When violence erupts and disaster strikes, your support allows UNHCR to go straight into action. UNHCR is often first in and last out in a refugee crisis, and is able to have staff and supplies on the ground within 72 hours.
We bring you stories from refugees and displaced people fleeing conflict and disaster, as well as personal accounts from Australian donors, fundraisers and field workers.
Australia for UNHCR is the UN Refugee Agency’s national partner in Australia, raising funds and awareness to support displaced people across the globe. Nobody chooses to be a refugee, but we can all choose to stand with refugees in their time of need.
A donation to Australia for UNHCR will bring life-changing assistance to people fleeing conflict, disaster or persecution. Your regular and one-off gifts help displaced people on their journey to safety.
Conflict, climate-related disasters and COVID-19 have created unprecedented levels of food insecurity, leaving a staggering number of Afghan families one step away from famine.
Refugee women take the lead in combating gender-based violence
Refugee women are often best placed to lead interventions on gender-based violence and other issues affecting their communities. All they need is support and resources.
When shooting broke out in Malakal, capital of South Sudan’s Upper Nile state, Dak’s immediate thoughts were of his younger brother Muon, stuck at home in a wheelchair.
Thirty-three-year-old Sarratou will never forget the day when dozens of heavily armed Boko Haram insurgents ambushed her village in Nigeria’s Borno State.
The majority of funds raised by Australia for UNHCR are directed to UNHCR’s emergency operations, providing the ready funds and resources to respond quickly and effectively in situations of crisis and disaster.
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