Australia for UNHCR

@australiaforunhcr - 14/01/2016

In January 2016, UNHCR and other aid agencies were able to deliver food, medicine, blankets and other life-saving aid to people trapped in the city of Madaya, S...

@australiaforunhcr - 15/12/2015

2015 has been a year of unprecedented refugee crises, with conflicts in Syria, Iraq, Nigeria and more, forcing millions of families to flee their homes. UNHCR...

@australiaforunhcr - 14/12/2015

When families are forced to flee their homes, children are severely impacted. Refugee children face a greater risk of exploitation and abuse if they are deprive...

@australiaforunhcr - 08/12/2015

2015 was a year of unprecedented refugee crises around the world. More than 59.5 million people are now displaced from their homes - this is one in every 122 pe...

@australiaforunhcr - 07/12/2015

Every year, millions of children and their families become refugees. They find safety and shelter in UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency’s camps like this one in Azraq...

@australiaforunhcr - 28/10/2015

As winter descends upon Europe, thousands of refugees are risking the cold and rain to find safety in Europe. Thousands will be exposed to sub-zero temperature...

@australiaforunhcr - 12/10/2015

Hany is finally at the optometrist in Canada undergoing a medical check up for his eye condition, nystagmus. The prognosis, however, is not what he had hoped fo...

@australiaforunhcr - 12/10/2015

The last time Hany travelled, it was to the sound of bombs as they fell on his home town Homs. Three years later, he is packing his bag again - he and his famil...

@australiaforunhcr - 12/10/2015

Hany Almoliya is losing hope. Three years have passed since the war in Syria began and there are no signs that peace will be returning to his country. Hany sees...

@australiaforunhcr - 12/10/2015

Part 2/5 of a UNHCR web series documenting the life of Hany, a Syrian refugee. Hany’s father can’t find work, the family live off food vouchers, and living con...