Refugee girls are only half as likely as their male peers to go to secondary school, the UN said Wednesday, urging efforts to break down barriers to education for girls in exile. Refugees in general ...

GENEVA, March 7 (UNHCR) - As refugees around the world prepare to mark International Women's Day tomorrow, the UN refugee agency has renewed its commitment to increase the number of refugee girls in ...

At just 13 years old, she lost her parents to violence in Congo and became a refugee overnight. But Chantale Zuzi refused to let tragedy define her. In this moving TED Talk, she shares how she rebuilt ...

Marriage has become a migration route for Rohingya refugee girls, as brokers exploit families’ hopes of overseas grooms, ...

As the volunteer soccer coach shouted words of motivation, one of his players nudged the ball past the opposing team's goalie and into the net, prompting the sideline to erupt in cheers. This was the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hundreds wait to welcome a refugee family at the Salt Lake City International Airport on Thursday, Feb. 2, 2017. The family of ...

Angelina Jolie isn’t only known for her hit roles, the Hollywood actress has always been taking her humanitarian foot forward. This takes us back to June of 2017, when the Hollywood actress traveled ...

BEIRUT — In a makeshift gym in the Burj al-Barajneh refugee camp, the participants in this martial arts class are unlearning much of what they have been taught about how girls and women should behave.

Refugee girls are only half as likely as their male peers to go to secondary school, the UN said Wednesday, urging efforts to break down barriers to education for girls in exile. Refugees in general ...

Palestinian girls train in jiu jitsu in the refugee camp of Bourj el Barajneh in South Beirut. (Aline Deschamps for NPR) BEIRUT — In a makeshift gym in the Burj al-Barajneh refugee camp, the ...