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Nearly 60 million people have been forced to flee their homes by war, conflict and persecution — more lives upended than at any time in history. The ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ joins the United Nations on World Refugee Day (June 20) in raising awareness of this unprecedented humanitarian crisis, urging global leaders to act, and saluting the courage of refugees who are trying to rebuild their lives far from home. Why is commem

A Syrian mother stopping with her family on the island of Lesbos, Greece — one of more than half a million desperate people who have fled to Europe this year from countries in chaos.

The ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡'s Lucy Carrigan describes the horrific conditions that exist in Idomeni Camp, Greece and what the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ is doing to help.

Actress Sarah Wayne Callies traveled with the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ to Serbia where she met with refugees. In this video, she shares a personal story about her grandfather’s journey as a refugee fleeing from Hungary in the early 1920s. Read more about Sarah’s trip on Medium.

Syrian refugee girls living in Jordan have experienced the trauma of their country’s civil war, the loss of loved ones and their homes, the struggle to survive in a new country. The ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ gives these young girls the skills and support they need to build a better future for themselves. Read one girl's story.

In interviews filmed by the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡'s emergency response team in Greece, three Syrian refugees who made their way to the Greek island of Lesbos describe their harrowing experiences in Syria and why they had to leave.

Actor and director George Clooney and his wife, human-rights lawyer Amal Clooney, speak with Syrian refugee families living in Germany. The meeting was organized by the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡, which has been delivering critical aid since 2012 to millions of people inside Syria and across the region who have been affected by five years of violence.

As of this week, 3 million Syrians have become refugees, forced to flee their homes and their country. Watch and share this video to show your solidarity with the millions whose lives have been devastated by war for more than 3 years.

Eight-year-old twin sisters from Afghanistan recount harrowing tales of the fearful journey they endured as they made their escape to Europe. They are just two of the more than one million refugees from countries experiencing relentless conflicts who have fled to Europe for safety and a new start. "The smugglers had sticks and they beat us, and wouldn’t let us stop even for five minutes," one of the girls said.

Join our call to make world leaders accountable for real change for refugees. One year ago, heartbreaking photographs of 3-year-old Syrian refugee Alan Kurdi stranded on a Turkish beach brought the world’s attention to the largest migration of people fleeing conflict since World War II. Alan Kurdi’s name still resonates with all of us. The sense of loss and compassion we felt at his death was real. But the politics is stuck.