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When violence erupts and disaster strikes, your support allows UNHCR to go straight into action. UNHCR is often first in and last out in a refugee crisis, and is able to have staff and supplies on the ground within 72 hours.

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When violence erupts and disaster strikes, your support allows UNHCR to go straight into action. UNHCR is often first in and last out in a refugee crisis, and is able to have staff and supplies on the ground within 72 hours.

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Latest

A UNHCR officer with her back to the camera holds the hand of an infant
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Baby held in a woman’s arms while she feeds the infant with a bottle of milk
Sudan Emergency
Ukraine. War Affected People In Donetsk Region Get Help To Repair Their Homes. (3)
Ukraine Emergency

Emergency Response

Middle East Emergency Sudan Emergency Ukraine Emergency Afghanistan Earthquake Myanmar Earthquake Syrian Refugee Crisis Rohingya Emergency

Ongoing Care and Protection

Cash Assistance Children Livelihoods Shelter Healthcare Education Women and Girls Protection
News and Stories

We bring you stories from refugees and displaced people fleeing conflict and disaster, as well as personal accounts from Australian donors, fundraisers and field workers.

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Latest

A UNHCR staff member speaks with Larysa outside her home in central Ukraine, where UNHCR supported repairs to improve living conditions for displaced families.
Four years of full-scale war in Ukraine
A Sudanese mother and child sit together, looking at the camera.
Sudan’s humanitarian crisis: No one is spared
Inspiring Australians
Well-known Australian refugees who have made a difference

Our Stories

Refugees Workers Donors Special Representative

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With You 2025: Issue 2 Annual Report 2024 Global Trends Report 2024
About Us

Australia for UNHCR is the UN Refugee Agency’s national partner in Australia, raising funds and awareness to support displaced people across the globe. Nobody chooses to be a refugee, but we can all choose to stand with refugees in their time of need.

Read More

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Australia for UNHCR team photo with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi. Lunch with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Sydney, Australia.
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Akec Makur Chuot, Special representative at Australia For UNHCR World Refugee Day lunch 2021
Our Ambassadors

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Our Board Our Team Our Ambassadors
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Each of us has the power to make a difference. You can support refugees by fundraising, giving a gift or attending our special events.

Read More

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2018. Team UNHCR Runners Take On The City2surf In Sydney. Min
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riia Mykytiuk (centre) with her children, Kyrylo and Anastasiia, share two of their favourite Ukrainian pancake dishes - syrniki and deruny.
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Two refugee girls smile surrounded by UNHCR supplies
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A donation to Australia for UNHCR will bring life-changing assistance to people fleeing conflict, disaster or persecution. Your regular and one-off gifts help displaced people on their journey to safety.

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