The Olympic Refugee Team has arrived in Tokyo to take part in the games, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has said. The arrival of the team ended fears they may not take part after a team official tested positive to…

Numbers of deaths among people attempting to reach Europe by irregular sea routes is on the rise, despite border closures due to COVID-19, a new study has found. At least 1,146 people died attempting to reach Europe by sea in…

Australia’s migrant small businesses will be key to Australia’s recovery from the economic and social recovery from the ravages of the COVID-19 pandemic, a raft of new data shows. Small businesses contributed almost $418 billion to Australia’s GDP in 2018-19,…

Humanitarian agencies say they are bracing for another round of displacement in Afghanistan as the Taliban gains territory and Western forces withdraw. Four decades after the first wave of Afghan refugees fled in the face of a Soviet invasion, and…

An increasing number of people are leaving India as asylum seekers and citing the new farm laws of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government as the reason they need to flee. Reports in the US and Europe have identified the trend…

The number of international migrant workers globally rose to 169 million in 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic struck, a rise of three per cent since 2017, according to a new report. The International Labour Organization (ILO) report says the share…

One in three refugee and migrant women living in Australia have experienced some form of domestic and family violence, with nearly a quarter reporting this has increased in severity during COVID-19 lockdowns, according to a new study. While not a…

Increasing numbers of countries are including refugees and migrants in their national COVID-19 vaccination plans, but a new report reveals there are still barriers to equitable access. A new report by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent…

As hopes rise in the UK that the England football team might win a trophy at the 2021 Euros – it’s first since 1966 – a new exhibition highlights the impact migration has had on the sport. London’s Migration Museum…

The COVID-19 pandemic has increased poverty and unemployment for many migrants and their families, according to a new study by the International Organisation for Migration (IOM). The study by IOM and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and based on…

Malaria continued to be the single most common cause of illness among refugees in 2020, while psychological distress caused by COVID-19 and acute malnutrition constituted major threats to refugees’ health and well-being, according to a new report. The findings are…

A massive reverse migration trend is underway in China with the COVID pandemic driving millions of urban workers back to their home towns and villages, new data shows. The latest figures from China’s statistics bureau show millions of Chinese people…