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.

Today Members of the European Parliament will vote on the future of the EU-Africa Strategy – a watershed moment that could set the course for EU-Africa cooperation on migration for years to come.