Studying by candlelight in the bowels of an ancient convent as a bloody civil war raged around her, Jamila Alarkan stuck doggedly to her dream of becoming an engineer. The Syrian refugee endured the effects of war, sickness and physical…

Karen-Burmese refugees living at Nhill, in western Victoria, have produced in-language bushfire safety video for newcomers to their community. The film was developed as part of a Country Fire Authority (CFA) ‘Summer Local Initiative’ funded project between CFA, the Nhill…

Refugee advocates and Democratic Party politicians in the US fear the nation’s humanitarian intake could drop even further. An average of 95,000 refugees have been admitted to the US annually since the Refugee Act of 1980 was adopted. Republican presidents…

The exodus of migrants from Venezuela is building toward a humanitarian crisis on a par with the movement of people across the Mediterranean, according to the United Nations migration agency, the International Organisation for Migration (IOM). Growing numbers of people…

The humanitarian sector is mourning the death of former United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan. Mr Annan was the seventh man to lead the global organisation and the first Secretary-General to emerge from the ranks of its staff. Current UN…

Brexit negotiations have increased apace ahead of the UK’s planned departure from the European Union next March. But with British Prime Minister Theresa May yet to secure a deal, facing splits within her party and the tough task of securing…

Net migration to the UK from EU countries has reached a six-year low as the so-called ‘Brexodus’ continues to kick in. The difference between the number of EU citizens entering the UK and the number leaving sank to 87,000 in…

New research has linked Facebook to violence against refugees in Germany. The study found that spikes in anti-refugee posts were predictive of violent crimes against those groups. The research, conducted by the University of Warwick’s Karsten Muller and Carlo Schwartz,…

Two new compelling and insightful films highlight the resilience, hopes, dreams and experiences of the 14,000 asylum seekers who call Indonesia home. Launched at an event at Jakarta’s Goethe Institute recently, the films pointed the lens at these forgotten people…

Migrants, refugees, indigenous Australians and the disabled are among minority groups facing extra challenges and barriers when it comes to finding work in Australia, according to a raft of new research. Australia’s unemployment rate currently sits at 5.6 per cent,…

Palestinian refugees in Jordan are facing a humanitarian “catastrophe” amid a budget crisis that could deprive them of core education, healthcare and food security services. Jordanian officials have warned that the financial shortfall could “deepen the humanitarian plight” of the…

A raft of new research suggests that early sympathetic sentiments towards displaced Syrian refugees that was prevalent at the beginning of the eight year conflict are begging to evaporate. Some researchers argue that since the terror attacks in Paris and…