Last week we welcomed the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, to Sydney. At a donor lunch, High Commissioner Grandi thanked all our supporters for their generous contributions to the UN Refugee Agency’s vital work and spoke about the importance of international cooperation in finding long-term solutions for refugees. As you would have seen in the news, intense fighting has broken out in various parts of Sudan. Since mid-April, at least 20,000 refugees have fled across the border into neighbouring Chad. UNHCR is on the ground meeting newly arrived refugees and providing them with life-saving support. See how you can help people forced to flee their homes. Millions of people still need urgent assistance following the earthquakes that struck Türkiye and Syria in February. For Ahmet, who lost his home and loved ones, the road to recovery is a long one. See how you can help families get back on their feet. In the Horn of Africa, six consecutive failed rainy seasons have created a devastating drought that is affecting millions of people. Women like Samira are bearing the brunt of food shortages and ration cuts. With your help, UNHCR can provide shelter, emergency supplies and cash assistance to help families survive. In the midst of these crises, individuals are finding creative ways to fundraise for refugees. Mary Lou Byrne and Therese Briggs have turned something they love - making sweets - into a life-changing fundraiser, supporting displaced people around the world. Another fundraiser we're excited to introduce is Japanese traveller Uni, who is riding his scooter from Melbourne to Cairns to raise money for refugees. Read about his journey and see how you can fundraise for vulnerable people.
Rocky road for refugees “If you want to fundraise for UNHCR, I’d suggest looking at something you already do... You just need to do a little bit more of that and put it towards a good cause.” Read how two friends are changing lives by doing something they love.
“All I think about is how I’m going to feed them” Samira is among the millions of displaced people in the Horn of Africa facing hunger and malnutrition due to the devastating drought. With rations cut, Samira doesn’t know how she will feed her children each day.
Riding for refugees A young Japanese traveller is riding his scooter from Melbourne to Cairns, wearing a traditional Japanese kasa and carrying nothing but a backpack, to raise money for refugees.
You're invited to Australia for UNHCR’s World Refugee Day event on Thursday 15 June at the Fullerton Hotel in Martin Place, Sydney. The event will be hosted by award-winning ABC journalist and broadcaster Tracey Holmes.
