Australia for UNHCR

@australiaforunhcr - 27/12/2012

Eastern Congo remains one of the most dangerous places in Africa, particularly for women. UNHCR received dozens of reports of rape and attacks against women aft...

@australiaforunhcr - 20/12/2012

Thousands of Malian refugees are escaping the conflict in northern Mali and are moving to safety in Burkina Faso. UNHCR is assisting Malian refugees in moving f...

@australiaforunhcr - 13/12/2012

The recent attacks in Democratic Republic of the Congo's North Kivu province displaced over 30,000 Congolese to Mugunga I in Goma, where people go days without ...

@australiaforunhcr - 12/12/2012

In a panel discussion on gender issues in Somalia, 2012 Nansen Refugee Award winner Hawa Aden Mohamed stresses the urgent need for a strong action against gende...

@australiaforunhcr - 09/12/2012

UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie travelled to the Jordan-Syria border, visiting Za'atri camp in Jordan and meeting exhausted Syrian refugees who had just comp...

@australiaforunhcr - 05/12/2012

The continuing conflict in Syria is affecting hundreds of thousands of civilians. UNHCR Spokesman Adrian Edwards reports on the needs of fleeing Syrians and the...

@australiaforunhcr - 05/12/2012

UNHCR Chief Spokersperson Melissa Fleming reports on the dire living conditions in Homs, a conflict-battered city in Syria. The UNHCR assessment team reported...

@australiaforunhcr - 03/12/2012

Displaced Somalians recount their journey of flight and survival. They are hoping to rebuild their lives and they need urgent help. At the end of July 2011, th...

@australiaforunhcr - 02/12/2012

UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres visits Sudanese refugees in Yida settlement, only 12km away from South Sudan's volatile border from Sudan. Gu...

@australiaforunhcr - 13/11/2012

Former refugees who have overcome the hardships of displacement bring very special insight to their work in helping current refugees as part of UNHCR operations...