Refugee crisis

Refugee crisis: Syrians describe life after fleeing to Egypt

Sina Stieding22 March 2016

“The kids keep asking me why we left home.We were being attacked there, and we are being attacked here.” The narrow, uneven streets of Cairo’s Ain Shams ne... Keep Reading

This refugee wants to help Angela Merkel by selling his art

Heenali Patel6 February 2016

“When people are forced to leave their country they don't only lose their schools, toys and cars. They drop their skin, organs and memories. They transform int... Keep Reading

Refugee crisis: The School Bus Project acts as a pop-up school for Calais’ refugees

Anjuli Borgonha2 February 2016

"It seems hardly surprising that the focus for many has been on improving access , however, there is a strong argument to be made for including education as pa... Keep Reading

Refugee crisis: How AirBnB start-up RefugeeHero provides shelter for refugees

Bauke Schram1 February 2016

RefugeeHero is trying to change the current refugee crisis - one AirBnb room at a time. History shows that as soon as people lose faith in leaders, and ho... Keep Reading

Travels with refugees: Documenting the journey across Central Europe

Maudie Fraser14 January 2016

"I woke up to find the room packed full of people. I was now sharing my table area with a family who looked Syrian. A young girl had her head resting on the ot... Keep Reading

Refugee crisis: A journey across Europe with a refugee family

Anjuli Borgonha and Maudie Fraser1 December 2015

"Every time we got on a train in the evening, no matter how cramped and uncomfortable we were, I prayed that the journey would last all night and that we would... Keep Reading

Refugee crisis: One kitchen struggles to feed Calais’ growing Jungle camp residents

Anjuli Borgonha1 December 2015

"Hunger is growing in the camp now the winter weather is setting in and there is never enough food. There are around 10,000 refugees in the camp and we can on... Keep Reading

Did climate change in Syria lead to the biggest refugee crisis since World War II?

Tanviya Sapru and Aurore Kaddachi28 November 2015

"People who think about political stability or state fragility weren’t really taking environmental issues seriously and that’s a bigger problem.” The curre... Keep Reading

Sweets4Smiles: How one group is breaking barriers with refugee children

Anjuli Borgonha16 November 2015

"When we give out sweets they help us break down barriers, build trust and help a newly arrived refugee child smile again." This year alone more than... Keep Reading

Calais’ Jungle Refugee Camp: A volunteer’s insight on current conditions

Anjuli Borgonha28 October 2015

"It's really important we have warm clothes, sleeping bags, shelter and medicine for those that need it." This week the UN High Commissioner for Refu... Keep Reading

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It’s the end of the IPF – but youth journalism has only scratched the surface

A story of fostering an unaccompanied refugee minor in Europe

Five Years! Here’s how we see the world now

Special Features

Chennai Coastal Cleanup: Empowering citizens to take control of waste reduction

Khaled Akil: Depicting Syria, sex slaves and Pokemon through art

Design for Difference: Fashion student designs clothes to help the lives of refugees

A story of fostering an unaccompanied refugee minor in Europe

The importance of remembering the Holocaust in today’s refugee crisis

The Central American refugees behind Trump’s border wall

From Berlin to Aleppo: Retracing the journey of Syrian refugees – backwards

Southern Turkey struggles to include new arrivals amid the ongoing refugee crisis

‘State bureaucracy’ is delaying freedom for asylum seekers in Italy

Why demolition of refugee camps and forced evictions will make things worse