Refugee advocates and Democratic Party politicians in the US fear the nation’s humanitarian intake could drop even further. An average of 95,000 refugees have been admitted to the US annually since the Refugee Act of 1980 was adopted. Republican presidents…

The humanitarian sector is mourning the death of former United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan. Mr Annan was the seventh man to lead the global organisation and the first Secretary-General to emerge from the ranks of its staff. Current UN…

Leaked documents have revealed a deal between the Myanmar government and the United Nations that would see Rohingya Muslim refugees who have sought safety in Bangladesh return home. The confidential memorandum of understanding between Myanmar and two UN agencies says…

Read about the latest news, research and initiatives from migrant and refugee settlement agency AMES Australia.   Settlement clients celebrate World Refugee Day with the PM A group of AMES Australia clients and staff recently made a trek to Canberra…

Syrian refugee groups and the UN’s refugee agency are concerned about a Russian-backed effort to repatriate Syrians who fled their country amid the civil war that has killed more than 400,000 people and displaced millions. Russia’s special presidential envoy for…

The bitter and bloody seven-year-long conflict in Syria is entering a deadly endgame phase as the Syrian government forces unleash an offensive to take the last major enclaves of opposition at Nawa and Daraa in the country’s south-east. As many…

They became famous around the world from news reports showing them pulling victims of airstrikes from the collapsed buildings and rubble-strewn streets of warn-torn Syria. Now the ‘White Hats’ – a humanitarian group that operated in the anti-government held areas…

Former Portuguese lawyer and politician António Manuel de Carvalho Ferreira Vitorino has been elected as the International Organisation for Migration’s (IOM) next Director General. Mr Vitorino succeeds American William Lacy Swing as head of the United Nations’ migration agency on…

A new online tool is allowing people to test their local government’s commitment to inclusiveness and cultural diversity. The My City of Migration (MyCOM) Diagnostic is a modular web app that uses a series of simple scenarios to help users…

The number of refugees fleeing conflicts has soared to 1 percent of the world’s total population, the highest level in modern history, according to a new report. The 2018 Global Peace Index shows the world is less peaceful now than…

Migrants are creating a skills and intelligence explosion in Australia, according to a new OECD study. The study, a global analysis of the education standards of labour forces, lists Australia as the only country where migrants have higher average educational…

Britain’s Home Office has been slammed in a new report over its inhumane and damaging treatment of people seeking safety in the UK. The report by activist group Refugee Action claims Home Office incompetence and cruelty are having a devastating…