Millions of Syrians are now facing desperate levels of hunger and destitution as well as acute vulnerability to COVID-19, aid agencies report. Having already endured almost a decade of war and displacement Syrians now face levels of poverty unprecedented even…

The US and UK are both implementing draconian changes to asylum and migration arrangements as the dual deadlines approach for the transition of power to the Biden administration and Brexit. In the US, the Trump administration has finalised a new…

Women are an increasingly participating in labour migration and a new report outlines ways in which they can take control of their lives. Focusing particularly on Indian women labour migrants, researchers S Irudaya Rajan and N Neetha have identified several…

An innovative new program is fast-tracking refugee and migrant jobseekers into work while also speeding up their settlement journeys and supporting them to build connections into the broader society. The Individualised Pathway Plan (IPP) ) Building Skills to Work Program…

The United Nations has asked Japan to review its tough approach to asylum seekers on humanitarian grounds. The UN’s refugee agency UNHCR has urged Japan to resettle more asylum seekers to help solve the global displacement crisis after Japanese authorities…

The Global Compact for Migration, adopted by countries in 2018 as a comprehensive framework for cooperation on international migration, is leading to progress, the UN claims. United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres says the compact is ”taking root in promising ways”. But…

Afghan government and the Taliban say they have made a breakthrough in peace talks that have seen a preliminary deal reached with the first written agreement after 19 years of war. The agreement on sets out a pathway to further…

The number of refugees resettled in safe third countries will hit a record low in 2020, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) has warned, as it urges Australia and other refugee accepting countries to restart their programs. According to the latest…

Europe is debating yet another deal on asylum seekers despite the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbating a swathe of security and humanitarian crises across the Middle-East, Africa and Asia. Immigration and asylum has been the most politically thorny issue within the European…

The reduced numbers of migrants and international students entering Australia as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic could have a lasting effect on the nation’s diverse cultural makeup, according to experts. The pandemic has meant a sudden halt to the…

United Nations refugee protection chief and former Australian Human Rights Commission Gillian Triggs has hit out at nations denying asylum and refuge to displaced persons under bogus concerns about ‘public health’. Assistant High Commissioner for Protection, Professor Triggs, warned that…

As a 17-year-old Iranian refugee Ghanieh Daghagheleh made a dangerous boat journey seeking safety. After years of struggle, she and her family have built a new life in Australia. And now she has started a new job as a front-line…