While advocates celebrate Australia's one millionth permanent humanitarian visa, experts also say Australia needs to reassess ...

During the war (and the lead-up to it), many countries were unwilling to help those fleeing persecution. In 1939, for example, the United States shamefully denied landing to the St Louis, a German ...

The Falepili Union treaty allows 280 people from Tuvalu to migrate annually. The treaty could redefine sovereignty ...

Australia is set to issue its one millionth refugee visa since 1947 in the coming weeks, in a humanitarian program that grew directly out the ashes of World War II.

GENEVA, 26 August (UNHCR) - The UN refugee agency said on Friday that a review of Australian measures for asylum-seekers arriving by boat announced this month had raised serious protection questions.

Australia is set to issue its one millionth permanent humanitarian visa since the end of World War II as early as the end of this year. The milestone has prompted celebration over the immense ...

GENEVA, Feb. 1 (UNHCR) - The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Friday welcomed the end of protests by asylum seekers in Australia's Woomera detention centre, but urged the government in ...