Hundreds of thousands of refugees have been left in uncertainty and fear after Kenya announced plans to close two of the largest camps for displaced persons in the world. The Kenya Interior Ministry has said it plans to close the…

Entire generations of children in many parts of the world are at risk of falling into poverty and hopelessness because of the COVID pandemic, the United Nations children’s agency UNICEF has warned. UNICEF says closed schools, surging poverty, forced marriages…

The Parliament of Victoria has released some in-language videos produced in Arabic to explain the workings of parliament to new arrivals from the Middle East. AMES Australia representatives Osama Butti and Amira Awad Almsallam spoke to the cameras in Arabic…

A migrant from Burma now living in Melbourne has launched a one man campaign to raise awareness about the human rights crisis in his homeland that was triggered by the recent military coup. Hector De Santos, who turns 80 this…

A refugee family who were targeted by the Burmese military and spent two decades in a refugee camp are finally rebuilding their lives in Melbourne. Karenni couple Bo Reh and Namon and their three children have settled in Werribee, in…

Tibetan refugees Palden and Tashi Tensing made perilous month-long treks over the highest mountains in the world to find new lives in peace and safety. On their separate journeys, they dodged trigger-happy Chinese soldiers, survived raging torrents and nights lost…

A young refugee with severe disabilities has gained a level of independence unimaginable just months ago and has been supported into education by AMES Australia’s Humanitarian Settlement Program (HSP) team. Seventeen-year-old Reza and his parents Hossein and Sima arrived in…

Ten years ago this month protestors calling for political change took to the streets of Syria in what were mostly peaceful demonstrations of collective will. They had seen the movements in other Arab countries, which forced a few long-ruling autocrats…

Denmark is set to become the first European country to deport Syrian refugees back to their home country after deeming areas of the strife torn nation safe. The Scandinavian country has decided to send 94 Syrian refugees to deportation camps…

A new interactive map charts how over the past decade at least 13 million Syrians have been forced to flee their homes because of conflict or fear of persecution. They have fled from the threat of imprisonment and forced conscription…

A new podcast tells the story of Melbourne-based Afghan photo-journalist Barat Ali Batoor and his work in highlighting the plight of asylum seekers and the repression of ethnic minorities, including his own Hazara people. Born in Pakistan, Batoor moved to…

Australia’s vaccine rollout appears to be on track, but a new study indicates vaccine hesitancy may be a bigger issue than previously thought. More than one in five, or about 22 per cent, Australians say they will ‘probably’ or ‘definitely’ not get…