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For inquiries relating to refugee and asylum policy, individual cases, or media/public information in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific, please contact UNHCR Regional Office Canberra.

Members of the public in Australia who wish to make a donation or have a query about their donation can contact our national association - Australia for UNHCR - which is located in Sydney.

For inquiries relating to UNHCR's work in Papua New Guinea, please contact our Port Moresby Office.

For more information and links relating to UNHCR's work in other places around the world, please refer to our Headquarters, located at Geneva, Switzerland.

 
UNHCR Canberra
UNHCR's Regional Representation is based in Canberra, and is responsible for the promotion and protection of refugee rights in the region which includes Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and the Pacific. The Regional Representation focuses on ....
UNHCR Worldwide
UNHCR Canberra is one office in our global network providing vital assistance to refugees and other persons of concern in 116 countries around the world. The agency is mandated to lead and co-ordinate international action to protect refugees and ....
About Refugees
The 1951 Refugee Convention (as broadened by the 1967 Protocol) provides that the term “refugee” shall apply to any person who:   "owing to well-founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular ....
Contact Us
For inquiries relating to refugee and asylum policy, individual cases, or media/public information in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific, please contact UNHCR Regional Office Canberra. Members of the public in Australia who wish to make a donation or ....
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UNHCR Regional Office Canberra

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is an impartial, non-political humanitarian organisation mandated by the United Nations to protect refugees and seek ways to help them restart their lives. UNHCR's Regional Office in Canberra covers Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and the Pacific, and is focussed on three key areas: legal protection, resettlement and public information.