When ISIS started killing doctors and professionals and when the armed militias opposing them began demanding all of their money and possessions, Syrian medico Bashir Ahmad decided it was time to leave. As an ethnic Kurd, Bashir felt even more…

A social enterprise business venture launched by a group of Karen refugee women in regional Victoria has won a prestigious diversity innovation award. Paw Po, which means ‘little flower’ in Karen, is a shop and workplace in the main street…

Read about the latest news, research and initiatives from migrant and refugee settlement agency AMES Australia… UNHCR visits AMES Footscray The UNHCR’s Representative in Lebanon Ms Mireille Girard visited AMES Australia’s Footscray centre last week and met with staff and…

A stunning and thought provoking series of still pictures has emerged from a UNICEF initiative to raise money for its Children of Syria Emergency Appeal. UNICEF asked eight photographers to capture the essence of human migration. The result is a…

The BBC’s World Service has launching its biggest expansion in 70 years with 12 new language services delivering news and information. Part of a £289 million investment announced last November, the BBC is now delivering a  news service in Nigerian…

A 106-year-old refugee – said to be the world’s eldest – is set to be sent back to Afghanistan by Sweden’s immigration authorities, According to media reports, centenarian Bibihal Uzbeki made her way through Europe in 2015, mostly on foot,…

Melbourne is set to get its first Sepak Takraw or ‘Cane Ball’ tournament with the completion of Victoria’s first purpose built court constructed by Hobson’s bay Council at Bruce Comben Reserve. Also known as Chinlone in its origin country Myanmar,…

One million children who are refugees from the conflict in South Sudan are now sheltering in Uganda, according to the United Nations. This staggering statistic is a grim milestone in what has become the world’s fastest-growing refugee crisis sparked by…

Community leaders in Victoria have warned that changes to rental laws could adversely impact tenants, including people from CALD communities. More than fifty CEOs and community leaders have written to Premier Daniel Andrews warning that proposed changes to the Residential…

Pope Francis has called on national governments to put the personal safety and dignity of refugees ahead of national security. In issuing a 20-point action plan to governments on refugees and migrants, the Pope is attempting to galvanise an international…

Seventeen Cuban refugees who were found marooned on a lighthouse off the Florida Keys last year after fleeing their homeland in a self-made boat have been resettled in Australia. Before January 2016, the men would have been automatically accepted into…

More than 850 people from around the world gathered in Melbourne this month to celebrate friendship and football. The 2017 International Australian Football League (AFL) Cup saw 26 men’s and women’s teams – speaking more than 20 languages – compete…