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The advent of a second Trump presidency is having a crippling effect on humanitarian work across the globe, recent reports indicate. The US Government’s freeze on the work of USAid, the world’s largest provider of humanitarian and development aid, could potentially result in thousands of deaths, aid agencies say. They also say the 90-day freeze […]
A group of leading NGOs and refugee organisations have called on the EU and European nations to end the deportation of asylum seekers back to Afghanistan as the security situation in the strife-torn nation worsens as the Taliban reassert power…
The UK is set to introduce draconian new asylum laws that would see asylum seekers sent to camps in Rwanda while their claims are processed and the criminalisation of people entering Britain by boat across the English Channel. The so…
The Olympic Refugee Team has arrived in Tokyo to take part in the games, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has said. The arrival of the team ended fears they may not take part after a team official tested positive to…
A massive reverse migration trend is underway in China with the COVID pandemic driving millions of urban workers back to their home towns and villages, new data shows. The latest figures from China’s statistics bureau show millions of Chinese people…
The rocky granite hills and Grevillia scrub around Ararat are a long way from the flat grasslands of South Sudan. And the sleepy streets of the former gold rush town are a world away from the brutal violence that has…
After decades living precariously as exiles in India, a Tibetan refugee family have found a home, a future as well as a healthy and peaceful life in regional Victoria. Dorjee Sonam and wife Dolma have both found jobs in Mildura,…
Women and children would be hardest hit by the UK government’s plans to change Britain’s immigration and asylum system, human rights groups say. Campaigners say that, if approved by Parliament, Home Secretary Priti Patel’s “New Plan for Immigration’ could see…
Iranian migrant Rahman Abarin drove buses and spent endless hours working and studying to achieve his dream of becoming an English teacher. He set out on a difficult path to reconstruct his professional identity and achieve his goal of teaching…
Dozens of community groups have expressed interest in a proposed new scheme that would allow them to privately sponsor refugees to come to Australia. More than 40,000 people have signed a petition in support of the program, which has already…
A new book released this month serves as an indictment of how the global migration system – tangled up bureaucratic inefficiencies and hamstrung by recent populist and nationalist politicking – is consigning millions of refugees to a near permanent state…
Consumers from diverse communities saw greater hardships during COVID-19 lockdown due to financial stress and poor industry practices, new research claims. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has been devastating across Australia. Whilst job losses and financial instability did not…
A migrant from Burma now living in Melbourne has launched a one man campaign to raise awareness about the human rights crisis in his homeland that was triggered by the recent military coup. Hector De Santos, who turns 80 this…