The world´s cities need to be better prepared to cope with a spike in mass inflows of people displaced by conflict and the effects of climate change, according to a new report. A paper by the global network of cities…

An illegal trade in human organs is booming in Lebanon as desperate Syrian refugees resort to selling body parts to support themselves and their families, according to a BBC investigation. Since the Syrian conflict erupted in 2011, at least 1.5…

Elmo and Big Bird might soon be bringing smiles and education to millions of refugee children forced from their homes because of conflicts across the globe. In partnership with the International Rescue Committee, Sesame producers and early-childhood experts are currently…

Migrants have better business brains than workers in their host nations including in Australia, a new global study has found. An Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) report reveals migrants are often more entrepreneurial and more likely to start…

The number of refugees arriving in the US crashed to a six year low in March when just 2,070 entered the country following the executive order signed by President Trump to reduce the refugee intake from 110,000 to 50,000 this…

For Iraqi refugee Naseer Zakaria and his family just two hours meant the difference between freedom and slavery or death. As ISIS fighters approached his home city of Qaraqosh, in northern Iraq, Naseer ignored the promises of the extremist group…

A Tamil asylum seeker living in Melbourne’s west is making a name for himself in local cricket after winning several achievement awards and becoming an ambassador for the sport. Thulfacker Kachchu Mohammed fled religious persecution in Sri Lanka five years…

Like your generous but mad aunt at Christmas, there are things to like and dislike about the 2017-18 Federal Budget. And there are important ramifications both positive and negative for people in the culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD), refugee and…

As a young child Hamdi Ubeed was taken from her family by an ‘aunt’ who promised to remove her from the dangers of the then raging Somalian civil war. The ‘aunt’ – a distant relative of her father – and…

Australian audiences saw a side to Syria that was vastly different from the the despair and catastrophe of war at the inaugural Shaam Syrian Film Festival during May. The three narrative films were shot in Syria during the on-going conflict…

A new museum has opened in London to celebrate the city’s and the UK’s long and colourful history of migration. The museum aims to present “the long and magnificent nature” of migration to the UK, according to museum director Sophie…

The Victorian Government’s has again recognised the importance of cultural diversity and social cohesion in its 2016/17 state budget. The Andrews government has announced a major funding boost for interpreters aimed at making it easier for migrants and refugees who…