A group of more than 30 leading US public health experts have called on the Trump administration to withdraw an order than enables the mass deportation of asylum seekers under emergency provision of the nations’ COVID-19 response. An open letter,…

Malaysia’s COVID-19-induced lockdown through its Movement Control Order (MCO) is causing extraordinary hardship for refugees and asylum seekers in the country. Most asylum seekers work informally in the cash economy to earn daily or weekly ages and have no job…

The COVID-19 crisis is heightening the vulnerabilities of the world’s refugees, asylum seekers and displaced people, according to new research. In the wake of the pandemic, many undocumented migrants were anxious about seeking medical help, fearful of being reported to…

Refugee volunteers are helping out at a new community initiative in Melbourne’s north is supporting vulnerable people to get through the financial difficulties brought by the COVID-19 crisis. Syrian refugees Yousef Alhawat, Fadi Shedid and Issa Alshadaydah are among refugees…

For Iraqi doctor Asseel Yako, being on the front lines of a battle against infection, trauma and death is nothing new. Working as a doctor during the conflict in his homeland, Dr Yako saved hundreds of lives. His daily toil…

AMES Australia Reconnect student Shegofa Rahimi has produced a moving piece of art to commemorate ANZAC Day. An Afghan refugee, who was brought up in Pakistan, says she is inspired by the sacrifices made by diggers during WWI. “I believe,…

Almost a third of Australians were born overseas with 7.5 million migrants living permanently across the nation, according to the latest Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) snapshot of our population. The ABS says that 29.7 per cent of the population…

A random quiz question has helped Anita Lussetti unearth new and poignant information about her family’s history. A Case Manager with migrant and refugee settlement agency AMES Australia, Anita says that joining the organisation a year ago has given has…

The integration into communities of newly arrived migrants and refugees should be a natural part of the work of governments at all levels in a globalised world and not just a response to a temporary problem, according to new research…

Undocumented migrants, asylum seekers and trafficking victims worldwide should be granted access to healthcare and welfare – regardless of their legal status – to protect them during the COVID-19 pandemic, the United Nations has said. “Migrants working in sectors such…

Refugee clients are being supported to settle faster and more sustainable thanks to a new settlement support initiative that better coordinates services supporting new arrivals. Refugee and migrant settlement agency AMES Australia has implemented the Individual Pathways Plan (IPP) as…

Aid agencies says unaccompanied children are being abandoned as the COVID-19 pandemic has forced support services to shut across Europe. European governments are being called on to urgently put into place measures to protect refugees and migrants – in particular…