UNHCR's latest Global Trends report highlights that at the end of 2017, global displacement has reached yet another new record high of 68.5 million individuals, an increase of 2.9 million since 2016. Each year, UNHCR...
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#ChangeThePolicy of cruelty, save the SRSS
There is a support program for people seeking asylum in Australia called the Status Resolution Support Service or SRSS. It provides a basic living allowance, casework, and access to torture and trauma counselling. While...
People seeking asylum and higher Education in Australia: National Symposium report
This is a summary of a report which has been published from a national symposium on access to higher education for people seeking asylum held in November 2017.
2018 John Gibson Refugee Community Leadership Grant recipients
Every year, RCOA sponsors leaders in refugee communities to attend annual consultations in Geneva between the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and NGOs. This year, RCOA is proud to support Simon...
Supporting refugee community advocacy on an international stage
RCOA is committed to strengthening the link between refugee advocates and international decision-makers. Since 2007, RCOA has been providing support through the annual John Gibson Refugee Community Leadership Grant and...
Congolese community in Australia calls for urgent international action in response to violent attacks on Congolese refugees in Rwanda
On 22 February 2018, Rwandan military and police used tear gas, live bullets and grenades to disperse a group of Congolese refugees who were demonstrating peacefully in front of the office of the United Nations High...
Nothing about us without us: Getting serious about refugee self-representation
In 16 June 2017, the Refugee Council of Australia (RCOA) and Independent Diplomat co-hosted an event in the margins of the 2017 UNHCR Annual Consultations with NGOs on the theme: “Nothing About Us Without Us: Getting...
Less than one third of refugees in Australia’s humanitarian program are resettled from UNHCR
New documents obtained by the Refugee Council of Australia through freedom of information (FOI) show that only one third of people in Australia’s Refugee and Humanitarian Program are referred by UNHCR. This increasing...
Expanding support for alternatives to detention for children in Asia Pacific
The Refugee Council of Australia's Project Officer Michelle Ferns joined the Asia Pacific Refugee Rights Network (APRRN) and the International Detention Coalition (IDC) last week in pushing the case for New Zealand to...
New York Declaration for Refugees and Migrants
On 19 September 2016, 193 countries committed to the New York Declaration for Refugees and Migrants. What does this mean for refugees?
