On this episode of the Global News podcast 'Whatever Happened To…?', journalist Erica Vella revisits the story of Alan Kurdi and the Syrian refugee crisis.

Bashar Assad's comments came at the opening session of a Russia-organized two-day international conference in Damascus on the return of refugees.

Tima Kurdi is the author of the book "The Boy on the Beach", the true story of the family of Alan Kurdi.

Journalists brought attention to terrible conditions in a Syrian refugee camp, and the authorities have promised to change things.

UN goodwill ambassador Angelina Jolie urged the UN Security Council to "find a way" to solve Syria's nearly eight-year war during a tour Sunday of a Syrian refugee camp in Jordan.

2.3 million Syrian children around the world are not enrolled in any formal education.

As of Thursday, there's another famous Canadian who bears the same name as the Prime Minister.

Refugee workers say Syrian refugees in Canada are tired after yet more alarming news from their country.

Dalhousie University Syrian students worked with newcomers to host an event aimed at thanking the province that gave them a safe haven from the war.

Frustrated by application delay, one Nova Scotia woman traveled to the Middle East to meet the refugee family her company is privately sponsoring.