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Issued by Regional Office Canberra

Comprehensive reform of Australia's immigration detention system brings it into line with international standards

29 July 2008

Australians urged to protect refugees in light of new UN Global report
18 June 2008


New Zealanders urged to protectin refugees in light of new UN Global report
18 June 2008


UNHCR welcomes Australian donation - will provide new homes for 10,000 refugees
21 May 2008

UN refugee agency welcomes end of TPVs
14 May 2008


UNHCR aid for cyclone victims arrives in Myanmar; Australian appeal launched by Kath & Kim star Jane Turner
12 May 2008


UNHCR Welcomes End of Pacific 'Solution'

7 February 2008

Time to hear the refugee voices behind the statistics
20 June 2007

Letter to the Editor of The Australian newspaper regarding the article Noble Experiment, 20 February 2007

UNHCR concerned about confirmation of TPV system by High Court
20 November 2006

Prize Winners in the UNHCR National High School Writing Competition, Refugees: Telling Their Stories
27 September 2006

For more information, click on each of the following state winners in UNHCR's High School Writing Competition:

Victorian winners

QLD winners
NSW winners
WA winners

UNHCR welcomes New Zealand Government’s move to grant residence to Zimbabwean nationals
30 August 2006

First UNHCR jumbo of relief supplies for Timor-Leste arrived in Darwin today
7 June 2006

UNHCR concerned about possible implications of new legislation to strengthen border control measures
19 April 2006

UNHCR Regional Representative’s Official Visit to Papua New Guinea
15 February 2006

UNHCR kicks off training programme for Fiji officials
7 December 2005

UNHCR welcomes granting of legal identity to young refugees
30 November 2005

Time to reciprocate for Pakistan's decades of generosity to refugees, says UNHCR

27 October 2005

UNHCR welcomes further resolution of Nauru cases 14 October 2005

UNHCR welcomes residency permits for refugees from Papua Province, Indonesia
13 October 2005

UNHCR providing urgent assistance for quake victims
11 October 2005

UNHCR welcomes return of Palestinian man to Australia
6 September 2005

UNHCR welcomes increase in visas allocated under the Refugee and Humanitarian Programme
22 July 2005

World Refugee Day 2005: UNHCR calls on students to tell stories behind refugee statistics
12 June 2005

Former Afghan refugees win prizes in National Writing Competition
16 May 2005

St Albans Student Wins National Writing Competition
9 May 2005

UNHCR welcomes new bridging visa for long-term detainees
23 March 2005

UNHCR unveils $75 million (US) Tsunami response operation
7 January 2005

UNHCR Tsunami response update
6 January 2005

Aceng caseload update
January 2005

Tampa caseload update
October 2004

UNHCR completes review of Afghan cases on Nauru
19 May 2004

Asylum-seekers on Nauru

23 December 2003

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