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Refugees travel along train tracks in Hungary (Teanna Sunberg photo). According to the United Nations Refugee Agency, 17,000 Syrians — primarily of ethnic Armenian background — have found refuge in Armenia since the start of the Syrian civil war in 2010. Leaving their belongings, houses, shops,

Hundreds of thousands of people leaving the Middle East have trudged across southeastern Europe for weeks, buffeted by the rapidly changing policies and politics of various European governments, as they try to make their way to Germany or Austria. Before 15 September, the refugees were initially

Photo by Jane Kneusels As the war in Syria stretches into its fifth year, the number of people who have had to flee their homes due to violence or persecution has reached 12 million — half of them children — according to the United Nations. The number of Syrians who have become refugees in other

For four years, the war in Syria has dragged on. For four years, people have hoped for peace, have lingered in their broken cities, have hung on in spite of reality, but the peace has not come. Instead, new crises have erupted — foremost, the threatening advance of ISIS. As thousands of people fled

This summer, hundreds of thousands of people have fled to Europe to escape violence in Syria, Iraq, and Afghanistan. Many authorities are describing it as the worst refugee crisis since World War II. In the past few days, the Keleti train station in Budapest, Hungary, has become a focal point of the

Ermias and Mulu Choliye (left) lead refugee ministries in east Africa. Designer Uwizeya Marie Clementine (right) teaches refugee women marketable skills, such as bead work. Ethiopian missionaries Ermias Mekuria and Mulu Meseret Choliye, who recently moved to Nairobi, Kenya, are ministering to

Rev. Nguth (center) gathers with brothers and sisters and a new refugee settlement in Ethiopia in January. (Photos: John Yual Nguth) Thousands of people have fled from heavy fighting and food shortages in South Sudan to seek safety in neighboring countries. John Yual Nguth, the Nazarene mission