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Telling the stories that matter - with empathy, insight and purpose
Telling the stories that matter - with empathy, insight and purpose
A sense of belonging in a country hinges on speaking the local language for many people around the world, new research says. A study by the Washington-based Pew Research Center found that more people see language as very important to national identity than see being born in their country or sharing its customs and traditions […]
Dalal Sleiman came to Australia as a refugee from Iraq 25 years ago. Since then, she has been supporting other refugees to settle in Melbourne and rebuild their lives.A former refugee week ambassador, she has passion for helping new arrivals…
A new book tells the story of the children who grew up on the Snowy River Scheme living in small towns in rugged alpine bushland where 70 per cent of people were migrants. ‘Snowy Kids’ by Graeme Ford (and others)…
Refugee doctors are benefiting from free membership of the Australian Medical Association (AMA), career coaching and the opportunity to be mentored. The initiative stems from the Career Pathway Pilot, a one-year commonwealth government funded pilot program delivered by AMES Australia…
The Italian Coast Guard recovered the bodies of 13 people, all women, who died after a crowded migrant boat capsized in heavy weather off the coast of the Mediterranean island of Lampedusa this week. The latest tragedy comes as more…
An innovative new project to settle refugees and migrants in regional Victorian communities in need of a skills and population boost is underway. Funded by the Australian Government and delivered by migrant and refugee settlement agency AMES Australia, the ‘Bridge…
The numbers of international migrants are now growing faster than the world population generally for the first time in history, according to new figures from the United Nations. The number of migrants globally has reached 272 million – up from…
Thai government visits AMES Australia AMES Australia recently welcomed a delegation from Thailand’s Ministry of the Interior. The group was in Australia to gain an understanding of refugee settlement practices here and meet members of refugee communities from Myanmar who…
The UN Refugee Agency UNHCR has expressed concerned about ongoing violence against foreigners – and especially refugees and asylum-seekers – in South Africa. At least twelve people have been reported killed since the violence first broke out three months ago.…
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has called for international action to end the deadly refugee crisis in Libya through the distribution to other countries of refugees stranded there. UN refugee boss Filippo Grandi urged other nations to follow…
The European Commission has faced a storm of criticism for creating the position of a vice president responsible for “Protecting our European Way of Life”. The Commission, the European Union’s executive branch, says the new vice president will work on…
Up to a million stateless Rohingya refugees living in overcrowded camps in Bangladesh are facing increasingly precarious circumstances as their host nation appears to be losing patience with them. The Rohingyas fled their homes in Myanmar’s Rakhine state two years…
Women in fragile and conflict-affected areas are missing out on employment opportunities and often barred from working, according to the CEO of International Rescue Committee and former UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband. As the numbers of displaced people across the…