refugees

Ukrainian refugee Anastasiia Ivanova reads the Bible on the terrace of the apartment in Prudentópolis, Brazil, where she now lives with her mother and siblings. The devout 22-year-old says her faith is what's helped her get through all of her trials. She

Health & Safety

PHOTOS: Ukrainian refugees feel surprisingly at home in Brazil's 'Little Ukraine'

12:58pm August 23, 2022

Eight families fled the war and traveled 5,000 miles to Brazil to live in a town settled by Ukrainians over a century ago. The language and customs — and kindnesses — have eased their transition.

Palestinian American comedian Mohammed Amer stars in Mo, a new Netflix series out Wednesday.

Arts

Mohammed Amer's new series explores the tragedy and comedy in the refugee experience

5:05am August 23, 2022

Mohammed Amer has spoken about his family's experience as Palestinian refugees in standup comedy. He spent nearly a decade turning it into a television series, which is arriving on Netflix this week.

Politics & Government

Rep. Manning raises questions about refugee center at former American Hebrew Academy

5:24pm July 19, 2022

by Paul Garber

U.S.

Sports

Soccer game is 'way to connect' for refugees and Greensboro city staff

8:24pm July 05, 2022

by Paul Garber

Greensboro has a large population of people displaced from their homelands, a fact the city celebrates annually on World Refugee Day.

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Burundian refugee Richard Samuel, 14, holds his homemade guitar as he waits to be transferred to Nyarugusu refugee camp in Tanzania in 2015.

Opinion: From Kigoma to Kyiv, refugees everywhere deserve quality health care

9:10am June 15, 2022

After visiting Nyarugusu refugee camp in Tanzania, two trainees in medicine and public health at Johns Hopkins reflect on disparities in the quality of medical and surgical care provided to refugees.

U.S. Selects Greensboro Site To House Unaccompanied Minors

11:03am June 13, 2022

by Neal Charnoff

The site of the former American Hebrew Academy in Greensboro will become a housing and education facility for unaccompanied refugee children.

A young migrant cries after illegally crossing the Rio Grande River with her family in Eagle Pass, Texas, on May 22, 2022.

World News

A record 100 million people have been forced from their homes

5:00am May 23, 2022

by Ayana Archie

Violence and natural disasters are fueling the surge in the number of people displaced, the U.N. says in a new report.

Raise Grigorievna Dreama's daughters Malina (left) and Ramina (center) and her granddaughter Monica (right) sit in their room at a temporary Chisinau housing center for refugees, mostly hosting people from the Roma community and other minority groups from

Roma refugees who fled from Ukraine to Moldova are now in limbo

7:02am May 21, 2022

by Betsy Joles

Many slipped across the border as the war began, but lack passports or other official forms of ID. They struggle to prove their eligibility for humanitarian aid — and to cross into other countries.

Ukrainian refugee Alina Archipova gives her daughter medication at a temporary shelter in Berlin, Germany, on March 10.

What's a good word for the welcome given to Ukrainian refugees in Europe? 'Generous'

5:20pm May 05, 2022

by Diane Cole

That's how Paul Spiegel characterizes the reception — and medical services — offered by European nations. He spent 7 weeks on the scene for the World Health Organization to assess the situation.

Joseph Feny is living in a one-bedroom apartment with friends Anet Pchelnikova and Natasha Madichanska, and Madichanska's twin daughters Yulia (left) and Alesandra, 10. They all fled Kyiv for Bulgaria earlier this month.

World News

Orthodox Easter will be very different this year for thousands of Ukrainian refugees

5:00am April 23, 2022

by Meghan Collins Sullivan

This weekend would normally be a celebratory one for Ukrainians. But Easter Sunday marks two months since the latest Russian invasion. More than 40,000 refugees have found themselves in Bulgaria.

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