A Colombian human rights activist helping young people recover from sexual violence and exploitation is this year’s UNHCR Nansen Award winner. Mayerlín Vergara Pérez is an activist, campaigner and the Caribbean Regional Coordinator for the Renacer Foundation, a non-governmental organisation…

For decades, thousands of migrants from India, China, Africa and elsewhere have sought an escape from poverty as temporary migrant workers in wealthier countries. Now, one of the largest migration corridors in the world has started to flow in reverse.…

With the US presidential election just weeks away, a new analysis by the Pew Research Center has unearthed some interesting demographic shifts in the American electorate. The analysis has found Hispanic voters now make up an increasingly larger share of…

A new global soccer initiative is exploring the stories of refugees and asylum seekers whose lives have been transformed by the sport. ‘Goal Click’ is football story telling project that, in partnership with the United Nations refugee agency UNHCR, is…

The annual Heartlands arts project for refugee and migrant artists was launched this week with a stunning exhibition of photography and digital work that gives an insight into the experiences of multicultural communities during the COVID-19 pandemic Titled Heartlands 2020:…

More than 37 million refugees have been created since 2001 by wars and conflicts created or participated in by the US, according to a new study by a leading US university. The report by the Costs of War project based…

News of asylum-seeker shelters being destroyed by fire on the Greek Island of Lesbos has sparked memories of a poignant connection with Australia. The island was a staging post and hospital site for the Gallipoli landings in 1915. Local officials…

Chinese dissidents sheltering in Thailand fear being returned to their homeland as the Thai Government steps up cooperation with Chinese law enforcement agencies. Thailand has traditionally been a route for Chinese escaping repression at home but recent cases show they…

A ‘secret deal’ between Switzerland and China that allows Chinese authorities to conduct investigations in the country and deport Chinese nationals has come under fire from human rights groups. The renewal of the deal first signed in 2015 has also…

Australia’s Lebanese communities are rallying to support the victims of the massive explosion that ripped through Beirut killing hundreds of people. Religious and political leaders from Australia’s Lebanese community reacted with shock and dismay at the disaster. Charity funds to…

The Canadian government is granting permanent residency to asylum seekers who have worked on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic, caring for patients in hospitals and long-term care homes. Announcing the program in Montreal, Canada’s Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino said the…

BBC and Sky News in the UK have been hit with backlash after airing live footage of a ‘sinking’ refugee boat attempting to cross the English Channel. A BBC reporter did a live cross from the English Channel off Dover…