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In Sri Lanka, government forces say they've won crucial victories, allowing them to cut off the rebel Tamil Tigers' supply line and secure terrain used to shell a naval base. But for 40,000 Tamil refugees displaced by civil war and a tsunami, the question is when — and how — they'll be able to return home.

Give Back New Hampshire is a bi-weekly segment that spotlights New Hampshire nonprofit organizations. It airs every other Saturday at 9:35 during Weekend Edition.

The temporary suspension of immigrants from Syria has left some refugees stuck in Lebanon, wondering what is next.

After troops returned home from Afghanistan, many translators who worked with them became targets and were forced to flee. A former Marine is now trying to help his former translator get to the U.S.

As the conflict in Syria grinds on, thousands are fleeing their homes for refuge in neighboring countries. Jordan, to Syria's south, is having a difficult time caring for the 200,000 who have arrived so far.

At least 12 people are dead and 30 others missing, many of them children. Meanwhile, the situation in refugee camps in Bangladesh grows dire.

She's one of a record 65 million refugees in the world today. Home is now a makeshift camp in Niger, buffeted by Sahara desert sands and winds.

Author Tracy Kidder recounts the story of a refugee from the war-torn African country of Burundi in the new book Strength in What Remains. When Deogratias "Deo" Niyizonkiza arrived in New York City in 1993, he had little beyond the clothes on his back.

During the Cold War, few North Koreans defected to South Korea. But conditions in North Korea hundreds of North Koreans to risk fleeing to China and eventually South Korea. Many are finding life in the capitalist South far more difficult than expected. NPR's Eric Weiner reports.

With major fighting in Fallujah over, attention now turns to the civilian population. Saa'id Hakki, chairman of the Iraqi Red Crescent, talks about the current humanitarian situation in and around the war-torn city. Hear Hakki and NPR's Steve Inskeep.