Refugees in the world - Refugee Council of Australia

Refugee holding child with words Refugee or Migrant? Word choice matters

Who is a refugee? Who is an asylum seeker?

26 December 2019

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Get the facts Refugees in the world

Why people need to leave

13 November 2021

Refugees, mostly girls, in camp

Where refugees move to

26 December 2019

Get the facts Refugees in the world

Refugees and international law

10 May 2020

Asia-Pacific

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The need for constructive Australian intervention on forced displacement in Myanmar

This paper looks at the important role Australia could play in the region by helping to address forced displacement from Myanmar.

11 January 2019

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Rebuilding our damaged reputation: A strategy for Australian leadership on refugee protection

26 January 2019

Hope in the midst of crisis: opportunities for improving refugee protection in South-East Asia

In this speech, Paul Power, CEO of the Refugee Council of Australia, points to some hope for refugee protection in the Asia Pacific region in the midst of crisis.

1 February 2019

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Interesting publications

Tamils still at risk, UN Special Rapporteur warns international community

8 January 2019

Nauru from the air

Thinking beyond offshore processing: Key recommendations from the Refugee Council of Australia

15 March 2019

We acknowledge the traditional owners of the land we work on - the Gadigal people of the Eora nation, and the Wurrundjeri people of the Kulin nation. We pay respects to elders past and present, and acknowledge sovereignty was never ceded. We also acknowledge the unique role Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people have in welcoming refugees and people seeking asylum to this land.