly 90 percent of depression cases are caused by the war. We can do something to change that.
Organizers of the Women's March on Washington Have Targeted the NRA
Your daily guide to what's working, what's not and what you can do about it.
The EPA Just Got a Legal Smackdown for Endangering the Environment
Your daily guide to what’s working, what’s not and what you can do about it.
Displaced Family Gets New Lease on Life After Surviving Threat of ISIS
A soft-spoken Yazidi couple, Suleiman Khalf Kajo and his wife, Khabshe, have lived in a refugee camp in northern Syria with their family since fleeing ISIS in August 2014.
A Drought Has Forced 1 Million People to Leave Home and Find Water
Drought and terrorism have displaced countless people in Somalia, including 8-year-old Falastine Mohamed Ahmed.
The US is Wrongly Fighting ISIS by Persecuting Refugees
America's flawed policy to curb refugee resettlement in order to fight ISIS needs a reset.
Boko Haram left an estimated 5 million people in Nigeria on the brink of famine
"We will see, I think, a famine unlike any we have ever seen anywhere," United Nations Assistant Secretary-General Toby Lanzer said in Brussels last week.
Why the New EU-Turkey Deal on Migrants Won't Work
We spoke to international aid and human rights organizations about why a new deal to deport Syrian, Iraqi and Afghans from Europe is impractical and unethical.
Nigeria Vows to Boost Security After Suicide Bombings Kill Dozens
The government issued a directive to increase security in the northern Nigeria camp, with the deadly attack just the latest to rock the country so far this year.
In the Insanity of CES, One Company Is Trying to Bring Electricity to Refugees
WakaWaka donates portable chargers to help combat energy poverty.
Group Tells Texas Governor to Shove It — They're Going to Keep Helping Syrian Refugees
The Dallas branch of International Rescue Committee has defied a threat of legal action and vowed to continue to help Syrian refugees resettle in Texas.
Thousands of Burundi Refugees to Move Out of Overcrowded Camp in Tanzania Amid Crisis
With the second-largest refugee camp in Africa at a breaking point, the UNHCR has worked with the Tanzanian government to reopen three camps to accommodate a recent surge in refugees.