The closing of international borders as a result of the COVID-19 global pandemic is having disastrous effects on the lives of refugees and asylum seekers and also undermining the foundations of the global refugee resettlement system, aid agencies say. The…

Migrants and asylum seekers in the US are among the most vulnerable to the COVID-19 virus because they are the least protected, rights campaigners say. As the death toll from the pandemic crisis in the US passes 25,000, it has…

Migrant students are 68 per cent more likely to participate in science subjects after the age of 16 than students from Australian backgrounds. And first generation migrant students are 35 per cent more likely to participate in science subjects after…

As the COVID-19 crisis sweeps the globe causing death, heartbreak and economic devastation, there are some inspiring stories emerging of selflessness, compassion and practical assistance that can’t help but restore one’s faith inhuman nature. Spain In a small resort east…

The integration into communities of newly arrived migrants and refugees should be a natural part of the work of governments at all levels in a globalised world and not just a response to a temporary problem, according to new research…

Undocumented migrants, asylum seekers and trafficking victims worldwide should be granted access to healthcare and welfare – regardless of their legal status – to protect them during the COVID-19 pandemic, the United Nations has said. “Migrants working in sectors such…

Australians are moving home within the country less and less, according to a new study. Traditionally, Australians are among the most mobile populations in the world with more than 40 per cent of people changing address every five years. This…

Restrictions on freedom of expression around the world are ramping up as more regimes use the COVID-19 crisis to crack down on criticism, according to the democratic think tank Freedom House. Freedom House researchers say that democracies and repressive governments…

More than ninety per cent of people across the globe now live in countries with COVID-19 travel restrictions, according to the Washington-based think tank the Pew Research Centre. The movement of people across borders has come to a stop in…

Refugee girls and women are leading efforts to stop the spread of the COVID-19 virus in camps, according to a report by the UN’s refugee agency. And they play a vital role in displaced populations’ ability to not only survive,…

For twenty years Bernard Vancuylenburg has been volunteering to help newly arrived refugees and migrants learn English and settle in their new country. A migrant himself, he has found a mission in life to support new migrants with English language…

Gomis Rugamba Bakhambu says he is a lucky boy. Despite surviving the worst genocide in modern history, two decades in a refugee camp and a precarious education that saw him walk 24 kilometres a day to attend school, the Congolese…