The United Nations has declared the conflict in Sudan the world’s ‘most devastating humanitarian and displacement crisis’. The war between Sudanese government forces and the Rapid Support Force (RSF) militia has been catastrophic for Sudan’s civilians. Around 30.4 million people,…

Increasing numbers of Rohingya refugees are making dangerous sea journeys from Myanmar as the conflict there ramps up, the UN refugee agency has reported. “Intense conflict in Myanmar’s Rakhine State has worsened the plight of the persecuted an effectively stateless…

A humanitarian crisis is emerging in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as Rwanda backed M23 rebels continue to capture strategic cities and towns. More than 7,000 people have been killed in fighting in the eastern part of the country…

Mexico is rapidly becoming a ‘Plan B’ for many asylum seekers who had been attempting to enter the US prior to the advent of the Trump administration. With tougher border and immigration policies now imposed in the US, thousands of…

Thailand and Turkey plans to deport Uyghur asylum seekers and refugees to China, according to recent overseas. The East Turkistan Government (Uyghur) in Exile has strongly condemned the move, calling it a “direct violation of international law,” according to The…

The advent of a second Trump presidency is having a crippling effect on humanitarian work across the globe, recent reports indicate. The US Government’s freeze on the work of USAid, the world’s largest provider of humanitarian and development aid, could…

A sense of belonging in a country hinges on speaking the local language for many people around the world, new research says. A study by the Washington-based Pew Research Center found that more people see language as very important to…

Data around the global flow of refugees and displaced people, which currently amounts to around 120 million people, may be flawed, a new study suggests. The research, led by social and political scientists at the University of California, suggests “empirical…

Spain’s progressive approach to immigration has delivered a massive boost to its economy, new figures show. Increasing immigration has increased Spain’s GDP and delivered the lowest unemployment level since 2008. Spain’s economy was named the world’s best by the Economist…

Census questions are being changed to collect more information on ancestry, cultural and ethnic background and religion, the Australia Bureau of Statistics has announced. The changes will come in before the 2026 Census and also include the collection of more…

Refugees resettled in Australia are seeing improvements in their physical, mental and social well-being, new research suggests. The study, led by researchers at University of Technology Sydney (UTS), looked at the relationship between health assets and the health and welfare…

Australian actor Cate Blanchett is the driving force behind the newly launched Displacement Film Fund, which helps refugee filmmakers tell their stories. The fund was firstly developed by Blanchett and other UNHCR supporters. “We were talking about how refugees, asylum…