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UNHCR faces a major challenge in finding solutions for Somali refugees in the worlds biggest refugee camp, Dadaab, in Kenya.

The 7PM Project features UNHCR's work in Nakivale.

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Australian Media Coverage

SYDNEY MORNING HERALD - JUNE 2011

20 June 2011

"A pilot program is set to offer refugee children in Uganda a window to the wider world and an Australian classroom will be the first place it opens. From September, students at the Nakivale refugee settlement will be linked with Australian secondary school students as part of an "interactive pen pals" program to raise awareness of the issues facing refugees."

THE WORLD TODAY - May 2011

12 May 2011

"46 females raped in congo each hour" - National Director Naomi Steer is interviewed on the World Today radio program by Michael Vincent regarding recent alarming statistics of rape in the DRC.

THE 7PM PROJECT FEATURES UNHCR'S WORK IN NAKIVALE REFUGEE SETTLEMENT, UGANDA

6 December 2010

The 7PM Project travelled to Nakivale Refugee Settlement and spoke with Austrailan Kayte Webb about the needs on the ground. Watch the video and become a Life Line for Nakivale today.

ABC LOCAL RADIO WITH MARK COLVIN

25 November 2010

For decades now, the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) have been committing atrocities in Uganda and neighbouring countries like Congo. President Obama has recently called upon the US Congress for more money in order to fight the rebel group.

ABC EXTRA WITH GERALDINE DOOGUE - Oct 2010

2 October 2010

Interview with Thomas Mukoya: Kenyan Photojournalist In the Australian media, stories on Africa are most often stories of violence and corruption - punctuated by animal interest stories. Kenyan Photojournalist Thomas Mukoya discusses his work across the continent and gives us a sense of what we are missing out on.

ARTSHUB - Sept 2010

30 September 2010

A Picture Worth A Thousand Words - Thomas Mukoya is an internationally awarded photographer who is in Australia to take part in an exhibition and seminar series, Together Making a World of Difference that is being held in association with UNHCR, the UN refugee agency’s charity in Australia.

SBS ONLINE - Sept 2010

9 September 2010

Jolie launches Pakistan appeal - Hollywood star Angelina Jolie will be the public face of an appeal for Pakistan flood victims launched by the UN refugee agency in Australia on Thursday.

THE WALKLEY FOUNDATION - Sept 2010

6 September 2010

Through the Lens: an African Perspective (by Lucienne Bell) - An upcoming seminar from UNCHR promises to shine a light on Africa and its stories.

SKY NEWS - Sept 2010

1 September 2010

Live interview with Ian Chappell - Australia for UNHCR representative Ian Chappell speaks to Sky News about the unfolding crisis in Pakistan and why he urges everbody to support UNHCR's work during the flood crisis.

ABC NEWS - Aug 2010

27 August 2010

Chappell calls for aid after 'soul-destroying' floods (by Michael Edwards) - Former Australian cricket captain Ian Chappell has urged Australians to donate money to help the victims of Pakistan's floods.

CNN - Oct 2010

25 October 2010

Live interview with Ariane Rummery - Ariane Rummery, UNHCR spokesperson in Pakistan, talks about the evolution of the floods.

ABC2 BREAKFAST TV - Aug 2010

18 August 2010

Live interview with Naomi Steer - Australia for UNHCR National Director Naomi Steer talks about the flooding in Pakistan.

SBS PODCAST - Aug 2010

12 August 2010

UNHCR Aid for Flood Victims (by Andrew Reid) - The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has launched an initial $41 million appeal to meet the needs of more than 560,000 people affected by the flooding crisis in Pakistan.

THE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD - Aug 2010

12 August 2010

Australia sending aid to Pakistan (by Petrina Berry) - UNHCR is the key agency providing shelter for the growing number of displaced Pakistanis. The agency's spokeswoman Ariane Rummery told AAP from Islamabad that the flood was an evolving emergency.

AUSTRALIAN BANKING & FINANCE - Aug 2010

1 August 2010

By Janette Wajs-Chaczko - Many corporate executives find themselves reflecting on how fortunate they are, and wanting to give back to the community at large. Very few, however, follow this humanitarian inclination all the way to find themselves engaging with 20,000 African refugees in a Ugandan refugee camp. Even fewer find themselves on the board of Australia for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).

BRW - Aug 2010

26 August 2010

Climb Every Mountain (by Jeanne-Vida Douglas) - Clinging to the side of Mount Kenya, 5000 feet(1524 metres) above sea level, Naomi Steer, chief executive of the Australian branch of UNHCR, was having serious doubts about her ability to make the last 30 metres to the mountain’s peak.

THE AUSTRALIAN - June 2010

12 June 2010

Reach for the sky atop Mount Kenya (by Naomi Steer) - I am sailing to the island of Lamu off Kenya's so-called spice coast when one of my fellow passengers notices my bandaged feet.

THE INVESTOR DAILY - June 2010

22 June 2010

Industry raises $100k for UNHCR (by Christine St Ann) - Over $100,000 was raised at the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) World Refugee Day breakfast last week. More than 340 guests from the financial services industry supported the event. All money raised will be used to fund malaria prevention and treatment programs in the Nakivale refugee settlement in Uganda.

THE AUSTRALIAN WORKERS’ UNION - May 2010

1 May 2010

Helping the Helpless - Somali woman Muraya was 27 and pregnant with her first child when she fled over the border into Kenya following the bloody overthrow of the military dictator Siad Barre.

NEW INTERNATIONALIST MAGAZINE - May 2010

13 May 2010

The Hardest Journey - Mirzeta Trnka, now settled in Australia, fled Bosnia during the country’s war in 1995. Her story has a happy ending, but for 20 million others, the struggle to survive as a refugee continues.

WEBCHILD - April 2010

27 April 2010

Help and Hope for Refugee Families (by Naomi Steer) - Women and children in Uganda's Nakivale refugee settlement are benefiting from Australian donations towards health and education programs, but there is still more to be done, writes Naomi Steer.

WEBCHILD - Dec 2009

2 December 2009

Family Health In Crisis For Refugees (by Jane Turner) - Kath and Kim's Jane Turner visits the world's biggest refugee camp and learns of the challenges involved in raising a family in appalling conditions.