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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
A young girl fist bumps a UNHCR staff member at a nutrition centre in a Rohingya refugee settlement, Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh.
© UNHCR / K. Hasan

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
Jordan. Syrian refugees living in urban areas rely on UNHCR cash assistance
million people reached with cash assistance
Syrian Refugees Fleeing Military Campaign Receive Aid At UNHCR Camp
tents sheltering families forced to flee

Join our Emergency Response Team

With more than 110 million people now displaced around the world, your support is needed more than ever. Join our Emergency Response Team with a regular gift to provide life-saving aid in times of crisis.

When an emergency strikes, we can’t leave families waiting. By donating every four weeks, you will help provide immediate relief to refugees fleeing war and persecution. Your gift will go directly where it’s most needed – No matter how dangerous the situation. No matter how long the emergency lasts.

Let them know they’re not alone. By joining our Emergency Response Team you can help a person in their darkest hour.

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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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Libya Flood Emergency Rohingya Emergency Ukraine Emergency Horn of Africa Hunger Crisis Syrian Refugee Crisis Sudan Emergency

“It’s all that keeps us going, the help we get from UNHCR.”

Farishta*, a widow and mother of two, fled her home in northern Afghanistan when the Taliban overran her town. In Kabul, she struggled to pay for rent or food and was sinking into debt before she began receiving UNHCR assistance.

*Name changed for protection reasons

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Farishta and her daughter sit, foreheads touching
© UNHCR/Andrew McConnell
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