Three years into the Rohingya refugee crisis, men women and children – driven from their homes in Myanmar into camps across the border in Bangladesh – are even more vulnerable than ever, UN agencies say.  According to the UN World…

A new global soccer initiative is exploring the stories of refugees and asylum seekers whose lives have been transformed by the sport. ‘Goal Click’ is football story telling project that, in partnership with the United Nations refugee agency UNHCR, is…

A digital divide is affecting migrant and refugee household disproportionately during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new research from the US-based Migration Policy Institute (MPI). According to MPI researcher Alexis Cherewka, the digital access is defined as an individual’s ability…

The world is growing less accepting of migrants with a number of EU nations topping a list of the countries least accepting of newcomers, according to new research by Gallup. The latest update of Gallup’s Migrant Acceptance Index has found…

The European Union has released its long-awaited migration policy plan that focuses on mandatory burden sharing but also on sending illegal migrants back to their home countries. The ‘Migration and Asylum Pact’ is the latest effort by the EU’s executive…

A family of Afghan tailors has been making face masks to protect people in Mildura from the COVID-19 virus. Afghan refugee Razie Abdullah and her family have been turning out masks in partnership with the Sunraysia Mallee Ethnic Communities Council…

Increased funding of community hubs, training in cultural competency and trauma-informed care for state funded services and more bicultural and bilingual workers in early childhood services are among the recommendations of a new report aimed at improving access to childhood…

The annual Heartlands arts project for refugee and migrant artists was launched this week with a stunning exhibition of photography and digital work that gives an insight into the experiences of multicultural communities during the COVID-19 pandemic Titled Heartlands 2020:…

Cath Scarth – CEO AMES Australia Ensuring an ‘inclusive recovery’ My organisation has recently been supporting a young refugee from Afghanistan called Ali. Ali has been desperate to find work even through the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. With…

The Federal Government has been urged to increase migration to Australia, and particularly skilled migration, as a key part of the nation’s economic recovery in the wake of COVID-19. A new report from the Committee for the Economic Development of…

The COVID-19 pandemic is having a devastating impact on economic growth and labour market activity in Australia, and especially so for migrants and refugees, a new analysis shows. An analysis of recent data from the latest Australia Labour Market Update,…

More than 37 million refugees have been created since 2001 by wars and conflicts created or participated in by the US, according to a new study by a leading US university. The report by the Costs of War project based…