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Refugees Are 'Left Destitute On Our Streets' After Receiving Status, Says Charity
Recent data exposes the new Home Office policies for increasing the number of homeless refugees in UK cities by more than 80 per cent.
Bibby Stockholm Barge Suicide Victim Identified As Albanian National
Asylum seekers are speaking out against the Bibby Stockholm Barge after a series of suicides, revealing that "the boat is like a prison".
Sunak Wins Rwanda Bill Vote And Avoids Tory Rebellion
Despite several humanitarian concerns, Rishi Sunak's emergency Rwanda legislation was passed by an overall majority vote in the House of Commons this week.
Israeli Airstrikes On Southern Gaza May Force 1 Million Refugees To Egypt, Warns UNRWA Chief
Most of the people in Gaza have been forced to live in temporary shelters, tents, or cars.
Man who took selfies while bringing migrants to the UK jailed
A man who had his phone seized after driving a small boat that carried 50 migrants to the UK has been jailed under the Adapted Illegal Migration Act.
Recent Trends That Have Reshaped the Landscape of Global Politics
Exploring the transformative impact of emerging trends on the intricate fabric of global politics in recent times.
Rishi Sunak will not rest until the small boats are stopped
The UK government partners with tech companies to "clamp down" on refugee-related smuggling content on social media.
Development Minister highlights 'truly sobering' global refugee numbers
Britain's Minister for Development and Africa, Andrew Mitchell, has outlined steps that can be taken to tackle the 'sobering' numbers forcibly displaced around the world.
The difference between the million-dollar OceanGate rescue mission and the response to the migrant fishing-boat victims
The authorities in France, Canada, Greece and the US have been criticised for their lack of efforts toward the migrant fishing-boat rescue mission. The cost of the OceanGate rescue mission is expected to surpass $6.5 million.
UK organisation takes charge in aiding refugees and displaced people
In honour of Refugee Week, Refugee Action has collaborated with Lush to make all refugees, asylum seekers, and displaced people feel welcome in the UK.
A reported 41 companies commit to assisting over 250,000 Ukrainian refugees with jobs
The next three years will see leading businesses provide hiring, connections and training across Europe to Ukrainian refugees.
London businesses pave the way to harness the potential of refugees in the workforce
Recognising the immense potential benefits that refugees can offer to the economy, London's businesses are moving to boost refugee employment.
UK calls for peace in Ukraine to be just and lasting in a statement to OSCE
Head of OSCE Neil Holland claims that Vladimir Putin has shown "no genuine interest in peace." UNHCR reveal that 17.6 million people from Ukraine are seeking humanitarian assistance in 2023, and troops in Kyiv gear up for a counteroffensive.
World Bank: Global migration to grow, needs better management
Rapid aging of both wealthy and middle-income countries will make their economies increasingly dependent on migration from poorer countries, and the process needs to be better managed, the World Bank said on Tuesday.
WHO is sending health supplies to 400,000 impacted people in both Turkey and Syria
The WHO's efforts in Turkey are focusing on preventing further suffering alongside emergency relief.
Teenage boy allegedly raped at London hotel housing refugees
A teenage boy was allegedly raped at a hotel being used to house refugees, and another was sexually assaulted at the same facility.
Suella Braverman plans to use X-rays to verify child refugees' ages
UK Home Secretary Suella Braverman has landed herself in another controversy by revealing her plans for child refugees to undergo X-rays to verify their age.
Ukraine: survey shows British people, especially Tory voters, feel very differently about some refugees than others
The gap between support for helping refugees from Ukraine and Afghanistan is at its largest for those respondents who voted Conservative at the last general election.
Man leaves long-time partner for Ukrainian refugee just ten days after taking her in
Tony Garnett, 29, left his long-time partner and the mother of his two children for his Ukrainian refugee girlfriend who he had met just ten days before they decided to elope.
More than 2.6 million flee Ukraine war: UN
Before the crisis, around 1.5 million Ukrainians lived in Poland, the vast majority working in the EU nation.
British nurse decides to travel to Poland to serve Ukrainian refugees
A 55-year-old nurse from England named Wendy Warrington has taken unpaid leave from the National Health Service (NHS) to travel to Poland and help Ukrainians in need of medical assistance.
Western nations halt Russian oil as Ukrainians flee
The onslaught has created a huge refugee crisis for European countries that have taken in Ukrainians fleeing the conflict
18-month-old baby among civilian casualties in Ukraine as Putin's forces advance
An 18-month-old boy was killed in shelling by Russian forces in the southern city of Mariupol on Saturday. The heart-wrenching visuals of his mother carrying his lifeless body as the shelling continued in the besieged city left people in tears.
Florida Man opens doors of 150-room hotel to Ukrainian refugees
Several people have come forward to help Ukrainians fleeing their war-torn country, one such person is 36-year-old Avi Rosner who has decided to open the doors of his hotel in Florida, US to Ukrainian refugees.
Nearly 17,000 Russian, Ukrainian tourists stuck in Dominican Republic
Tourism Minister David Collado said officials would visit hotels in the coming days to determine the needs of families who cannot return home.
Jennifer Garner brings fans to tears with plea to help Afghan refugees
"After weeks of worry and waiting they were finally here—hungry, exhausted, with nothing but the clothes on their backs—and their children.
US ready to take in thousands more Afghans as violence worsens
Blinken said the United States will also let in more Afghans who served as interpreters or in other support roles to forces of the US-led coalition
Former child refugee reunited with aid worker who gifted her a bike 24 years ago
A 29-year-old woman had posted on Twitter that she wanted to know the name of the man who gifted her a bike when she was five years old.
3 refugees stabbed by pensioner outside church in Denmark
Syrian, Afghan and Iraqi refugees injured by pensioner in knife attack outside church in Heilbronn, Denmark.
Canada accepting asylum seekers at highest rate for three decades
Fast-track hearings of claims and better training for refugee processors leads to acceptance rate jumping to 70 per cent.