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UNHCR ministerial meeting makes a 'quantum leap' on statelessness

UN High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres has described a recent ministerial-level meeting in Geneva as a 'quantum leap' forward in improving protections for stateless people. Read more here.

Refugee and asylum seeker policy on a positive pathway

RCOA has welcomed the announcement by the Federal Government that it had begun to wind back its policy of indefinite mandatory detention for asylum seekers who enter Australia by boat. Read our media release.

Great new teachers' pack out now

RCOA, SBS and AIA have partnered to bring refugee and asylum facts into secondary schools. Our teachers pack is available as a free download.

'We forget that a lot of refugees have had a hard time.'

Journalist Michael Gawenda was born in a displaced persons camp in Austria, after his parents fled persecution in Poland.

Read more about: Michael's story

Welcome

Refugee Week is Australia's peak annual activity to inform the public about refugees and celebrate positive contributions made by refugees to Australian society.

Dates for Refugee Week 2012

In 2012, Refugee Week will be celebrated from Sunday 17 June to Saturday 23 June, to coincide with World Refugee Day (June 20).

2012-14 Refugee Week theme announced

RCOA has chosen Restoring Hope as the Refugee Week theme for 2012 to 2014. For further information about the theme, please click here.