More than three million people are now internally displaced in Ethiopia, according to a new UN report. The latest National Displacement Report by the International Organization for Migration’s (IOM) Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) show that most – 69 per cent…

Famine has been officially declared in Sudan’s North Darfur region, a region that is hosting refugees. The food shortages are worst in a camp for displaced people, which is currently home to hundreds of thousands of people.  It follows more…

A survey of real estate agents in Melbourne has found refugees and migrants make excellent rental tenants. The survey of 40 agents, carried out in suburbs that are home to large numbers of newly arrived people, found refugees and migrants…

Boxer and refugee athlete Cindy Ngamba has won the first-ever medal for the Refugee Olympic Team in Paris, after she claimed bronze medal in the women’s 75kg category. Originally from Cameroon, Ms Ngamba fled her home country and found refuge in…

I was one of more than 120,000 Afghans evacuated from Kabul in August 2021 when the government of Afghanistan – backed for two decades by western nations, including Australia – collapsed and uncertainty took hold in Afghanistan again. The fall…

Palwashi Aslami has an abiding passion to encourage women and girls from culturally diverse communities, especially those from her own Afghan community, to play sport. As an Under-14 girl’s soccer coach with the Barton FC club in Melbourne’s south-east she…

The federal government has released the Multicultural Framework Review report, which sets out an agenda to develop and protect Australia’s multicultural approach to social cohesion, The report has made 29 recommendations, including establish a Multicultural Affairs Commission and Commissioner, and…

Princess of Champa is a stunning new stage show that brings together an ancient story of cross-cultural cohesion, peace and prosperity with a multicultural love story. The show, recently performed at Melbourne’s Capitol Theatre, has also brought together some Victoria’s…

Migrants in Australia have never been a more diverse bunch, with the spread of places where they come from now broader than ever before. This is the finding of a new snapshot of Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) historical data.…

Community hubs support thousands of families from diverse backgrounds build successful lives in Australia each year. Based in primary schools, the National Community Hubs Program supports newly arrived women connect with the school community and with the broader community. The…

A new book traces the UK’s centuries long history as a haven for refugees, arguing that the nation has benefitted as a result. ‘The Land of Promise: A History of Refugees and Exiles in Britain’, by American academic Matthew Lockwood,…

The exodus of people leaving Venezuela is expected to intensify after the nation’s electoral agency declared Nicolas Maduro winner of the recent presidential elections. Opposition parties and international leaders have cast doubt on the veracity of the result saying they…