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2012 ANNUAL REPORT 6,713 UNHCR/H. Caux key UNHCR staff members X facts in the field 39 The number of countries where UNHCR worked with displaced populations UNHCR/F. Noy UNHCR/F. UNHCR/B. Diab UNHCR/B. 33,924,500 Juez UNHCR/F. People of concern to the High Commissioner UNHCR for Australia for Refugees 3,591,184,513 736 126 Tot al 2012 UNHCR Number of NGOs working Number of countries in Budget (USD) as implementing partners which UNHCR is present 2 Annual Report 2012 Annual Report 2012 3 25 year-old Congolese mother Izabayo and her daughter arrive at the reception centre of Uganda’s Nyakabande Transit Centre. They contents are waiting to be allocated a space in a communal tent. Report from the Chairman and National Director ..........6 2012 Highlights ....................................................................8 Year in Review ................................................................ 11 UNHCR’s Emergency Response ....................................13 Key Emergencies - 2012 ...................................................14 Ongoing Protection of Refugees ...................................17 Raising Funds .................................................................21 Horn of Africa - One Year On .........................................24 Strengthening Our Partnerships ...................................26 Community Engagement ...........................................27 Thank You to Our Supporters ........................................29 Governance ....................................................................30 Financial Summary 2012............................................32 About Australia for UNHCR ...........................................39 Cover Image: These children fled with their family to a province in Syria for safety. By the end of 2012, there were more than 2 million forcibly displaced people within Syria. UNHCR/R. Alsalem 4 Annual Report 2012 Annual Report 2012 5 UNHCR/F. Noy UNHCR/F. RePORt fROM tHe cHaIRMaN aND NatIONaL DIRectOR For UNHCR, 2012 was another challenging In 2012, Australia for UNHCR was the third consolidating our partnership with the ABC, reproductive health outreach services year. While no single event eclipsed the largest private sector donor to UNHCR, providing positive feedback for donors and to women and girls living in displaced Horn of Africa famine crisis of the previous raising $17.2 million for the agency’s refugee inspiring a new campaign led by Adam to people’s camps around Galkayo for a year, the UN Refugee Agency’s response protection and relief programs. This reflects raise funds for UNHCR shelter projects number of years. During his visit, Dr to developing emergencies in regions like the wonderful and sustained support we in the Dollo Ado camps. Giama addressed donors, health students the Sahel and Syria grew in both scale and continue to receive from our Australian donors, and the Somalian community in Australia urgency as the year progressed. At the support that has also seen us ranked among Australia for UNHCR’s contribution to relief about the work he had been able to UNHCR for Australia same time, UNHCR continued to respond to the ten largest members of the Australian efforts in Dollo Ado were clearly evident: achieve with our support. protracted crises in the Democratic Republic Council for International Development, sturdy interim shelters had replaced the of the Congo (DRC) and South Sudan and to Australia’s peak body representing wind-blown tents in many places; there are These projects in Ethiopia and Somalia maintain its operations for the millions still international aid agencies. rows of clean and hygienic sanitation blocks characterise the practical and tangible displaced around the Somalian border. in the camps; and livelihood programs such nature of our assistance. Our donors are Real impact as sewing and tailoring courses are full of now providing entire refugee camps with While complex and costly, these emergency Thanks to the growing contribution of our eager students. The refugees we spoke shelter items and relief packages, as well operations are just one part of UNHCR’s donors, we have been able to increase our to, having survived a terrible ordeal, were as funding a growing number of health, global mandate to protect and assist the support to UNHCR’s humanitarian programs, quite optimistic about the future, something education and infrastructure programs world’s 42.5 million displaced people. making a real and positive difference to unthinkable twelve months before. that would not proceed without Australia the reality TV series Go Back To Where willing to work so hard to realise our people’s lives. for UNHCR’s support. Yo u C a m e Fr o m . Three months later, organisation’s goals. Thank you also to In 2012, UNHCR staff supported long-term The mission to Dollo Ado was part of Australia Australia for UNHCR was the beneficiary our UNHCR colleagues for their ongoing refugee communities and internally The National Director, Board Members and for UNHCR’s activities to review and feed Strengthening partnerships of another SBS corporate fundraising support, in particular the UNHCR Regional displaced populations in 126 countries, staff had the opportunity to visit UNHCR back on the impact of Australian donations initiative, the SBS Race for Refugees Representative Mr Richard Towle. Our successful collaboration with helping to meet their basic needs, ensuring operations in the field in 2012 and see on the Horn of Africa famine crisis. These where corporate suppliers to SBS the ABC in 2012 was just one of the their rights and safety and supporting as firsthand the impact of our organisation’s included hosting a second visit by Reuters cycled around Vietnam to raise funds for We are particularly grateful to our donors important partnerships that we nurtured many as possible to return home safely or work. We visited emergency aid, shelter, photojournalist Thomas Mukoya who was UNHCR. Our newly appointed Special the 48,767 Australians who continue to during the year in order to expand the resettle in another country. water and sanitation, education, technology, on the ground in Dollo Ado at the height of Representative, Ms Carina Hoang, a express their concern and compassion reach and impact of our work. The livelihood and sexual and gender-based the crisis when child mortality rates were at former refugee from Vietnam, business for refugees through their generous Australian Government’s AusAID Dollar Solid growth violence prevention programs funded and their peak. Thomas addressed donor briefings woman and author, briefed the departing giving to Australia for UNHCR. for Dollar Initiative for the Horn of facilitated by Australia for UNHCR in refugee and was a keynote speaker at the African cyclists on her own experiences as a Australia for UNHCR plays an increasingly Africa was a new form of engagement camps in Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia and Jordan. Studies Conference. He also helped to launch young girl in a boat, seeking asylum. It is with great pleasure that we present important role in providing funding for between the Australian Government and a photographic exhibition Horn of Africa our Annual Report for 2012 and share UNHCR’s refugee relief programs, both Australia for UNHCR and an example of We also maintained our busy schedule In October, the National Director accompanied Crisis - One Year On co-hosted in Canberra with you our sense of achievement. in emergency and protracted settings. the opportunities arising from creative of special events and awareness raising ABC 702 Sydney radio presenter Adam Spencer by the UNHCR Regional Office and Australia public/private initiatives. programs during 2012, including our to the Dollo Ado region of Ethiopia, one year for UNHCR. The ratio of funds raised worldwide within the annual Refugee Day Breakfast and our after we collaborated with the Australian private sector by organisations like ours has We also continued to work with popular Mother’s Day Lunch. Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) to raise In May, we hosted the visit to Australia of grown in the face of the Global Financial Crisis. Australia’s multicultural broadcaster SBS, funds for the victims of famine and drought Dr Abdulcadir Giama, the Director of the Sincere thanks Private donations have quadrupled over the both through the SBS Foundation and in the Horn of Africa. The trip received Galkayo Medical Centre in Puntland, Somalia. past five years and, in 2012, boosted UNHCR’s a successful integrated media campaign We thank our fellow Board Members, Naomi Steer John W.H. Denton extensive media and social media coverage, Australia for UNHCR has funded the GMC’s capacity by a very significant $130 million. in conjunction with its screening of staff and volunteers who have been National Director Chairman 6 Annual Report 2012 Annual Report 2012 7 2012 Highlights MaR Australia for UNHCR May JUL s Australia for UNHCR assisted with s Australia for UNHCR’s social media s Dr Abdulcadir Giama, Director of the the launch of the Face-to-Face had reached a milestone in July, Galkayo Medical Centre in Puntland, programs for both the Korean exceeding 5,000 fans on Facebook, Courtesy of Inspired Adventures Somalia, speaks at events in Sydney NOV and Japanese UNHCR national and 3,000 followers on Twitter. and Melbourne, telling donors how s Sixteen staff from SBS and media associations. Representatives from s For the 2012 London Olympics, sePt their funding is saving the lives of agencies Mindshare, OMD and JaN UNHCR/H. Caux both countries visited