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A new report recommends the UN Security Council refer members of the Myanmar military – and potentially some Rohingya forces – to the International Criminal Court.
Reham and her family are among an estimated 1.5m Syrian refugees living in limbo in Lebanon.
The UN human rights council can certainly be improved, but the worst way to do that is by walking away.
Wider access to technology has increased possibilities to share stories via digital means.
Kenya may never close Dadaab, but it has good reasons for wishing to do so
The decision to repatriate migrants is a welcome intervention. But, it fails to consider the fundamental causes.
UN Refugee Agency special envoy Ambassador Mohamed Abdi Affey, explains what caused the reversal of the decision to close Dadaab, and what the future holds for Kenya’s Somali refugees.
The proposal ignores how bad the EU is at sharing responsibility for asylum seekers.
The University of Canberra’s Michelle Grattan and Frances Shannon discuss the week in politics.
The fracas between the United Nations high commissioner for refugees (UNHCR) and the government over whether Australia agreed to settle a handful of the Manus Island/Nauru boat people with family here…
On ABC TV’s The Drum on Monday, author Antony Loewenstein called for a sports boycott of Australia. Loewenstein’s argument was that such a move from other countries could force a change in approach to…
The UNHCR has accused Australia of breaking its word by refusing to allow refugees on Manus Island and Nauru with family in Australia to settle here.
The world has turned its back on the Nuba people of Sudan. Despite the critical need for food, none of the organisations involved in helping people in dire need have attempted to deliver aid to them.
The scale of contemporary forced human displacement is unprecedented and difficult to comprehend. The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) has just reported staggering statistics. As of…
Uganda has won praise for the way it treats its refugees. But now it is at breaking point.
Employing Syrian refugees is not the same as protecting them.
The term ‘genuine refugee’ is thrown around often, yet few know the complicated process of how someone is deemed to be one.
A Kenyan court has ruled that the government’s closure of Dadaab refugee camp is unconstitutional. This will affect the future of the refugees currently in the camp.
The UK welcomes a woeful amount of Syrian refugees.
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