The northern quadrant of South America is the latest hot spot in the world’s burgeoning refugee crisis. Colombian border authorities say that at least 20,000 are crossing the border in the country each day from Venezuela. They are fleeing a…

Refugees and asylum seekers are finding growing support from a surprising quarter – rural Australia. Across Victoria and NSW people are opening their homes for weekends and holidays to refugees and people seeking asylum, people who’ve fled their homes and…

The way refugees are integrated into host societies may fundamentally change following the launch of a new program in Europe which aims to better assess refugees’ skills.  ‘The European Qualifications Passport for Refugees’ will assess refugees’ education level, work experience…

A Muppet named Tonton is spreading joy among children living in refugee camps in the Middle East. TV icon Sesame Street is working with aid organisation The International Rescue Committee to help millions of refugee children around the world learn, grow…

Much of world celebrated International Women’s Day this year in the shadow of the #me too and ‘time’s up’ campaigns which have given rise to hopes for more equality for women. But for many of the 3.3 billion females on…

There are moves in some ASEAN nations to improve the protection regimes for refugees currently living in limbo with no legal rights and access only to work in the black economy, a conference on refugees has heard. Deepa Nambiar, a…

There are at least ten million inhabitants of our planet – and possibly millions more – who are not recognised as citizens of any nation, a conference on refugees has heard. The Refugee Alternatives Conference held in Melbourne this week…

Illiteracy among young people is almost three times as high in countries hit by war or disaster than in stable nations and women and girls are worst affected, according to a new United Nations report. The report, by the UN…

A large majority of migrants and refugees new to Australia plan to become citizens and feel it is important to mark Australia Day, according to a new survey. Most newcomers say they plan to mark the day in some way…

News from AMES Australia Read about the latest news, research and initiatives from migrant and refugee settlement agency AMES Australia…   English and life skills being taught in libraries A pioneering new program that is seeing migrants learn English in…

Israel is set to forcibly deport around 40,000 African asylum seekers after the country reached an ‘international agreement’. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced this week that he reached an unspecified “international agreement” allowing the country to send the asylum…

The world refugee crisis is the moral “test of our times” and is critical but not overwhelming, according to David Miliband, CEO of the US-based global aid organisation International Rescue Committee. Mr Milliband, a former British Foreign Secretary and the…