Almost a third of migrant domestic workers employed in Malaysian households are working under forced labour conditions, according to a new report by the UN’s labour agency. The report by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) found conditions such as excessive…

During June and July, Logan Art Gallery, in Queensland, is staging a showcase of artwork by Sha Sarwari that is provocative, yet understated, and visually stunning despite being subdued in colour and form. The Afghanistan-born visual artist, who arrived in…

The world’s largest refugee camp at Kakuma in Kenya is reaching crisis point as thousands more refugees arrive after having fled conflicts in neighbouring countries. Local officials say the continued inflow of asylum seekers in instability-affected Central African countries, including…

The United States’ refugee intake is on the rise again after it hit a historical low during the administration of President Donald Trump and the COVID-19 pandemic, a new report reveals. The report, from the Washington-based Migration Policy Institute, shows…

Migrants and refugees living in some of the world’s wealthiest countries are faring better in areas like education, jobs and integration than they were a decade ago, according to a new report by the Paris-based OECD. The report says the…

The new head of the UN’s migration agency IOM plans to co-opt tech companies into the work of managing global migration. Amy Pope, the incoming head of the International Organisation for Migration, says she has talked to companies like Microsoft…

A record 110 million people are now displaced across the globe thanks to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, conflicts in Syria and Sudan as well as climate-fuelled disasters and crises. See the UN’s latest data on the effect on human…

Four amazing people who have rebuilt their lives in Victoria and arte now supporting others have been recognised at the 2023 Victorian Refugee Awards. Now in its third year and hosted by the Victorian Multicultural Commission (VMC) as part of…

Because of war, disasters and economic crises millions of people around the world are forced to leave their homes each year. These four graphs show who is going where and why, and which countries are taking in refugees. Where do…

European Union nations have reached a landmark agreement that would see member countries either accept a share of newly arrived asylum-seekers or pay into a fund to support migrants. The EU’s 27 member states have agreed on an initial plan to…

A public debate has broken out in Japan over new laws that mean asylum seekers who have had their applications rejected three times can be deported from the country. The law was confirmed after a vote by the parliament’s lower…

As a refugee forced to flee as a brutal civil war engulfed her homeland, Carla Zenieh found solace in art. Carla and her family fled their home in Syrian capital of Damascus in 2019 finding relative peace and security in…