Up to 80 pieces of clothing have been delivered to children in a remote Chin village in Burma thanks to the generosity of a group of AMES volunteers and sewing groups across the country. The clothes made were a result of…

It is a story that has captured the imagination of not just cricket fans but people all over the world. Afghanistan’s historic first ICC Cricket World Cup victory against Scotland has resonated everywhere; with news reports around the globe not…

His country is war-torn, he grew up in a refugee camp and his father was kidnapped two years ago. But ask Afghanistan captain Mohammad Nabi his thoughts on overcoming hardship to lead his country in their first cricket World Cup…

As the United Nations and global NGOs continue to grapple with the enormity of what the UN’s High Commissioner for Refugees has called the organisation’s greatest challenge, 95 per cent of these refugees are being sheltered by just five countries:…

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees’ (UNHCR) Statistical Yearbook provides a snapshot of the grave refugee situation and shows 2013 was the worst year for refugees in more than 60 years. It says conflicts across the globe resulted in…

The Voices Without Borders asylum seeker choir this week celebrates its first birthday after a year of song, friendship and joy. Choirmaster and founder of the Choir of Hard Knocks Dr Jonathon Welch will lead the choir in a celebratory…

Following the success of last year’s campaign, the IKEA Foundation on Monday launched a two-month fund-raising drive in stores worldwide to provide renewable energy and education projects in Bangladesh, Chad, Ethiopia, Jordan and Sudan. Read more: http://www.unrefugees.org.au/news-and-media/news-headlines/unhcr-ikea-rekindles-brighter-lives-for-refugees-campaign-for-second-year

A group of 20 AMES youth students from the South Hub were treated to an entertaining day at the Australian Open last week. Courtesy of Tennis Victoria, students were given a show bag and a tour of the venue before…

Immigration increasingly dominates national debate in Australia – but what about the rest of the world? From the far right making political capital in Scandinavia to ten-thousand strong anti-islamist marches in Germany and Chinese leaders worried about an exodus of…

Lionel – not his real name – is a little shy, by his own admission. He has good reason; he fled his central African homeland of Burundi, one of the world’s poorest countries, to seek asylum here. Now he waits…

A unique project to analyse media representations of Melbourne’s Sudanese community while giving community members a public voice through media training has had some success in giving the community a voice and provided a model for other minority groups, according…

Brazil is planning to teach English to a million of its citizens before the start of the Rio Olympic Games scheduled for 2016. The Brazilian Olympic Committee is partnering with the Brazilian Ministry of Education and international learning provider Education…