Hundreds of thousands of Afghan refugees who fled their homeland for neighbouring countries during recent conflicts are being forced to return home because of deportation and an economic downturn in the region. The flow of Afghans forced to leave Iran…

From stalled Mexican walls to Brexit chaos, we are seeing across the globe that good policy is not necessarily driven by popular opinion. A recent Australian National University survey shows that just three out of every 10 Australians now believe…

Poverty linked to climate change and the degradation of agriculture is emerging as a major driver of international migration, according to a new report from the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO). The total number of international migrants increased from 173…

Extreme weather in Lebanon has left thousands of Syrian refugees without shelter and protection, as strong winds, heavy rain and snowfall battered the country last week. Hundreds of tents and makeshift homes have been blown away. Storm Norma damaged infrastructure,…

A special United Nations meeting in Geneva has heard how refugees are making positive contributions to cities across the globe. The meeting seeks to explore the key role that cities and urban areas around the world are increasingly playing in…

The heart-wrenching and inspirational stories of refugees who have found safety and new a life in Australia are told in visceral and compelling detail in a new book published this week. ‘Refugee Stories: In their own words’ has collected the…

This week marks five years since a devastating civil war broke out in the world’s youngest nation, South Sudan, leaving an estimated 400,000 people dead and more than four million displaced. South Sudan was born less than 10 years ago…

A new federal government report aimed at helping reshape employment services in Australia has recognised the need for tailored and intensive job services for disadvantaged jobseekers, including those from culturally diverse backgrounds. The ‘Future of Employment Services Report’, commissioned by…

Iraqi refugee Dr Ayad Jbreeta says that there is a saying in his country: ‘Today is worse than yesterday but it is better than tomorrow’. He says it sums up the pain of a nation that has been wracked by…

The conversation around the Christmas lunch table can get problematic. For some, politics and religion are no-go zones. Many well-intentioned people sometimes don’t know all the facts about an issue. So if conversation this Christmas turns to migration, multiculturalism or…

The Second Sudanese Civil War took Richard Deng’s father and forced him to flee alone into the chaotic life of a refugee. Almost two decades on, he is harnessing his memories of those experiences to develop mutual understanding between refugees…

It’s an irony that at a time when the Trump administration is trying to wind down the flow of migrants to the US, a raft of new research from America shows they are actually good for business. Not only do…