The Refugee Crisis

The crisis facing the EU as migrants from the Middle East and Africa try to reach new homes in Europe, explained with charts and maps.

Half of the 380,000 crossing the Mediterranean are from Syria, but refugees from other countries are also tackling tortuous routes to flee conflict

Inside one family's two-year odyssey from Daraa to Dallas

Migrants from Syria are heading to Europe but there are also refugee crises in Africa the world should pay attention to

“Its going to be Brexit, plus, plus, plus,” President Elect Donald Trump - or “Mr Brexit” as he had once referred to himself, declared just days befo

Before civil war exploded in Syria in 2012, Fatima describes her life as idyllic. Now, she is living in a refugee camp in Greece, far away from her family.

From 'the Jungle' in Calais to Zaatari in Jordan, Ian Bremmer looks at the refugee camps around the world where the crisis is unfolding

A child broken. Homes destroyed. Millions of lives upended. Syria's refugee crisis is altering the Middle East.

Discovering the human faces of a tragedy

Why are Syrians fleeing their homes? How is the war affecting children? How can I help those affected by the Syrian refugee crisis and show them God's love?

Hofaiza Adl Al Mnin, Sweden

Terror may have overshadowed the so-called refugee crisis -- but the greatest migration of people in Europe since WWII is only getting more serious.

While the refugee crisis in Europe has grabbed headlines, Lebanon is now hosting more than 1 million Syrians. Many live in crippling poverty, dreaming of the home they left behind or of a better life in the West, while others have found good fortune trying to make the best of a desperate situation. Special correspondent Jane Ferguson offers some of their stories.

War has forced millions of people to flee their homes. You can tell one of their stories. It could be your own experience or that of a family member, friend or colleague. By sharing your story on this page, you can help shed light on the hardships people face when they leave everything behind – and bring attention to their strength, their courage and their resiliency.
Show you support, and let others know: this is the most urgent story of our time.

War has forced millions of people to flee their homes. You can tell one of their stories. It could be your own experience or that of a family member, friend or colleague. By sharing your story on this page, you can help shed light on the hardships people face when they leave everything behind – and bring attention to their strength, their courage and their resiliency.
Show you support, and let others know: this is the most urgent story of our time.

War has forced millions of people to flee their homes. You can tell one of their stories. It could be your own experience or that of a family member, friend or colleague. By sharing your story on this page, you can help shed light on the hardships people face when they leave everything behind – and bring attention to their strength, their courage and their resiliency.
Show you support, and let others know: this is the most urgent story of our time.

War has forced millions of people to flee their homes. You can tell one of their stories. It could be your own experience or that of a family member, friend or colleague. By sharing your story on this page, you can help shed light on the hardships people face when they leave everything behind – and bring attention to their strength, their courage and their resiliency.
Show you support, and let others know: this is the most urgent story of our time.

War has forced millions of people to flee their homes. You can tell one of their stories. It could be your own experience or that of a family member, friend or colleague. By sharing your story on this page, you can help shed light on the hardships people face when they leave everything behind – and bring attention to their strength, their courage and their resiliency.
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I want to tell you about when I fled from Afghanistan to Sweden. The trip took almost four months, and it was three years ago now...

War has forced millions of people to flee their homes. You can tell one of their stories. It could be your own experience or that of a family member, friend or colleague. By sharing your story on this page, you can help shed light on the hardships people face when they leave everything behind – and bring attention to their strength, their courage and their resiliency.
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NURDIN’S tears come so suddenly he surprises some of those sitting in a circle on the well-worn floor mats about him.

Osama Abdul Mohsen, seen by millions being brought to the ground by Petra László as he ran with his son near the Hungary-Serbia border in September, is now happily settled in Spain

The aunt of the Syrian boy photographed lying dead on a Turkish beach and the policeman who found him speak about the image and the plight of refugees