The Latest Breaking News from Refugee

Special report from al-Hawl refugee camp on the humanitarian crisis a decade on. Plus: Martin Clunes is island-hopping again. Here’s what to watch today

When Australia signed the United Nations 1951 Refugee Convention, it committed to providing protection to people who have fled war, persecution and human rights violations.

The World Food Program and the United Nations refugee agency will slash jobs because of funding cuts, mainly from the United States

When refugees flee their home country due to war, violence, conflict or persecution, they are often forced to leave behind their families.

Amendment to bill would affect anyone who qualifies for sex offender register, but charities concerned that move is being rushed

The new measure will be introduced in an amendment to the Government’s Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill.

The UN's food and refugee agencies have warned of dire cuts to their services as funding plummets, especially from key donor the United States under President Donald Trump.

Tove Jansson published her first Moomin book, The Moomins and the Great Flood, 80 years ago, in 1945. The story follows a family of hippo-like creatures called “Moomintrolls”, who become refugees after a flood washes away their home. Written at the end of the second world war, when millions were…

Prosecutors are using harsh anti-smuggling laws to jail people who have no connection to criminal offences, say migrants’ lawyers