Thirty-seven refugee athletes from eleven different countries, hosted by fifteen National Olympic Committees (NOCs) are competing across a dozen sports at the Paris Olympics. The IOC Refugee Olympic Team was announced at a recent ceremony at Olympic House in Lausanne,…

Two recent reports from the United Nations refugee agency UNHCR paint a grim picture for refugees in coming years. The reports say around 2.9 million refugees, those at most risk, will need resettlement in 2025; and that at the end…

Australia has ranked among the most desirable migration destinations in the world, according to a survey by the Economic Times magazine. The magazine said Australia ranked second with over 1.2 million relocation internet searches registered. “The attractiveness of the nation…

Half of UK citizens and almost two-thirds of Labor voters support the introduction of visas that would allow asylum seekers to travel safely to the UK rather than crossing the English Channel illegally, a survey has found. The British Future…

As the conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine continue to dominate news headlines, it is easy to forget that there are an unprecedented number of other crises around the globe fuelling record human displacement. These conflicts are driving humanitarian crises that…

The Sahara Desert is now more deadly than crossing the Mediterranean for migrants seeking to get to Europe, a new report says. The report, titled ‘On this journey, no one cares if you live or die’, published by the UN…

The rising far-right in Europe should ring alarm bells about racism and victimisation, according to the UN’s human rights chief. Speaking in Geneva recently, Volker Turk said: “I am always worried when I hear narratives that denigrate the other, dehumanize the…

Themes around refugees and displacement feature strongly in a new exhibition of the work of the world’s most famous street artist Banksy, which recently opened in Melbourne. ‘The Art of Banksy: Without Limits’ is a blockbuster exhibition featuring murals, sculptures, photos…

Australia has farewelled Stefan Romaniw, one of the nation’s multicultural champions, in an emotional and moving state funeral. Mr Romaniw, 68, was a prominent Ukrainian community leader and former chair of the Victorian Multicultural Commission. He died in Poland, enroute…

Seeing injustice in her own Afghan community has driven Helena Hassani to become one of Australia’s leading experts and advocates against child and forced marriage. She and her family arrived in Australian in 2009 after a decade as asylum seekers…

For five months Eyad Almasri and his family survived bombs, forced displacement, a lack of food and water, poor hygiene and the deaths of family and friends. The Almasris were among two million Palestinians caught up in the Israeli attacks…

Refugees who arrived in Australia as a result of the conflicts in Syria and Iraq are thriving, feel welcome and are optimistic about the future, a new study has found. The final results of the ‘Refuge and family Futures in…