Mexico, traditionally a country of origin for migrants or a transit stop on the treacherous Central American route to the United States, has now become a destination for people fleeing violence and persecution in their homelands. And the swelling numbers…

Migrant teenagers who have moved within their own country or overseas are more resilient and better able to recover from trauma than teenagers who have not moved from their hometown, new research has found. Researchers at Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA)…

The United Nations made an urgent appeal Tuesday for tens of millions of dollars to help protect vulnerable refugees against the spread of the deadly new coronavirus. The UN refugee agency UNHCR said it was seeking an initial $US33 million…

Youngsters from Melbourne’s Islamic and Jewish communities are connecting and forming bonds with each other through a new initiative based around sharing the history and culture contained  of their respective community museums.

The Commonwealth Government’s power to detain and deport refugees who commit crimes in Australia is under a cloud after a landmark federal court ruling. The federal government has been increasing the use of a strict character test to cancel or…

Net international migration into the US has hit its lowest level of the decade between 2018 and 2019, according to new data from the US Census Bureau. Net migration added 595,000 to the US population between 2018 and 2019, a…

Nearly 1,300 migrants drowned in the Mediterranean in 2019 – a 44 per cent drop on the number of deaths in 2018, according to new data from the International Organisation for Migration (IOM). The 1,282 drownings in 2019 brought the…

Major global corporations have led the way in pledging to help refugees get access to education and employment at a global conference aimed at supporting the millions of people forced from their homelands. Companies including Ikea, Lego and Vodafone pledged…

A new study has revealed a link between temporary or tenuous refugee visas and levels of mental health issues. The research found refugees and people seeking asylum with insecure visas have significantly higher post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms and depression…

In 2011 Syria had population of roughly 21 million. In the eight years since a bitter conflict ravaged the nation, more than half of these people have been displaced, creating the largest refugee population in the world. More than six…

Europe is in danger of creating a ‘lost generation’ of young refugees who have fled war and persecution in their countries but lack opportunity in exile, according to the European Union’s (EU) human rights agency. The Agency for Fundamental Rights…

International aid agencies have launched an appeal to raise $US1.35 billion to address the humanitarian needs of Venezuelan refugees and migrants in Latin America and the Caribbean. The United Nations refugee agency UNHCR and the International Organization for Migration (IOM)…