It brought a large part of Manhattan to a standstill last week, it brought the good and great from across the planet but will it bring real change? Last week’s UN Refugee Summit saw thousands of delegates and leaders descend…

An innovative new financing instrument to address refugee crises in middle income countries worldwide was announced by US President Barack Obama at his Leaders’ Summit on Refugees in New York last week. In all, 86 per cent of the refugees…

Australia’s Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has announced Australia’s refugee intake will be maintained at 18,750 and an extra $130 million over three years will go to support peace building and assistance to refugees, forcibly displaced communities and host countries. The…

A new magazine that gives a voice to the people of Syria through stories, poetry and reflection has launched its first edition in Melbourne. The editors of Beloved Syria – Considering Syrian Perspectives hope that what can unite Syrians is…

A new package of health and human service programs for refugees and asylum seekers has been launched by the Victorian Government’s Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). Minister for Health and Ambulance Services Jill Hennessy MP and Minister for…

As more businesses extend their corporate social responsibility agendas, opportunities for employees to volunteer are becoming more frequent and diversified. There is a myriad of ways organisations can now support newly arrived migrants and refugees to settle into the community…

Young artists in Melbourne explore black culture in Blunted on Reality, a group exhibition inspired by the Fugee’s original album in 1994. Exploring themes on migration, movement and home, works are presented by Aysha Tufa, Guled Abdulwasi, Aćol Agaar, Hawanatu…

Multicultural Centre for Women’s Health CEO Dr Adele Murdolo has worked in the centre for 16 years. She discusses some of the enduring issues around refugee and migrant women’s health with AMES Australia.

There is mounting evidence that more diverse organisations achieve better performance. In 2015, members of the business and academic community joined Australia’s Race Discrimination Commissioner Dr Tim Soutphommasane in developing Leading for Change: A blueprint for cultural diversity and inclusive…

The world is embroiled in the worst refugee crisis in history with 65 million people displaced from their homes. Among them are three million seeking asylum, 21 million declared refugees, 40 million internally displaced and 10 people million who are…

Just days after the first anniversary of the death of Alan Kurdi – the little refugee boy whose body washed up on a beach in Turkey causing a worldwide outcry – UNICEF has released a new report highlighting the plight…

For Lebanese asylum seeker Salam Assaad, it has been a long and surprising journey from Beirut to Boronia. The mum of four is living in the ‘white-bread belt’ suburb in Melbourne’s south east – and her’s is one of the…