The number of refugees and migrants who have fled human rights abuse, violence and political and economic turmoil in Venezuela has reached 3.4 million, according to the UNHCR and IOM, the International Organization for Migration. Data from national immigration authorities…

South Sudan, the world’s newest nation state, is working to finalise a migration policy that it hopes will enhance the country’s capacity to manage its borders while also protecting the rights of migrants and helping to entrench a peace accord…

Next time you think about buying a tin of Italian tomatoes instead of a slightly more expensive Australian produced competitor, think twice. Much of Italy’s agricultural exports are underpinned by the exploitation and coercion of migrant labourers as well as…

A large majority of migrants and refugees new to Australia plan to become citizens and feel it is important to mark Australia Day, according to a new survey. Most newcomers say they plan to mark the day in some way…

Demographers have identified a new generation of humans in the western world born after 1997 who are more diverse in their views, more tolerant of difference, better educated and yoked to ‘always on’ technology. Called “Generation Z’, these 7 to…

Extreme weather in Lebanon has left thousands of Syrian refugees without shelter and protection, as strong winds, heavy rain and snowfall battered the country last week. Hundreds of tents and makeshift homes have been blown away. Storm Norma damaged infrastructure,…

Support among Australians for multiculturalism and immigration has weathered a significant uptick in the politicisation of the issue, according to the latest Scanlon social cohesion study. The 2018 Mapping Social Cohesion survey, conducted by the Scanlon Foundation and Monash University…

A great ‘reverse migration’ of African Americans to the US south from the north was partly responsible for the US mid-term election results, which have seen the Democrats take back control of the House of Representatives. Reverse migration references one…

Australia’s new Race Discrimination Commissioner Chin Tan has committed to use his five-year term to challenge racism, promote multicultural diversity and strengthen community and social cohesion. In his first major address in his new role, at the international Metropolis Conference…

Japan will consider accepting more refugees from other Asian countries by 2020, the government has announced. The Japanese government said it would consider doubling its annual intake of about 30 people having come under pressure from the UNHCR and other…

A new British Government report looking at the impact of migration in the UK has broken new ground in assessing the effect it has on economic productivity and growth and even the wellbeing of the individual. The report, by the…

The Global Compact for Migration is expected to be adopted in December and will be a first attempt to develop an internationally shared view of what safe, orderly and regular migration should look like, as well as a pathway towards…