The novel coronavirus pandemic sweeping the globe has claimed at least 100,000 lives, most of them in Italy, Spain, China, the United States and Iran.

In the COVID-19 pandemic, the most vulnerable people are most likely to be the hardest hit. What can we learn from past epidemics to protect not only refugees but also the wider population?

The Bangladesh government has imposed a "complete lockdown" in the Cox's Bazar district, where over a million Rohingya refugees from neighbouring Myanmar are living in cramped camps. Experts have war…

Years after fleeing the collapsed socialist state, thousands are returning.

“We teach the people that you should wash your hands a lot – but most of the time we don’t have water,” says Hasan*, a 24-year-old migrant from Afghanistan. For the past eight months, he’s been

Fear of being left without money or food following suspension of some NGO activities adds to already desperate situation

European governments’ actions to close their ports to people rescued at sea puts lives at risk and cannot be justified on public health grounds, Human Rights Watch said today. The imperative to

In country hosting most refugees in Africa, support for refugee-led groups and local leaders is key amid COVID-19 fight.

Countries have tightened borders and halted refugee resettlement in response to COVID-19. But these moves occur against the backdrop of worldwide hostility to migrants and refugees.

What can be done to prevent vulnerable populations from contracting the coronavirus, and why a pandemic makes international coöperation all the more necessary.