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Trump edicts upend global humanitarian sector

Trump edicts upend global humanitarian sector

Mar 4, 2025

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 […]

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NGOs call for end of deportations to Afghanistan
Jul 28, 2021

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…

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UK’s new asylum laws come under fire
Jul 23, 2021

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…

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Refugee Olympic Team athletes arrive in Tokyo
Jul 23, 2021

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…

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Migrant workers deserting Chinese cities
Jul 4, 2021

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…

Refugee family find a home in regional Victoria
Refugee family find a home in regional Victoria
Jun 29, 2021

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…

Refugee family finds new life in regional Victoria
Refugee family finds new life in regional Victoria
Jun 29, 2021

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,…

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New UK immigration plan will exclude women, children – report
Jun 5, 2021

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…

Passion for language fuels migrant’s dreams
Passion for language fuels migrant’s dreams
May 27, 2021

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…

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Broader refugee sponsorship scheme being considered
May 13, 2021

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…

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Book review – family’s journey delves into the refugee experience
Apr 29, 2021

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…

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COVID causes financial stress for diverse communities – report
Apr 26, 2021

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…

One man’s mission to help the Burmese people
One man’s mission to help the Burmese people
Apr 1, 2021

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…

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