The world’s population is expected to stop growing by the end of this century, according to new research. The population plunge, the first in modern history, is due in large part to falling global fertility rates, according to an analysis…

Interacting with people from different backgrounds produces more positive attitudes about diversity, new research has found. A study by the Washington-based Think Tank, the Pew Centre, shows most people across the globe think their countries are better off thanks to…

With the Black Live Matter campaign taking hold across the world highlighting police brutality and seeking racial justice in response to George Floyd’s death at the hands of a US police officer, the issue of ‘systemic’ or ‘institutional’ racism has…

The United Nations’ refugee agency UNHCR has partnered with 22-year-old Ivorian artist O’Plérou for the launch of the 2020 World Refugee Day emoji. The emoji, two hands linked together in the shape of a heart, symbolises solidarity and diversity. World…

AMES volunteer coaching young people in life skills AMES Australia youth mentor volunteer Wendy Fayad says her background as an immigrant and her training as a counsellor have helped her in her work supporting young people from diverse cultures. “I’ve…

Australia faces a sharp fall in migration over the coming year because of the COVID-19 pandemic, putting at risk decades of economic growth, economists say. Prime Minister Scott Morrison confirmed that the nation faces its first real shortage of migrants…

Greece has been accused of illegally deporting asylum seekers from its islands in the Aegean Sea by putting them in orange rescue rafts and setting them adrift. A report by the ‘Just Security’ website claims there have been at least…

Net migration to the UK from countries outside the European Union has risen to its highest level for 45 years, the country’s statistics agency says. Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures an estimated 282,000 more non-EU citizens came to the…

European nations have begun putting migrants to work as they struggle to cope with the health and economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic. Italy is set to grants 500,000 undocumented migrant work permits in a move that follows Portugal’s decision…

The UN has pulled out over half its remaining international staff from Yemen’s capital to protect them from the spread of COVID-19 as the country spirals into potentially the world’s biggest humanitarian crisis. Yemen hosts around 281,000 refugees and asylum-seekers…

Many African countries moved rapidly to curb the initial spread of coronavirus, but they have been slower to cushion their citizens from its economic impact, according to a raft of new reports. The African Centres for Disease Control and Prevention…

A Culture Centre for Karen refugees who have settled in Bendigo is nearing completion. The building, at Eaglehawk, now has its frame up and work is continuing. Karen community leader Nay Chee said the centre will also provide temporary accommodation…