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Refugee crisis
'Stories Remain Our Best Teachers of Empathy. ' Khaled Hosseini on His New Book About Refugees
By Billy Perrigo
Ai Weiwei Speaks on Refugee Crisis in New Interview
By Mahita Gajanan
I Fled the Nazis as a Child Refugee. Trump's Border Policy Echoes Europe's Darkest Days
By Alf Dubs
How Climate Change Could Make the Migrant Crisis Worse
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David Miliband: We Can Find an Answer to the Refugee Crisis By Working Together
My parents were refugees forced to flee from continental Europe to find safety in the U.K. during and after the Second World War. In the aftermath of the war, Western leaders played a key role...
By David Miliband
December 18, 2017
Why I Became a Doctor Who Treats Torture Victims
Politicians who want to turn away refugees should visit my clinic
By Katherine McKenzie
October 20, 2017
Why We Need to Protect Maternal Health During the Refugee Crisis
It’s estimated that there are 22.5 million refugees today, and many of them are women and children. The ongoing refugee crisis has been a topic of discussion during the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) happening...
By Alexandra Sifferlin
September 19, 2017
‘I Started at Zero’: How a Syrian Refugee Is Rebuilding His Life Through Education
Hadi Althib has found a way to continue his education in Turkey after fleeing Syria
By Katie Reilly
June 20, 2017
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Star Lena Headey Speaks Out Against Refugee Crisis: 'It’s Not a "Problem," It’s People'
Game of Thrones star Lena Headey is continuing to advocate for migrants seeking asylum in Europe. The 43-year-old actress — who plays Cersei Lannister on the HBO drama — recently spoke to The Guardian about...
By Megan McCluskey
April 24, 2017
Homeland Security Chief John Kelly Says Waiting 120 Days Won't Hurt Refugees. He's Wrong
At a congressional hearing this week, DHS Secretary John Kelly said he doesn’t think the 120-day ban on refugee resettlement puts a real hardship on refugees who have “already been waiting a year or two”...
By Erol Kekic
February 10, 2017
A Syrian Family Waits to Learn Their Fate
A Syrian family makes one more risky journey, this time to learn their fate
By Aryn Baker/Athens
February 9, 2017
Travel With UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon in Virtual Realty
In 2016, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon traveled to more than ten countries in five months to draw global attention to the urgent needs of some 130 million people severely impacted by armed conflicts and...
By TIME Staff
January 17, 2017
Obama: U.S. to Take 110K Refugees
It's a 60% increase
By Maya Rhodan
September 20, 2016
George Soros Is Investing $500 Million in Refugees
The philanthropist wants to show how private capital can play a constructive role in helping migrants
By Suyin Haynes
September 20, 2016
Fire Forces Thousands of Migrants to Flee Refugee Camp
No injuries were reported in the blaze
By Tekendra Parmar
September 19, 2016
The Migrant Kids of Calais Refusing to Wait for the World to Act
As world leaders gather at the UN to tackle the migrant crisis, the displaced in Calais consider desperate measures
By Vivienne Walt / Calais
September 19, 2016
Malala Fund President Calls on World Leaders to Support Refugee Girls: 'We’re Letting Them Down'
"People talk about having a lost generation of Syrians, and it’s happening"
By Katie Reilly
September 19, 2016
Children Must Be at the Top of the U.N. Refugee Agenda
Child refugees are particularly vulnerable—and need our help
By Caryl M. Stern
September 19, 2016
Woman Gives Birth on a Mediterranean Rescue Ship Hours After Rescue
She was already having contractions when she first left Libya's coast on a rubber boat
By Kevin Lui
September 13, 2016
Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
Smugglers are putting refugees on rafts that have virtually no chance of completing the dangerous Mediterranean crossing--turning every rescue into a life-or-death mission to save hundreds of migrants
By Aryn Baker
September 12, 2016
A Refugee's Night of Terror on the Mediterranean
A desperate crossing
By Charlotte McDonald-Gibson
September 6, 2016
That Heartbreaking Photo of Alan Kurdi Was Taken a Year Ago. It Still Matters
But did it change anything?
By Olivier Laurent
September 2, 2016
What Happened to the Little Girl in This Iconic Refugee Photo?
A photographer searches for the young refugee whose image he captured a year ago
By Olivier Laurent
August 10, 2016
Chinese Tourist Loses Wallet, Lands in German Refugee Center
"He kept asking to get his passport back, which is the opposite of what most refugees do"
By Casey Quackenbush
August 8, 2016
Unaccompanied Migrant Children Arriving in Europe Double
Some children report being forced into prostitution or "slave" labor at the hands of people smugglers to earn their transit
By Nash Jenkins
June 15, 2016
Bodies of 85 Refugees Wash Up on Libyan Beaches
Two children were among the victims
By Nash Jenkins
June 2, 2016
Refugees Are Running Out of Time
The U.S. should do more to help people fleeing conflict and persecution
By Margaret Huang
April 21, 2016
The Messages That Hold Refugee Families Together
"Listening to these messages, I felt these stories had been given a life"
By Olivier Laurent
March 28, 2016
Inside the Harrowing Night Hundreds of Refugees Tried to Escape Greece
Desperate to leave refugee camps in Greece and make it to Western Europe, refugees launched a march across the border. TIME was with them
By Simon Shuster / Gevgelija, Macedonia
March 16, 2016
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Actors Advocate for Helping Syrian Refugees
Their #RealmToTheRescue campaign is part of a partnership with the International Rescue Committee
By Shirley Li / Entertainment Weekly
March 14, 2016
Greece Won't Use Force to Move Migrants
Their influx has spiked again this week despite Turkey's pledge to stop their boats, a senior official in Athens tells TIME
By Simon Shuster / Athens
March 10, 2016
Obama's Refugee Plan Is Off Track and Insufficient
The U.S should admit more Syrian refugees—it's the safe thing to do
By Eric Schwartz
March 7, 2016
See the Dramatic Rescue of a Syrian Refugee at Sea
A 20-year-old man was spotted on the tip of a sinking vessel in the Aegean Sea
By Andrew Katz
February 10, 2016
Starving Syrian Town Gets Aid
The town of Madaya was blockaded for six months and called an "open air prison"
By Cassanda Vinograd / NBC News
January 11, 2016
Meet the Refugee Who Named Her Baby After Angela Merkel
The young Iraqi asylum seeker Hind Almahdawi was nine-months pregnant when she arrived in Germany
By Jared Malsin
December 11, 2015
Canada Prepares to Accept First Plane of Syrian Refugees
“It will be a great day," said Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
By Julia Zorthian
December 10, 2015
European Refugee Arrivals Drop for the First Time This Year
The number of refugees still exceeded 100,000
By Eliana Dockterman
November 24, 2015
Key Republicans Call for Suspending Syrian Refugee Resettlements
A key Republican lawmaker has called for President Obama to suspend admission of Syrian refugees into the U.S. in the wake of the Paris terror attacks, joining a growing chorus of similar calls from other...
By Tessa Berenson
November 16, 2015
Cate Blanchett Compares Refugee Crisis to WWII
"We don’t want to look back in 50 years time and think we weren’t there"
By Alexandra Sifferlin
October 14, 2015
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