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The federal government has pledged $265 million to support refugees and sustain humanitarian efforts overseas. About $235 million...

While some of the world’s poorest countries are welcoming refugees “with great hospitality”, the international community must match that generosity with far greater solidarity, UN chief António Guterres said on Friday.

Countries attending the largest international gathering on refugees have pledged a total of A$3.3 billion (US$2.2 billion) to help refugees as the number of people displaced globally hits record levels.

Click to expand Image The Torrance County Detention Facility in Estancia, New Mexico, US, September 29, 2022. 2023 Andres Leighton/AP Photo The Biden administration is reportedly considering accepting mandatory detention of asylum seekers, one of the demands of Republican Party lawmakers to "secure the border" in exchange for passing the administration's supplemental aid bill for Ukraine, Israel, and US border enforcement. The US Immigration and Nationality Act already makes detention mandatory for asylum seekers in expedited removal who are awaiting credible fear of persecution...

The United States has recognised the Rohingya situation as a "priority" and pledged to continue to increase the number of Rohingyas, including those from Bangladesh, resettled through the USRAP in fiscal 2024