Olympic gold medallist, athletics legend and former refugee Mo Farah has become the International Organisation for Migration’s (IOM) first Global Goodwill Ambassador. The appointment of Sir Mo Farah was announced recently by IOM’s Director General Amy Pope. The announcement was…

The US Government has launched a new refugee program that will allow sponsors nominate specific people they want to bring to the US in an initiative intended to help families reunite and involve more everyday Americans. The program, similar to…

Recent debates on migration policy around the globe have often descended into exercises in recrimination or demonization. And the language around migration and seeking asylum can become pejorative. A recent briefing paper from the UNHCR is a useful circuit breaker…

Migration is a “fact of life” and “force for good” that promotes the exchange of knowledge and contributes to economic growth, according to the UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres. But at the same time, “poorly governed migration is a cause…

The European Union has finally agreed on a new migration pact but refugee advocates say it will set back European asylum law for decades. The new laws, known as the New Pact on Migration and Asylum, were first unveiled in…

The first prize winner in this year’s Heartlands art project says her experiences as a refugee and her family’s difficult history inspired her to become a writer. Wida Tausif is an Afghan refugee who grew up in Pakistan and New…

More than 114 million people are likely forcibly displaced by war, persecution, violence, and human rights around the world by the end of this year, according to a new report from the UN’s refugee agency, UNHCR. At the end of…

Nearly 4,000 schools and educational facilities throughout Ukraine have been damaged or destroyed since Russia’s invasion, putting the future of Ukraine’s children at risk, a new report claims. A new report from NGO Human Rights Watch documents attacks on education…

A new play that has recently opened in Canberra reimagines Shakespeare’s The Tempest through the prism of asylum seekers. Playwright Helen Machalias started with the premise ‘what if the characters from The Tempest were Iranian refugees and were in the…

A Ukrainian refugee who fled her homeland as the Russians pressed home their invasion has started to rebuild her life in Melbourne. Asiiat Aliieva is effectively a single mother, with her husband Alexander still in Ukraine. But she is working…

A passion for refugees, migration and multiculturalism has led former academic and community sector leader Vanda Fortunato to become the new Chair of the Board of migrant and refugee settlement agency AMES Australia. Dr Fortunato also has deep personal connection…

A children’s book that celebrates language and traditional farming practices has been created through a remarkable community project in Mildura Titled, ‘We Are Home’ and created by Mildura’s Food Next Door Co-op, the tri-lingual book sees children involved in the…