Germany says it will need migration to fill job vacancies crucial to maintaining the European economic powerhouse’s productivity. The declaration from Germany’s new economics minister Robert Habeck comes as a new study shows in some sectors of industry, migrants constitute…

At least 650 people died trying to cross the US-Mexico border last year, the highest number since records began in 2014. The data compiled by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) – the UN’s migration agency – shows more than…

A massive relief effort has been launched to support millions of Afghans suffering the effects of a fresh humanitarian crisis. International aid agencies and the United Nations have revealed the details of a new response plan that aims to deliver…

Migrant and refugee settlement agency AMES Australia is calling for expressions of interest (EOIs) from migrant and refugee artists living in Australia who are interested in creating a major artwork to celebrate 70 years of its work supporting migrants and…

The colours, forms and light of Australia’s outback have inspired migrant artist Aleksandra Dukat to create a whole body of work she never dreamed possible in her native Poland. “I’m totally inspired by nature in Australia and it has led…

The US government has pledged to adopt a formal definition of statelessness and for the first time to develop an official process to identify and protect stateless individuals in the United States who are not recognised as nationals by any…

The first charter plane carrying privately sponsored Afghan refugees has arrived in Canada. The group of about 250 people will start their new lives in Canada, be welcomed into their sponsor communities and go into quarantine with the help of…

Rohingya refugees are suing Facebook over the tech giant’s alleged failure to stop hate speech on its platform leading to violence being committed against the Myanmar minority group. The community has filed a $US150 billion ($A212 billion) lawsuit against Facebook…

A group of women, including 13 refugees from six countries, have climbed Morocco’s Atlas Mountains to highlight the struggle to end violence against women. The women – together with seven female staff from the UN’s refugee agency UNHCR, and their…

Immigration is set to again become a volatile and divisive issue in France as the presidential election approaches. Michel Barnier, who was Europe’s former chief Brexit negotiator, is now running for French the presidency to be decided in April. And…

A new campaign has been launched to attract more people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities to take up the federal government’s JobTrainer scheme. The online and on television campaign week, is aimed at getting all Australians, regardless of…

International students and skilled migrants will be welcomed back into Australia from tomorrow – after a two week pause over fears of the Omicron variant. The international border will reopen to fully vaccinated students and eligible visa holders. International enrolments…