As civil war engulfed his homeland in 2012 Syrian refugee Kifarkis Nissan’s call up for army service left him with an appalling choice; join the military and risk his family being killed by rebel militias – or refuse to serve…

The use of the word ‘crisis’ in relation to the influx of hundreds of thousands of displaced persons into Europe suggests that this is an aberration; a temporary disaster that can be solved by policy or politicians. But many observers…

For the tens of thousands of migrants flooding into Europe, smartphone maps, global positioning apps and social media have become essential tools. Food, water and shelter are the basic needs for the millions across the globe displaced by war. But…

Donate financially: • UNICEF has been a lead agency throughout the crisis, responding to needs throughout the region by providing water, sanitation and hygiene, education, health care and child protection. • Red Cross is providing emergency health services at central…

The number of migrants and asylum seekers who have arrived in Europe by sea so far in 2015 is now approaching a quarter of a million, according to an analysis by the International Organisation for Migration (IOM). With rescues at…

The familiar and now formulaic debate around the migration crisis in Europe has changed perceptibly in the past few days and it has been the stories of two little boys that have shifted the conversation. Pictures of a tiny child…

An increased migration intake of 250,000 people a year would help offset the country’s ageing population, according to a new report by the Migration Council of Australia (MCA). The report found that by 2050, migration will contribute about $1.6 trillion…

Britain’s most secretive artist, Banksy, famous for his controversial and satirical graffiti art, has opened Dismaland, a bemusement park which unexpectedly encourages visitors to disengage and be confronted by its attractions. Among the exhibits designed to point out some the…

Migration policy needs to be flexible and able to distinguish between cohorts of migrants, according to a leading British industry lobby group. “A one-size-fits-all approach to migration won’t work and the UK government’s net migration target is not fit for…

The United Nations Security Council has heard how gay people live in constant fear of violence and death where they are living under authoritarian governments, militant groups and the Islamic State (ISIS). In the first-ever meeting on lesbian, gay, bisexual,…

An eighteen year old Afghan asylum seeker has been winning Muay Thai martial arts competitions throughout the country since arriving in Australia two years ago. As a member of the persecuted Hazara ethnic minority, Suliaman Hashemi was forced to flee…

As the global migration crisis escalates to levels not seen since World War II with more than 60 million people displaced across the planet, the terms ‘migrant’, ‘refugee’ and ‘asylum seeker’ are in everyday use. In the lexicon of the…