Almost 100,000 refugees from South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have fled to Uganda so far this year in an emerging fresh humanitarian crisis. And the number of arrivals is expected to reach 150,000 by the…

Aid agencies across the globe have identified a number of worrying systemic and intersectional trends that are exacerbating existing humanitarian crises and impacting the lives of millions. The issues are separate from the geographical crises but impact of them and…

A new report from the Washington-based think tank the Migration Policy Institute paints an arresting picture of burgeoning global mobility and rising migration in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The report, which harvested migration data from international agencies such…

Refugees and asylum seekers in the UK are at risk of exploitation and modern slavery because of a lack of adequate safeguards, according to a new report. The report by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the…

Almost 13,000 migrants have crossed the English Channel since the UK announced plans to send asylum seekers to Rwanda to have their applications processed, new data reveals. Figures from the UK’s Ministry of Defence shows the total number of people…

Seven years after the war in Yemen began, it is set to be declared by the UN as the world’s worst humanitarian crisis. A UN team is currently assessing the dire situation in the war-ravaged nation with a view to…

Employers groups are calling for an urgent increase to the skilled migrant intake, including a temporary two-year increase in skilled migration to 200,000 places a year, to tackle labour shortages ahead of the federal government’s Jobs Summit in September. Meanwhile,…

A fascinating new interactive map paints a disturbing picture of freedom and human rights in retreat across the globe. Produced by human rights NGO Freedom House, the map rates the relative freedom and democracy statuses of countries across the world.…

Afghan refugee Sayed Burhani has wasted no time in starting his settlement journey in Australia. Six months after arriving in Melbourne, he has a job and a house and is looking forward to the future and raising their new baby…

An analysis of the recent UNHCR Global Trends Report has thrown up five key points that illustrate how global forced displacement is at an all-time high and has increased every year over the past decade. The Russian invasion of Ukraine…

Nobel Peace Prize winner and Russian journalist Dmitry Muratov has auctioned off his medal for $US103.5 million, with the proceeds donated to help Ukrainian child refugees. All the proceeds from the auction, which concluded on World Refugee Day, will go…

Some of Victoria’s most inspirational refugees and asylum seekers were honoured for their achievements at an awards ceremony held during Refugee Week. Minister for Multicultural Affairs Ros Spence and Victorian Multicultural Commission Chairperson Vivienne Nguyen honoured 14 recipients of the…