Migrant and refugee women in Australia are finding more independence and opportunity in Australia as well as a healthier and wealthier life than in their home countries, according to a new survey. An overwhelming majority of women migrants find life…

Human rights groups and advocates say that changes to the US immigration arrangements stemming from a deal between Republicans and the Biden administration would mean sending asylum seekers back to “certain death”. The border security deal — part of the…

Syrians returning to their homeland face torture, abduction and other human rights violations refugees who fled the war are facing gross human rights violations, a new United Nations report says. Twelve years after the conflict in Syria began, more than…

Recruitment giant Adecco Group has pledged to find jobs for 85,000 refugees globally, and train or upskill 17,000 by the end of 2027. The commitment raises a previous target set by the Swiss-based company. The number of refugees in European…

Amnesty International has published a document warning that the advance of digital technology is eroding the right of refugees. The paper, titled ‘Defending the Rights of Refugees and Migrants in the Digital Age’, says there has been pervasive and rapid…

Up to 300,000 people have been forced to flee Sudan’s second largest city, Wad Madani in Aj Jazirah state, as fighting reignited between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and Rapid Support Forces. More than half a million men, women and…

A Ukrainian refugee who fled her homeland as the Russians pressed home their invasion has started to rebuild her life in Melbourne. Asiiat Aliieva is effectively a single mother, with her husband Alexander still in Ukraine. But she is working…

The numbers of refugees making the world’s deadliest migrant journey has hit record levels with 32,000 people arriving in the Canary Islands this year. The figure breaks a 17-year-old record for arrivals in the Spanish archipelago. Recently, four boats carrying…

A group of Australian universities are set to launch a program to give refugees access to tertiary education. The 12 universities, with support from the federal government, aim to give refugees from conflict zones the opportunity to take up fast-track…

The conflict and humanitarian crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has worsened with the number of internally displaced people climbing to almost 7 million – the highest number so far. With ongoing conflict and escalating violence, the…

When Aaron Reyes’ older brother was shot and killed as a bystander in an armed hold up, his family decided it was time to leave their home in Venezuela. The 14-year-old was a promising soccer star in his homeland and…

Melbourne is one of the best cities in the world for international students, according to a new university rankings report. The QS World University Rankings, published in collaboration with the Times Higher Education magazine, says Melbourne is Australia’s best student…