Newly arrived refugees and migrants are more worried and feel more vulnerable to the health and economic impacts of the COVID-19 virus crisis than ordinary Australians, according to a new snapshot poll. New arrivals are also less well informed than…

In-language videos help in the fight against the COVID-19 virus AMES Australia is producing and posting online in-language videos to help explain to the communities we support how they can reduce their risk of contracting the COVID-19 virus. The videos and…

Online hatred is going viral in what the UN calls a ‘dangerous epidemic of misinformation’ as a direct result of fear around COVID-19 pandemic, according to UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres. Mr Guterres described the impact of the pandemic as…

The closing of international borders as a result of the COVID-19 global pandemic is having disastrous effects on the lives of refugees and asylum seekers and also undermining the foundations of the global refugee resettlement system, aid agencies say. The…

As the COVID-19 pandemic spreads globally migrants and refugees in camps around the globe could become the epicentre of the tragedy. Aid agencies and local authorities from the US-Mexico border to the camps on Greek islands are worried that large…

Aid agencies have called on the global community to include refugees and displaced people in the global response to the COVID-19 crisis. The agencies, which include Human Rights watch, the Norweigan Refugee Council and Oxfam, are particularly concerned about the…

Legal representation and country of origin are key factors in asylum seekers winning successful reviews of applications for refugee status, according to new research. Asylum seekers represented by a lawyer are seven times more likely to succeed in appeals to…

The extraordinary arc of Gabriela Castro’s life has brought her to the small town of Nhill, in Victoria’s Wimmera, where she is working with young members of the town’s Karen refugee community. It’s a place she had not heard of…

Women fleeing persecution and sexual violence are being left destitute and impoverished in Britain without access to housing, financial support or the right to work, according to a new report. The report by NGO Women for Refugee Women says of…

Japan’s history and reputation as an insular country unwelcoming of foreigners may by about to change. A recent poll last month by The Nikkei Shimbun newspaper found that 70 percent of Japanese people said they believe an increase in foreigners…

Melbourne and Australia have been placed in the top tier of an annual index that ranks countries and cities on their ability to attract and grow talent. According to the latest 2020 Global talent Competitiveness Index, Australia makes the top…

The chances of displaced refugees being resettled in a third country are dwindling as the numbers in need of sanctuary outpace the available places, according to new data from the UN’s refugee agency. Out of 1.4 million refugees estimated to…