Australia for UNHCR

@australiaforunhcr - 15/08/2011

When emergency strikes, how does UNHCR move aid to where it's needed most within 72 hours? Here's a peek into our world!

@australiaforunhcr - 05/08/2011

The worst drought in 60 years and decades of conflict have forced millions to flee Somalia escaping famine and violence. Humanitarian organisations are struggli...

@australiaforunhcr - 13/07/2011

National Director Naomi Steer speaks with Ron Wilson on Channel 10 Morning News about the East Africa Crisis, the drought and resulting famine and the number of...

@australiaforunhcr - 08/07/2011

The world's largest refugee complex at Dadaab in north-east Kenya is growing steadily as a fresh wave of Somali civilians flee their country to escape drought o...

@australiaforunhcr - 17/06/2011

Here & There breaks new ground in interactive classroom learning, connecting Australian secondary school students with their counterparts in a remote refugee sc...

@australiaforunhcr - 26/05/2011

Nakivale Refugee Settlement in Uganda is home to more than 56,000 refugees. We're asking Australians to be a Life Line for Nakivale, and help build and connect ...

@australiaforunhcr - 05/05/2011

Each year thousands of refugee women suffer and die due to often preventable complications during childbirth. There are, however, simple solutions to this compl...

@australiaforunhcr - 05/05/2011

One of the most life-threatening experiences Somali women will face is childbirth. Since 2009, however, Australia for UNHCR has supported the only UNHCR reprodu...

@australiaforunhcr - 20/04/2011

Amid the ebb and flow of fighting in eastern Libya, a steady stream of people continues to seek shelter in Egypt and other neighbouring countries. They tell the...

@australiaforunhcr - 20/04/2011

The town of Ajdabiya in eastern Libya has been the scene of heavy fighting. Thousands of civilians sought shelter in the surrounding desert.