More than four in ten Victorians are volunteering and contributing to the broader community, according to the first ever State of Volunteering Report in Victoria. The report, commissioned by Volunteering Victoria, found that in 2019, 2.3 million Victorians aged 15 and…

A new wave of Venezuelan migrants is leaving the country again to look for work and new lives as neighbouring countries reopen their economies. But the pandemic is making their route through South America tougher. At least five million Venezuelans…

The phrase ‘quiet achiever’ may have never been more appropriate than when applied to a small micro finance outfit that is doing big things when it comes to supporting refugees to start their own businesses. More than 170 refugee businesses…

Global remittances, or the amount of cash sent home by migrants, is predicted to drop by as much as 20 per cent in 2020 because of the economic crisis brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a report by…

A growing number of poorer and developing countries are facing an economic disaster as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, experts say. Many of these economies are already in the grip of humanitarian crises and have been negatively affected by…

China and India are the largest source of migrants for Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries, according to new data from the OECD. While China continued to retain its top slot as the largest source country, India replaced…

Displaced and refugee women and girls in Africa are suffering increases in domestic and sexual violence during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to an alarming new report by the International Rescue Committee (IRC). The IRC report says that existing humanitarian responses…

The COVID-19 pandemic has fueled a crisis for democracy and human rights around the world and minority groups and marginalised communities are among some of the worst affected, according to a new report. A study by the human rights advocacy…

Americans are becoming more ethnically diverse and more positive about diversity, according to new data from the Pew Research Center. An analysis of US Census data found the United States is more racially and ethnically diverse than it ever has…

A Colombian human rights activist helping young people recover from sexual violence and exploitation is this year’s UNHCR Nansen Award winner. Mayerlín Vergara Pérez is an activist, campaigner and the Caribbean Regional Coordinator for the Renacer Foundation, a non-governmental organisation…

Images of endless lines of forlorn asylum seekers fleeing conflict and persecution would seem to be a phenomena of the modern age. But ancient Greece had its share of social and political upheaval that saw people leaver their home cities…

A secondary humanitarian crisis is emerging in Uganda, where around half a million refugees are facing hunger and starvation because of cuts to food aid and the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to statistics published recently by the Integrated…