The Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints is giving US$6 million to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to help nearly 85,000 refugees in Chad, Ethiopia and South Sudan.

About 80 percent of refugees around the world are women and children. The donation will provide basic needs for those displaced., such as shelter, food, clothing, medicine, and bedding for those displaced. Watch to learn more.

Video footage of refugee camps courtesy of ©UNHCR