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Australians empowering refugees

Australia for UNHCR is the UN Refugee Agency’s national partner in Australia, raising funds and awareness to support displaced people across the globe.

Australia for UNHCR unites caring Australians – individuals, community groups and businesses – to support people fleeing conflict, disaster and persecution. We advocate and fundraise for refugee protection, emergency aid and long-term support and solutions, helping UNHCR reach millions of displaced people each year.

About Australia for UNHCR
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Your donations to Australia for UNHCR in action

Two women receive thermal blankets as part of UNHCR's winter assistance in Lebanon.
million blankets keeping refugees warm
Mona using her mobile wallet to withdraw her monthly assistance
© UNHCR/Sana Hamdan
million people receiving cash assistance
Syrian Refugees Fleeing Military Campaign Receive Aid At UNHCR Camp
tents sheltering families forced to flee

Join our Emergency Response Team with your regular donation

Anyone can become a refugee. It takes just one war, one disaster, one crisis.

When a family’s world is turned upside down, they need immediate aid. By donating every four weeks, you ensure that emergency teams are ready to respond at a moment’s notice.

Refugees count on UNHCR to stay and deliver. You can support this vital work – sign up now to become a regular donor and begin changing lives.

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UNHCR staff and a refugee girl walking together. The background, a street seemed to be torn by war and disaster, is black and white
Greece. UNHCR Ramps Up Support After Fire Destroys Moria Reception Centre

Key Emergency Response

UNHCR works in more than 130 countries around the world. We are often first in and last out in a refugee crisis, providing vulnerable families with shelter, water and other survival essentials. Your gift to Australia for UNHCR can provide life-saving aid for people in their time of greatest need.

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Syrian Refugee Crisis Winter Emergency Lebanon Emergency Ukraine Emergency Afghanistan Emergency Rohingya Emergency

Flavours of Hope Cookbook

Our refugee cookbook, Flavours of Hope, celebrates the power of food to connect us all.

From Ukraine to Sierra Leone, each recipe was handpicked by a current or former refugee to give you a taste of their culture. Inside, you’ll find delicious recipes for Vietnamese pho, Syrian sweets and more.

Download your free copy of our cookbook with 20 treasured recipes from refugee families.

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Mouna is from Syria. She was living in the Syrian capital, Damascus, when civil war broke out. Her daughter then fell seriously ill, so they moved to Jordan as refugees to seek medical treatment in safety. They received cash assistance from UNHCR to pay for essentials. Mouna also started a cooking business at home to support her family. She now dreams of opening her own restaurant.
© Markus Korenjak

“Education is very important. It can help you to change not only your family but also our world.” 

Ayor, the dux of her year, aspires to become a lawyer.  

For children in Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya, education is a lifeline. It provides stability, healing, friendship, and empowers children to pursue their goals. However, the camp's schools are severely under-resourced, with overcrowded classes, shortages of teachers, textbooks, and basic facilities.

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Kenya. Ayor Athian Akech is a student at Kakuma Secondary School. Here, she is photographed studying at home.
© Australia for UNHCR/Steve Kiza
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