Global
- The UN Refugee Agency has urged the Central African Republic to reverse a decision that will prevent citizens living abroad as refugees from voting. Read more: http://www.unhcr.org/55a5214b6.html
- Malala Yousafzai has opened a school for Syrian girls living in refugee camps in Lebanon. Read more: http://www.unhcr.org/55a3dc935.html
- Bangladesh may send refugees to an island that completely covers over with water during high tide. Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/world/bangladesh-might-exile-rohingya-refugees-to-remote-island-that-the-tide-covers-20150627-ghz6me.html
- More than 100,000 refugees have been vaccinated against cholera in Tanzania after an outbreak killed 31 people last month. Read more: http://www.unhcr.org/558d67a76.html
- A new biometrics system has been introduced in nine Thai refugee camps to identify and verify refugees from Myanmar. Read more: http://www.unhcr.org/55926d646.html
- The Dominican Republic may deport up to 200,000 stateless Dominicans of Haitian descent. Read more: http://www.unhcr.org/5584221a6.html
- 1,000 refugees arrive on the Greek islands every day. Read more: http://www.unhcr.org/559fe2ef6.html
- More than four million people have now been displaced by war in Syria. Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/world/number-of-syrian-refugees-fleeing-war-passes-four-million–and-its-still-rising-20150709-gi94h7
At Home
- The UN High Commissioner for Refugees does not believe other countries will adopt Australia’s harsh turn-back policies for refugees. Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/risk-of-other-countries-copying-boat-turnbacks-low-un-high-commissioner-for-refugees-20150702-gi3lk0.html
- Social workers have reported that conditions on Nauru have led some asylum seekers to form suicide pacts: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-06-29/desperate-nauru-refugees-formed-suicide-pacts-social-worker/6581906
- A survey by the Red Cross shows the extent to which Australians are misinformed about refugees. Read more: http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2015/06/16/australians-misinformed-refugee-facts-survey
- An Adelaide United soccer player has established an initiative to provide children in refugee camps with sporting equipment. Read more: http://www.unhcr.org/559f9ddb6.html
- The Border Force Act puts detention centre workers at risk of imprisonment for speaking out about what they see: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-06-30/detention-centre-workers-face-imprisonment-for-whistleblowing/6584392
Elizabeth Wright
