Thank you for your support in 2025

Tuesday, December 23 2025

I would like to take this moment to celebrate a significant achievement in our nation’s life. Last month, Australia granted its one-millionth refugee visa since the end of the Second World War. This achievement is one of the golden threads of modern Australian history. As a nation, we are immeasurably richer, more vibrant and, ultimately, […]

Help us fight for people like Ahmed

Saturday, December 20 2025

I want to share with you a story about how our work in these times of great uncertainty and upheaval makes a real difference to people’s lives. Please donate to our End of Year Appeal Ahmed, a Pashtun man from Pakistan, took part in several campaigns to improve the lives of women and children in […]

David Manne to address UNHCR Global Refugee Forum tonight

Wednesday, December 17 2025

Our CEO, David Manne is moderating and presenting tonight at the High-Level Officials meeting of the UNHCR Global Refugee Forum (Progress Review 2025) in Geneva. The session is called “Strong and sustainable asylum systems: addressing challenges, enabling protection and solutions”. DETAILS: 17 Dec 11.30pm – 12.45am AEDT LOCAL (CET – Geneva): 1.30pm – 2.45pm You […]

Aisha can now live in safety and freedom

Tuesday, December 16 2025

The need to protect human rights is now more urgent than ever. Please donate to our End of Year Appeal so we can help people like Aisha. Aisha* is a 44-year-old woman from Saudia Arabia who kept her sexuality a secret due to her fears of what might happen if it was known in Saudia […]

On Human Rights Day, the need to protect human rights is now more urgent than ever

Thursday, December 11 2025

Today, as we mark Human Rights Day, the world order is fundamentally being reshaped amidst dangerous humanitarian global crises. The space for safety is shrinking, reminding us that human rights can never be just a mere footnote. Today, amidst this, we are launching our End of Year Appeal. In the words of Volker Turk, UN […]