Australia for UNHCR
511 - 520 of 951 posts
- Thank you to UNHCR's supporters in 2014
@australiaforunhcr - 15/12/2014
Supporters in 2014 have helped UNHCR assist 11.7 million refugees all over the world. Emergency kits, medical help, food assistance and education have all been ...
- Protecting Refugees at Sea: CNN Interview with Adrian Edwards
@australiaforunhcr - 15/12/2014
More people than ever before are risking their lives in search of safety, 348,000 migrants, refugees and asylum-seekers across the world have attempted a sea cr...
- New Hope in Germany for Syrian refugees
@australiaforunhcr - 15/12/2014
The blood disorder thalassemia can be very debilitating if not properly treated. Syrian refugee Abdullah was not able to receive the life-saving medical help he...
- Refugees flee Myanmar, at mercy of people smugglers
@australiaforunhcr - 15/12/2014
Abdullah closes his eyes as he recalls the terrifying journey he made after escaping from Rakhine State, in Myanmar. “When I saw people dying day by day, I pray...
- Refugees Looking For Safe Shores
@australiaforunhcr - 15/12/2014
More people than ever before are risking their lives in search of safety - the clandestine nature of these sea crossings makes reliable comparisons with previou...
- Malta: Refugees Dying at Europe's Doorstep
@australiaforunhcr - 11/12/2014
Angelina Jolie, UNHCR's Special Envoy, travelled to Malta and met three people who risked everything to reach safety. More people than ever before are risking ...
- Saransika’s Journey from Sri Lanka to Indonesia
@australiaforunhcr - 11/12/2014
Saransika's father fled Sri Lanka in 2006 after receiving death threats. He settled in Australia. Saransika's mother and two siblings attempted to join him by t...
- High Commissioner Guterres on Syrian refugees resettlement
@australiaforunhcr - 10/12/2014
United Nations High Commissioner for refugees describes the agreement reached between nations to resettle refugees of the Syrian civil war.
- From War in Syria to Peace in Germany - UNHCR supports Syrian family
@australiaforunhcr - 10/12/2014
"Now in Germany we only hear the sounds of calmness & peace" Ahmad and Abdu are Syrian refugees who fled to Lebanon over three years ago, when the war drove th...
- Life Through the Eyes of a Syrian Refugee: UNHCR Photo Project
@australiaforunhcr - 09/12/2014
Since fleeing Syria with his family in 2012, Hany has been living in an informal settlement in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley. He finished high school shortly before th...
