Playing his 13th consecutive year at the top of his sport, Serge Ibaka is the African basketball sensation with the most seasons in the NBA. The Congolese-Spanish center, whose family fled heavy fighting in Congo-Brazzaville when he was seven years old, isn't just a celebrated basketball player but is also involved in many social projects.
Many of the hundreds of migrants crossing the border between Belarus and Poland report having suffered mistreatment and abuse at the hands of authorities. InfoMigrants recorded the stories of two men who traveled from central Africa to seek protection in Germany.
The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said in a recent report that the gap is growing between the number of refugees who need resettlement and the places made available by countries worldwide. The agency is calling for stronger efforts by governments to continue the UN resettlement program.
One person was displaced every two seconds in 2017, the newest UN refugee agency figures show. New displacements came from crises in Myanmar, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Syria, in particular.
ReliefWeb's 'crises' app is a handy tool that users can download onto their smartphones. The app offers data on conflict zones and overviews of humanitarian disasters.