Ebtisam* has known displacement and loss from a young age. She was only 5 years old when her mother passed away and only 8 when she had to flee her home. She now lives in difficult conditions with her two children and husband’s family at a refugee camp in northeast Syria.

As the war has entered its fourteenth year, mental health conditions continue to deteriorate in refugee camps in northeast Syria.

The three global challenges of climate change, extreme poverty and conflict are converging to form a new epicenter of crisis. This convergence is neither a coincidence nor inevitable.

Participants of a workshop led by the International Rescue Committee (IRC) and the Asia Displacement Solutions Platform (ADSP), who were once refugees themselves, share their thoughts on why advocacy inclusive of those with lived experiences is important.

Mohammad, 29, remembers exactly when he began to lose his vision. When he was 10 years old, his right eye turned red and watery and began to swell up. At some point, he stopped being able to fully see out of his right eye.

A new report from the IRC examines trends in extreme poverty worldwide and provides clear ideas on how the international community can do more to tackle extreme poverty in fragile contexts.