Many refugees and asylum seekers have high levels of trauma from experiences before and during migration or while their refugee claims are processed, according to a new paper from the Australian Psychological Society. The report says these experiences can seriously…

In a landmark legal case in the UK, a Palestinian citizen of Israel has been granted asylum protection in the United Kingdom because he is likely to experience persecution or harm if he was forced to return to Israel. ‘Hasan’*…

More than half of all the internal displacements that took place globally in 2022 were triggered by climate-related disasters, according to a new report from the UN refugee agency UNHCR. The report, titled ‘Climate Change and Displacement’, says a total…

The world will soon be plunged into a fierce competition for skilled migrants, according to the head of the International Organisation for Migration (IOM). Amy Pope, the Director General of the UN’s migration agency, said the world’s top 30 economies…

In Melbourne’s northern suburbs, a new community group is quietly going about the business of supporting newly arrived refugee families from Syria. Called ‘Australian Jasmine Families’, the group’s name references the fact that the Syrian city of Damascus is called…

Refugee advocacy groups have slammed a ruling by the US Supreme Court that allows Texas state police to arrest and deport people local officials claim have entered the US illegally. NGO Human Rights Watch (HRW) said the ruling, which applies…

The world needs a “sustainable global strategy” for refugees which sees nations living up to their commitments, according to British MP and social justice advocate Sarah Champion. Ms Champion, Chair of the United Kingdom’s International Development Committee (IDC), said the…

Fears are rising that thousands of people will attempt to make perilous boat journeys in a bid to escape escalating violence in Haiti. Haiti’s government has been under a state of emergency since groups attacked the country’s largest prison in…

An artificial intelligence app that helps migrants and refugees improve their English has won the Digital Design Category of the Victorian Premier’s Design Awards 2023. The MyAMES Chat app, built in partnership with AI developer GetMee, has a particular focus…

Australia set a record for migrants arriving in the 2022-23 financial year with a net figure of 518,000 people added to the population according to new data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics. “In the year ending 30 June 2023,…

More than 110,000 people have been displaced since end of last year by the resurgent attacks by armed militia groups in Mozambique, according to the UN’s migration agency IOM. The escalation of violence, mostly in the northern Cabo Delgado Province,…

Syrian refugees who fled the civil war in their homeland seeking safety in neighbouring countries are facing a dire humanitarian crisis, the UN has warned. Almost 13 million people are in dire need of basic assistance and services but are…