Australia for UNHCR
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- Rokia Traore meets Malian refugees on World Refugee Day
@australiaforunhcr - 10/07/2014
"All the people I've met today have something in common, and in common with me. It is our expectation for peace" Malian singer Rokia Traore urges support for W...
- Saido Berahnino shares his own refugee story
@australiaforunhcr - 10/07/2014
"Things I have gone through I wouldn't wish anyone to go through" Burundian refugee and West Bromwich striker Saido Berahino shares his story of displacement, ...
- Jordan High Commissioner Visits a Struggling Syrian Family
@australiaforunhcr - 10/07/2014
A new UNHCR report reveals that over 145,000 Syrian refugee families in Jordan, Egypt, Lebanon and Iraq are headed by women alone. UN High Commissioner for Refu...
- The Fight For Survival Syrian Women Alone
@australiaforunhcr - 09/07/2014
"When left alone, you have to push boundaries and make things happen. When you are weak, you are done. You have to be strong to defend yourself, your kids and t...
- Thailand: UNHCR Envoy Angelina Jolie visits refugees from Myanmar
@australiaforunhcr - 08/07/2014
UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie commemorated World Refugee Day on June 20, 2014, with her fourth visit to the refugee camps in northern Thailand. At Ban Mai ...
- A Message from the High Commissioner for the Month of Ramadan
@australiaforunhcr - 08/07/2014
The High Commissioner António Guterres sends a congratulatory message to the Muslim world on the occasion of the Holy Month of Ramadan. -- UNHCR, the UN refug...
- Aidos Sagat The Most Urgent Story of Our Time
@australiaforunhcr - 08/07/2014
Each day violence and insecurity forces thousands of families to flee their homes. Mothers, fathers, sons and daughters have to run for their lives enduring unc...
- UNHCR and WFP Food Ration Cuts Threaten Refugees in Africa
@australiaforunhcr - 02/07/2014
The heads of the World Food Programme and United Nations refugee agency warned today that funding difficulties, compounded by security and logistical problems i...
- Iraq Displaced to Northern Iraq
@australiaforunhcr - 27/06/2014
More than 300.000 people fled Mosul and have arrived in Iraq's Kurdistan region seeking refuge. Many have no money and nowhere to go. While some are staying wit...
