Australia for UNHCR

@australiaforunhcr - 09/07/2018

Wars, other violence and persecution drove worldwide forced displacement to a new high in 2017 for the fifth year in a row. UNHCR’s annual Global Trends Report ...

@australiaforunhcr - 05/07/2018

UNHCR is urgently mobilising supplies to assist hundreds of thousands of people displaced by escalating violence in southern Syria in the past fortnight.

@australiaforunhcr - 20/06/2018

Shelters are being swept away by landslides and floods, leaving families exposed to the elements. We must get shelter materials, clean water, essential suppli...

@australiaforunhcr - 19/06/2018

Chinese artist and human rights activist Ai Weiwei has become a powerful advocate for refugees. At a special Australia for UNHCR screening of his latest documen...

@australiaforunhcr - 19/06/2018

Australia for UNHCR is fortunate to count many former refugees among our staff. Their firsthand experience of displacement and the work of UNHCR make them power...

@australiaforunhcr - 19/06/2018

Soccer coach, elementary school principal, family man, refugee. Spend a day with Bertine in Gillette, Wyoming.

@australiaforunhcr - 19/06/2018

Volunteer for people with disabilities, best friend with Safa aged 7, refugee. Spend a day with Alya in Jordan.

@australiaforunhcr - 19/06/2018

3 simple actions in the first hour of a newborn baby's life - the 'golden hour - dramatically increase a baby's chances of survival in DRC. Find out more at w...

@australiaforunhcr - 19/06/2018

Living as a Rohingya refugee in Bangladesh is hot, busy and requires a lot of walking. Spend a day with Ansar in Kutupalong camp.

@australiaforunhcr - 15/05/2018

Every year, 96,000 newborns die before the end of their first month of life. Up to half of these babies don’t survive past their first 24 hours.