World Refugee Day

Iman: ‘I am a Refugee’

By CARE Staff • June 16, 2020

Ahead of World Refugee Day on June 20, CARE’s Global Advocate shares her personal story of becoming a refugee at 16 to draw attention to the particular threat COVID-19 poses to the most vulnerable, including refugees and the forcibly displaced.

A Look at How Refugees Around the World Are Living During COVID-19

By Jacky Habib • June 16, 2020

From Venezuelan migrants in Ecuador to Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, this photo essay gives a glimpse into how displaced people are coping amid a pandemic.

From Crisis to Crisis: Why Some Venezuelan Refugees are Heading Home

By Jacky Habib and Kate Adelung • June 15, 2020

After fleeing Venezuela’s humanitarian catastrophe and seeking refuge in Ecuador, Roselin plans to return to Venezuela as coronavirus ravages the region.

How the World’s Largest Refugee Camp is Coping during the Coronavirus Pandemic

By Jacky Habib and Brooks Lee • June 15, 2020

Jamanida, a mother and Rohingya refugee, fled violence to seek refuge in the world’s biggest refugee camp. Now, living in an overcrowded and under-resourced camp, she’s doing her best to take precautions against contracting COVID-19.

Unimaginable Violence Made Cecile a Widow and Mother

By Karin Bridger and Adjoa Danso • June 1, 2019

Cecile fled the Democratic Republic of Congo after the men who killed her husband came for her. Now a refugee in Uganda, she helps other women cope with trauma.

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A Pregnant Mother’s Harrowing Journey on Foot From Venezuela

By Josh Estey and Kate Adelung • June 1, 2019

Génesis and her young son walk days at a time, their feet bleeding and blistered, in search of a better life.

After Fleeing Syria, Marwa Dreams of Becoming a Lawyer or Engineer

By Mahmoud Shabeeb • October 9, 2018

When the war began in 2011, Marwa and millions of other Syrians were caught in the middle.

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