Annual Report 2006

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Australia for UNHCR is an Australian company limited by guarantee. It was registered under the Corporation Act on Introduction 4 July 2000. UNHCR is the single member of the company. Another 1,300 000 people were forced from In Emergencies Return and Rebuilding Lives A registered charity, Australia for UNHCR has tax deductible their homes by violent conflict during 2006, Gift Recipient Status through its listing as a specific Every year, UNHCR helps thousands of UNHCR provides practical support for joining millions already in exile. international affairs recipient under Section 30.80 of the people to escape from dangerous situations, refugees returning to their homes, negotiating Income Tax Assessment Act 1997. It is endorsed by the Many of these people fled with nothing providing safe haven and transport out of war their safe passage and providing immigration ATO as an Income Tax Exempt Charity. – without food, clothes, shelter, blankets or and disaster zones. The agency coordinates papers, building kits and special ‘start identity papers. They camped by roads and relief in refugee camps, registers exhausted up’ assistance for vulnerable families. As Australia for UNHCR is affiliated to the Fundraising Institute riverbeds, crowded into makeshift camps people on arrival and helps to provide the returnees struggle to reintegrate and rebuild of Australia (FIA), which sets standards for the charitable and and public buildings, or desperately sought essentials of survival: clean water, food, shelter their lives, UNHCR helps repair and rebuild fundraising sector. It is a signatory to the Code of Conduct refuge with relatives and friends. materials, blankets, sleeping mats, cooking facilities in their hometowns and supports of the Australian Council for International Development equipment and essential medical care. the establishment of local programs for (ACFID), which ensures that NGOs conduct their activities The United Nations Refugee Agency education, training and income generation. with integrity, transparency and accountability. This code – UNHCR - provides and coordinates In the Camps sets out an agreed set of values and principles for NGOs international relief for refugees and displaced In 2006, Australia for UNHCR raised People who spend months or years in to follow in the work they support overseas and in their people, offering them protection and AUS$2.7 million for UNHCR emergency refugee settlements are more vulnerable to fundraising and educational activities. assistance at every stage of their ordeal. and humanitarian programs. We worked exploitation, violence, poverty and disease. actively within the Australian community Australia for UNHCR is one of a number of fundraising While seeking permanent solutions to their to raise much-needed funds and organisations around the world set up by UNHCR to support plight, UNHCR strives to improve refugees’ awareness of the suffering and needs its private sector fundraising program. We operate through a quality of life and future opportunities, of the world’s 20.8 million refugees and formal funding and licensing agreement with UNHCR which providing community infrastructure, schools, internally displaced people. authorises Australia for UNHCR to raise funds on its behalf income generating projects and health in Australia to support UNHCR’s international humanitarian care in established refugee camps and projects. Australia for UNHCR works closely with the Public communities. Sector Fund Raising Section (PSFR) in UNHCR Geneva and the UNHCR Regional Office in Canberra. Report from the Chairman and National Director

We are pleased to present our Annual Report for 2006 Global View Much of the increase is due to a rise in UNHCR is one of the leading players in the the number of people living in refugee-like international response system. Between During the past year, Australia for UNHCR has continued Worldwide, refugee numbers continued to situations within their own countries. January and September 2006, UNHCR to provide vital life saving support to many thousands fall in 2006 reaching a 26 year low: there deployed 200 staff to 27 countries affected of refugees and displaced people worldwide. In have been fewer refugee producing crises UNHCR continues to work towards lasting by emergencies. The largest deployments of 2006, we raised AUS$2.7 million to support UNHCR’s and several conflicts have subsided allowing solutions for millions of refugees through emergency staff were to Lebanon, Pakistan international humanitarian programs. This contribution refugees to return home. voluntary repatriation, local integration following the earthquake, Timor Leste, made us the sixth largest private sector donor to However, while there have been fewer in countries of first asylum, and through Sudan and most recently to Kenya. UNHCR - an achievement of which both we and our refugee exoduses, conflict and civil strife resettlement to third countries. donors can be justly proud. We were able to provide have provoked more internal population UNHCR was equipped to respond within 72 emergency support and longer term support to displacement. Internal conflicts and a Emergency Response hours to the immediate needs of 400,000 refugees and displaced people in South America, declining respect for human rights and Over the past 16 years, UNHCR has people. This is an impressive achievement Africa, the Middle East and closer to home in East Asia humanitarian law have resulted in increased responded to 13 large scale emergencies. and one that UNHCR hopes to exceed in and the Pacific. attacks on civilian populations and on those These displaced more than 500,000 people 2007 by preparing to meet the immediate trying to assist and protect them. in the Middle East, the Balkans, Central needs of up to 500,000 people in emergency Asia, West and Central Africa and South situations. Today there are approximately 21 million East Asia. In statistical terms, there is a large people of concern to UNHCR around the scale emergency every 16 months with a world, including some 8.3 million refugees, major crisis – that is, one resulting in the 7.1 million internally displaced persons, displacement of some 1.5 million people, some 1.1 million returnees, 770,000 asylum occurring every two years. In addition, there seekers and 2.3 million stateless people. are many smaller emergencies which do not According to UNHCR statistics, the numbers attract the media spotlight. of uprooted people rose last year by 1.3 million – from 19.5 million to 20.8 million. Report from the Chairman and National Director

How we made a difference Team. We now have over 7,000 Australian The National Director also visited a refugee committed to building our partnership with Of course, this emergency response and donors who contribute regularly to our ‘ camp on the Thai/Myanmar border late last UNHCR to ensure the wellbeing of refugees support for refugees and growing numbers ER Team’ program. With the support of year. Many refugees have lived their whole and displaced peoples. of internally displaced people requires this program, and through our emergency lives in these camps and with little prospect significant resources. UNHCR receives only appeals, Australia for UNHCR has been a of a settlement place will most likely remain in Our Thanks 3% of its funding from the regular UN budget key donor to UNHCR’s emergency response the camps and require UNHCR assistance. None of our efforts would be possible without operations globally, providing essential non and must source the remaining 97% from In all our appeals and activities, Australia for our donors – the individuals, organisations food items and other assistance in more voluntary donations. UNHCR has been generously supported by and companies who, through us, continued than 50 emergencies to date. In 2006, our to give so generously to UNHCR. Thank you In addition to government donations, our Patron, the Hon Mr Tim Fischer, and our support has funded numerous emergency to the many people who responded to our UNHCR welcomes sustainable private sector Special Representatives Ian Chappell, Jane relief operations including operations in calls for support during the year. contributions from both corporate partners Turner, Mark Schwarzer, Jack Gray, Adut Pakistan, Chad and Darfur, Timor Leste, and individuals. Australian donors have made Dau Atem and Sophie Weldon. Lebanon and Iraq. Finally, we thank the Australia for UNHCR an important contribution towards enabling staff and volunteers for their dedication and UNHCR to provide the all round support that A small delegation composed of our National Our Future Plans hard work, and our fellow Board members refugees need. Director Naomi Steer, Board member Australia for UNHCR aims to continue for their ongoing support and concern for Alice Spigelman and Marketing Director building a sustainable financial base to refugees. Our Achievements and Initiatives Debra O’ Neill visited Timor Leste following support UNHCR’s humanitarian work the outbreak of unrest midyear. While In 2006, Australia for UNHCR raised more while continuing to keep our overheads to the situation remained volatile, the team than AUD$2.7 million to support UNHCR’s a minimum. We hope to foster increasing was impressed at UNHCR’s Emergency international humanitarian programs. support within the Australian community John W.H. Denton Naomi Steer Response activities and the clear evidence for Australia for UNHCR as a credible and Chairman National Director We were the first national association of our support in terms of tents, blankets, accountable aid agency. Finally we are to launch UNHCR’s new monthly giving jerry cans and plastic sheeting. program to support the Emergency Response Helping Refugees Worldwide

Supporters of Australia for UNHCR assisted refugees and displaced populations in 17 countries during 2006.

• Afghanistan • Pakistan • Azerbaijan • Papua New Guinea • Chad • Somalia • Colombia • Sri Lanka • India • Sudan • Iraq • Thailand • Kenya • Timor Leste • Lebanon • Uganda • Myanmar In Emergencies

UNHCR continued to build its emergency response services in 2006, coming to the aid Lebanon Conflict Pakistan Earthquake Somalia Refugee Emergency (Kenya) of populations displaced by violent conflict and, in some cases, natural disasters like At the height of the fighting between Israeli As feared, Winter 2006 proved a gruelling UNHCR runs three large refugee camps in earthquakes and floods. Australia for UNHCR raised funds for emergency missions in forces and Hezbollah in southern Lebanon time for thousands of families displaced by Kenya’s Dadaab region, sheltering more than five countries during the year and launched a new regular giving program specifically in July and August, more than 700,000 the South Asia Earthquake in October 2005. 160,000 people fleeing civil unrest in Somalia. to support the global operations of UNHCR’s Emergency Response Team. people had fled their homes in Lebanon In the final phase of UNHCR’s emergency By November, nearly 1,000 Somalis were alone. UNHCR was immediately called mission in Pakistan, members of the crossing into Kenya every week, creating a upon to provide protection for the displaced Emergency Response Team worked hard huge challenge for the UNHCR Reception Timor Leste Sudanese Refugee Emergency (Chad) population and meet the immediate relief to ‘winterise’ the camps and distribute over Centre near the border. Australia for UNHCR In May, violence in and around the Timorese As violence continued in the west Sudanese needs of 150,000 vulnerable families. 40,000 heating stoves and fuel to homeless had just launched an Emergency Appeal capital Dili forced up to 145,000 people province of Darfur, UNHCR provided ongoing Australians were quick to respond to families. In the first quarter of 2006, Australia for the growing refugee crisis when record from their homes. The UNHCR Emergency emergency relief and assistance in 12 large Australia for UNHCR’s Emergency Lebanon for UNHCR continued to channel monthly floods hit the region, severely damaging Response Team played a key role in the refugee camps across the border in Chad. Appeal, donating over $100,000. Following donations into earthquake relief, in addition many camp facilities. UNHCR responded crisis, working to ensure the physical security UNHCR is the lead agency in these camps, the ceasefire, UNHCR remained in charge to the $355,000 raised by our emergency with a full scale emergency relief operation, of the displaced population and improve coordinating the international relief effort for of emergency shelter, distributing tents, appeal at the time of the disaster. UNHCR air-dropping food and medical supplies to living conditions in the squalid IDP camps 180,000 people. The operation remained on blankets, bales of plastic sheeting and teams remained in the region throughout more than 102,000 stranded refugees. The near Dili airport. Australia for UNHCR helped an emergency footing throughout the year “emergency repair kits” for rebuilding. 2006, helping thousands of displaced people Emergency Response Team remained in to return to their homes and rebuild. Dadaab, helping to permanently relocate to provide emergency non-food relief items as people continued to flee militia violence Funds raised by Australia for UNHCR from 15,000 refugees, hospitals and schools, — tents, blankets, kitchen sets, stoves, jerry in both Darfur and parts of Eastern Chad. appeals conducted in 2006: $120,063 Funds raised by Australia for UNHCR from and repair damaged latrines and safe water cans and plastic sheeting. Designed for Contributions from Australia for UNHCR appeals conducted in 2006: $13,984 warmer climates, the new model UNHCR during 2006 helped to provide non-food relief, facilities. tents have helped to shelter many of Dili’s health care services, water infrastructure and Funds raised by Australia for UNHCR from displaced families. emergency water supplies in the camps. appeals conducted in 2006: $158,032 Funds raised by Australia for UNHCR from Funds raised by Australia for UNHCR from appeals conducted in 2006: $165,495 appeals conducted in 2006: $288,312 In the Camps

Australia for UNHCR helped to fund specific UNHCR health care, infrastructure and Water Projects – Chad Self Reliance for IDPs – Colombia Youth Sport, Education and Health community initiatives during 2006. By supporting these programs we aimed to improve Urgent action was required in the refugee Colombia has one of the largest internally Programs the living conditions, health and life expectancy of refugees in dozens of established camps of eastern Chad where a quarter displaced populations in the world. This Our 2006 Refugee Day celebrations focused camps and settlements in Africa, Asia and South America. of a million refugees were placing severe ongoing UNHCR program provides on improving the lives and future prospects pressure on the local water supply. UNHCR protection and assistance for the IDPs who of the world’s nine million refugee children. Malaria Control and Treatment Maternal Health – Myanmar and Chad undertook major works in the first half are generally female and/or head up female- Australians responded generously to a Programs – Kenya Thousands of refugee women and babies of 2006 to upgrade water facilities in the only households. The project provides special UNCHR-led campaign (ninemillion. Malaria is the single major cause of illness die needlessly each year for want of simple camps and host communities. Hydrologists training and resources for IDP support org) to provide sport, education and health and death among refugees in Africa today. maternity and family planning services. used satellite technology to locate new associations, offers the displaced community programs for young refugees, many of whom In a two year program, UNHCR is aiming to UNHCR has had considerable success in underground water sources. New boreholes effective legal protection and supports their spend their formative years in camps far from reduce malaria morbidity and mortality rates countries like Nepal with its antenatal and were drilled and a series of pumps, filters local integration and self reliance through home. Funds raised by Australia for UNHCR in African refugee settlements. The program safe birthing programs. The Safe Mother and pipes were installed to carry water from micro-enterprise programs. helped to support sport and healthy play includes the widespread introduction of and Baby Appeal launched by Australia for nearby lakes and rivers. programs in countries like Uganda, Thailand Funds raised by Australia for UNHCR from rapid diagnostic testing in the field, the use of UNHCR in October 2006 provided resources and Azerbaijan. All programs placed a special Funds raised by Australia for UNHCR from appeals conducted in 2006: $137,351 new, more effective combination therapies, for similar programs to be established in Chad emphasis on involving refugee girls. increased mosquito controls and preventative and Myanmar. Donors helped to finance the appeals conducted in 2006: $4,584 treatments for high risk groups like pregnant distribution of 35,000 Clean Delivery Kits Funds raised by Australia for UNHCR from women. Donations to Australia for UNHCR’s for home births, family planning services, appeals conducted in 2006: $78,678 Stamp Out Malaria! Appeal were channelled clinic facilities, training for midwives, and to the massive Kakuma Refugee Camp in special nutrition and screening programs for northern Kenya, where they enabled the pregnant women and girls. introduction of comprehensive measures for Funds raised by Australia for UNHCR from malaria treatment and control. appeals conducted in 2006: $343,978 Funds raised by Australia for UNHCR from appeals conducted in 2006: $274,242 Return and Rebuilding Lives

In 2006, UNHCR helped more than 1.1 million displaced people to return to their Return and Reintegration of Refugees Assistance for Refugees and IDPs Refugee Community Support homes and rebuild their disrupted lives. Agency staff oversaw small and mass return – Southern Sudan – Iraq – Papua New Guinea operations, providing safe transport, relief packages and support for vulnerable groups While violence continued in the north-western While the deteriorating security situation The PNG Government is hosting refugees like orphaned children and fatherless families. UNHCR helped to rebuild thousands of Sudanese province of Darfur, a 2005 peace in Iraq forced a review of refugee returns from Indonesia’s Papua province (formerly houses and public facilities in destination villages and towns and supported returnee accord in Southern Sudan ended 21 years during 2006, Australia for UNHCR continued Irian Jaya) in East Awin, a remote jungle education and income generation projects. of civil war. to support repatriation and reintegration region near the Fly River on the far side of programs where feasible, primarily in the PNG’s central mountain range. UNHCR By June 2006, UNHCR had assisted more Shelter Program – Afghanistan and an external latrine. The community three most northern governances. Australian is helping this community, kick-starting a than 70,000 South Sudanese to return works together to construct the mud brick donations were channelled into shelter number of projects designed to improve the Since the fall of the Taliban in 2002, more to their homes from camps in Kenya and walls while UNHCR and its implementing assistance, vocational training and income refugees’ access to livelihoods, education than 4.8 million Afghans have returned to Uganda, providing registration, transport, partners supervise the building process to generating projects in these regions, in and health care services. In 2006, Australia their war-ravaged homeland, many to find emergency relief and medical supplies. In ensure a minimum standard of quality. an effort to ensure that returnees did not for UNHCR provided funds to regrade the their houses and villages in ruins. Jonglei State, members of the Emergency immediately join Iraq’s growing masses of road connecting East Awin to Rampsite, the UNHCR’s Afghanistan Shelter Program By December 2006, the UN Refugee Agency Relief Team distributed tonnes of blankets, internally displaced people. However, with nearest town and river port. We also helped enables select beneficiaries like sole female had helped to provide housing for more than kitchen sets, jerry cans, mosquito nets and voluntary returns falling to just 15,000 during to rehabilitate health posts, purchase text households, the disabled and the elderly to a million people in rural and metropolitan emergency food relief and helped to rebuild the year in response to increased violence, books and equipment for the elementary build themselves and their families a simple, Afghanistan, alleviating one of the most vital water and sanitation infrastructure in and with a renewed exodus, UNHCR school and provide accommodation, training sturdy home. This is a community-based pressing needs of the returnee population. badly damaged villages and towns. UNHCR refocused many of its programs in Iraq to and support for East Awin’s health workers, self-help program: UNHCR does not build Australia for UNHCR has been supporting also oversaw the safe repatriation of IDPs provide emergency protection and relief for teachers, mechanics and project staff. the houses itself but provides ‘shelter kits’ the Afghanistan Shelter Program since from other parts of Sudan. some of country’s 1.7 million IDPs and Iraqi containing a small cash grant, essential tools 2002, raising funds for the construction of Funds raised by Australia for UNHCR from Funds raised by Australia for UNHCR from refugee populations in surrounding countries and construction materials like timber or steel individual homes. appeals conducted in 2006: $150,000 appeals conducted in 2006: $223,867 like Iran, Syria, Turkey and Jordan. roofing beams, doors and windows. Most Funds raised by Australia for UNHCR from of the homes are of a traditional mud-brick appeals conducted in 2006: $123,663 Funds raised by Australia for UNHCR from design composed of two rooms, a corridor appeals conducted in 2006: $543,429 Raising Awareness

Throughout 2006, Australia for UNHCR worked at all levels of the Australian community Lowy, both former refugees and football mission to Sri Lanka in November 2005 and Wright paid tribute to the Hon Dr Meredith to raise awareness of refugee issues and the global work of UN Refugee Agency. Our aficionados. Ibasi Ohide, a former refugee staff member Sue Cowden reported on her Burgmann, President of the NSW Legislative Directors, Special Representatives, National Director and staff gave presentations to from Uganda, spoke of her emotional return mission to India where she met with Burmese Council, presenting her with a letter from business leaders, workplaces, schools, universities and community groups. We also as a UNHCR intern to the camp in Kenya refugees at UNHCR’s Women’s Protection UNHCR’s High Commissioner recognising held a number of successful functions, including what has become our signature where she spent years of her childhood. Clinic in New Delhi. her work for refugees and support for event, the World Refugee Day Breakfast. Around 450 guests attended the breakfast UNHCR. The evening, sponsored by BIAM which was sponsored by Colonial First Café Carnivale Benefit Night Australia, included an uplifting performance ASX Afternoon Tea in 2003. Held in Sydney in May and hosted State, Corrs Chambers Westgarth, Fidelity, Australia for UNHCR and Café Carnivale held by African a cappella group Pambazuka. At an afternoon tea at Sydney’s Exchange by Perpetual Investments, this year’s Twilight Investment + Technology magazine, Merrill a fundraising evening in Sydney on November Square in February, Special Representative Seminar attracted over 120 guests for Dr Lynch, Pimco, UBS, Unions NSW and the 16, the UN International Day Of Tolerance, Community fundraising Jane Turner thanked Australian Stock Jack Gray’s lively discussion of the “The Westfield Group. The breakfast raised over to support our Stamp Out Malaria! Appeal. Again in 2006, Australians showed their Exchange staff and management for their Economics of Happiness”. Proceeds went $80,000 for UNHCR’s sport, education and Refugee advocate and Deputy Chair of support for refugees by organising fundraising donation of over $28,000 to our 2005 to our Stamp Out Malaria! Appeal. health programs for young refugees. Musica Viva, Julian Burnside QC, introduced events within their own communities. In Pakistan Earthquake Appeal. Jane spoke the evening which featured inspirational Sydney, television identity Mike Munro fired of her experiences in Sri Lanka where she World Refugee Day Breakfast Donor Briefing – Melbourne musical performances from Café Carnivale questions at more than 200 guests at a met families displaced by the civil war and Our 2006 World Refugee Day Breakfast on In July, Australia for UNHCR held a briefing musicians, among them, former refugees “Trivia Through the Decades” evening in the Boxing Day tsunami now housed by the June 16 coincided with the FIFA World Cup for Melbourne donors at the offices of Corrs from El Salvador and Vietnam. July, raising funds for UNHCR’s Women’s UNHCR Shelter Program. and celebrated the positive role of football Chambers Westgarth. National Director Protection Clinic for Burmese refugees in and other sports in the lives of refugees. Naomi Steer introduced the topic, “UNHCR Christmas Star Appeal Launch New Delhi, India. In Melbourne and Perth Twilight Seminar Launched by Patron Tim Fischer, the in Action - A Global Overview” and presented Tim Fischer launched Australia for UNHCR’s respectively, Sensis and Murdoch University Australia for UNHCR continued its program event included a televised message from a film on UNHCR’s global activities over the 2006 Christmas Star Appeal at a special staff marked World Refugee Day with of seminars for the finance and investment Socceroos’ goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer last twelve months. Special Representative donor function in Sydney in December. fundraising lunches. sector initiated by Director Michael Dwyer and a Les Murray interview with Frank Jane Turner gave a presentation on her UNHCR’s Regional Representative Neill In the Media

Australia for UNHCR increased its media presence in 2006, raising awareness of refugee issues and funds for UNHCR programs around the world. World Refugee Day was featured extensively in the popular press and the work of our Special Representatives Keeping our supporters continued to attract strong media interest, taking our message to a wider audience. well informed

Jane Turner’s mission to Sri Lanka was the Former ACP Marketing Director Nicole Pizanis subject of a 4-page feature in the January and Australia for UNHCR staff member In 2006, Australia for UNHCR distributed edition of The Australian Women’s Weekly. Sue Cowden visited Burmese refugees at 20,000 copies of its bi-annual magazine The article reproduced the diary Jane kept as UNHCR’s Women’s Protection Clinic in New With You to donors, supporters and other she travelled the country visiting those living in Delhi, India in late February. Harpers Bazaar interested bodies and individuals. new homes provided by UNHCR. chronicled Nicole’s meetings with these refugee women in its June/July edition, under Our donor communications were the headline ‘The Power of One’. expanded during the year to include Action Alert, a brief quarterly update World Refugee Day received coverage for our Emergency Response Team in Dolly, Good Medicine, The Australian Supporters. The single page update Women’s Weekly, Investor Weekly and kept ERT Supporters briefed on current Investment + Technology magazines. Ibasi refugee emergencies and showed how Ohide, a former refugee from Uganda and and where their monthly donations were guest speaker at this year’s World Refugee being used. Day Breakfast was interviewed by Richard New Idea magazine welcomed the Glover on ABC Radio 702. In February, the special relationship between appointment of Socceroo Mark Schwarzer our two Youth Representatives, Adut Dau as our newest Special Representative, Atem and Sophie Weldon, was featured in interviewing him at length about his decision the widely read Two of Us column in The to support refugees. Good Weekend magazine. Raising Funds

Australia for UNHCR raised $2.7 million for refugee relief during 2006. The launch of a new regular giving program and successful Overall, contributions from regular donors We had about 12 people at a time working Direct Fundraising costs and face-to-face fundraising saw our number of regular donors increase by 40 percent, while special events and direct mail campaigns represented 69% of our organisation’s total as part of our Frontliners team, recruiting UNHCR grant continued to attract significant individual, corporate and government support. annual income. This stable financial base donors in the street, shopping malls and at Of the total proceeds collected from enables UNHCR to respond more effectively special events. The team operated primarily fundraising appeals in 2006, 66% (2005: Donor Appeals Somalia/Kenya Crisis Appeal – direct mail Lebanon Emergency Appeal – direct mail to refugee emergencies and implement long- in Sydney but also visited Melbourne, 75%) were distributed directly to UNHCR’s Revenue from direct mail appeals to existing campaign (December): raised $112,880 for and on-line campaign (July): raised $107,328 term development programs. Adelaide, Canberra and Brisbane. refugee programs. The forecast for direct donors increased during 2006, raising emergency relief in UNHCR camps near for emergency relief. transfer of funds in 2007 is 75%. funds for specific refugee relief and health the Somalia/Kenya border. Emergency Timor Leste Emergency Appeal – raised Frontliners programs. Response Team funds were also channelled $103,854, primarily from government and Our in-house face to face fundraising to this program. corporate supporters, including a $50,000 program – Frontliners – continued to expand Stamp Out Malaria! Appeal – direct mail contribution from the State Government of in 2006 and was our primary means of campaign (May): raised $114,196 for malaria Christmas Star Appeal – direct mail Victoria. regular donor recruitment. Considered key to control and treatment programs in the campaign (December): raised $18,072 for the organisation’s growth and a cost effective Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya. children from the Democratic Republic of Congo sheltering in Uganda. Donors also Regular Giving alternative to using external agencies, Safe Mother and Baby Appeal – direct mail sent messages of support and family photos The acquisition and stewardship of regular Frontliners enjoyed significant additional campaign (October): raised $107,129 for for display in refugee communities. donors remained our key focus in 2006: investment in 2006, resulting in a quadrupling reproductive health services, medical supplies more than 7,000 people now contribute to of its volumes and a reduction in unit costs. Two Emergency Appeals - for Lebanon and training to make childbirth safer for refugee Australia for UNHCR on a monthly basis as Aiming to keep our costs to a minimum, mothers and babies. Donations contributed and Timor Leste - attracted considerable Emergency Response Team Supporters and Australia for UNHCR is one of only three to a new reproductive health program for support but not at levels experienced in Action Partners. organisations in New South Wales to run Rohinga refugees in northern Myanmar. 2005, following the Boxing Day tsunami and South Asia (Pakistan) earthquake. More than 2,800 new monthly donors joined face to face fundraising programs in-house. as Emergency Response Team Supporters following the official launch of the ERT Supporters Program. Growth of monthly donors acquired via inhouse face to face program Our People

Special Representatives Special Youth Representatives

The Hon. Tim Fischer OA – Patron Jane Turner Mark Schwarzer Sophie Weldon Adut Dau Atem Former Deputy Prime Minister Tim Fischer has One of Australia’s most popular female One of the stars of the 2006 FIFA World Cup, In 2003, Sophie won UNHCR’s High School Adut fled her home in southern Sudan at the been involved in a wide range of public and comedians, Jane Turner is best known as Socceroos goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer Writing Competition, Refugees Telling age of eight and spent the next seven years private organizations and maintains an active “Kath”, the high maintenance mother in joined Australia for UNHCR as a Special Their Stories, with a story about Adut Dau in Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya. Arriving interest in world affairs and humanitarian ABC Television’s hit comedy series Kath and Representative during the year, announcing Atem, a former refugee from Sudan. As in Australia in 2003, she shared the story of issues. In 1989 he visited East Timor as Kim. Jane is anxious to use her high public that “my goal is to protect refugees”. His her understanding of refugee issues grew, her refugee experiences with Sophie Weldon appointment followed his televised message Leader of the Official Australian Delegation profile to inspire generosity in Australians, she organised a number of fundraising and and her family for UNHCR’s Refugees Telling of support from Germany to those attending accredited by the United Nations to oversee to help them realise the awful plight of public awareness events at her school and Their Stories, and with large audiences at our our World Refugee Day Breakfast in June. the independence ballot. refugees worldwide and understand the in the wider community for Australia for World Refugee Day Breakfasts in 2004 and Mark’s activities focus on promoting the work of good that comes from their donations. UNHCR’s growing Emergency Response Team. UNHCR. Her commitment was recognised 2005. Adut was appointed Special Youth Ian Chappell She has travelled as part of an Australia for in 2005 when she was appointed one of Representative with Australia for UNHCR in Ian Chappell is one of Australia’s most UNHCR delegation to refugee camps and Dr Jack Gray Australia for UNHCR’s inaugural Special 2005 in recognition of her public awareness settlements in Chad and Sri Lanka, returning Youth Representatives. Since then, Sophie work for the UN Refugee Agency. She was successful and respected test cricketers Dr Jack Gray was also appointed Special of the ‘60s and ‘70s and captained the to share her experiences with Australians at Representative this year. A prominent financial has continued to inspire young people and guest speaker at the launch of our 2006 Australian Cricket Team from 1970-1975. public forums and fundraising events. strategist, Jack has used his popularity within adults alike through her work on our behalf. Christmas Star Appeal in December. She Since retiring from cricket, he has worked the financial services sector to promote and In late 2006, she left Australia to study at is currently undertaking a Medical Science extensively in the media as a journalist and fundraise for Australia for UNHCR. He is a Atlantic College in Wales. degree at Canberra University. sports commentator. Appointed Special member of the Program Committee and has Representative for Australia for UNHCR in featured as the guest speaker at a number of 2001, Ian has proved a great asset to the our Twilight Seminars. In 2005, Jack travelled to Sri Lanka to view UNHCR’s shelter operations organisation, travelling with us to East Timor in and micro-education programs for people 2002, undertaking speaking engagements to displaced by the tsunami and civil war. Impressed promote UNHCR’s work and launching public by what he saw, he decided to take a more awareness and fundraising campaigns. substantial role to promote the organisation. Board of Directors

Australia for UNHCR is governed by a Board of seven Directors, all of whom are non-executive and give their time and expertise voluntarily. The Board meets at least six times a year, with a number of Board Committees convening in the interim. In 2006, these Staff and Volunteers committees were the Finance Committee, Remuneration Review Committee, Program Committee and Women’s Projects Committee. The Board had delegated to the National Director, who also acts as Company Secretary, the authority to manage Australia for UNHCR’s Australia for UNHCR employs a small staff day-to-day operations. The National Director exercises this authority in accordance with the Board’s policies, Annual Budget and Work Plan based in Sydney headed up by National and reports to each Board meeting. Director Naomi Steer with the support of Marketing Director Debra O’Neill. Our staff Director Qualification/s Responsibilities are the key contacts for private sector support John W.H. Denton BA (Hon), LLB, alumnus of Harvard Business School Advanced Management Program 2003 Chairman and Director since and keep donors informed of UNHCR’s work July 2000. Former diplomat via our website, e-alerts, phone calls, mail CEO and Partner, Corrs Chambers Westgarth Lawyers outs, publications, seminars and briefings. John Boutlbee BA, LLB (Hons), LLM Director since November 2000 Member of the Order of Australia (AM) Our face to face team - Frontliners - also work Former Director of the Australian Institute of Sport out of the Sydney offices, engaging directly Head of High Performance for Football Federation Australia with the public via special event fundraising Michael Dwyer Diploma of Superannuation Management, Advanced Diploma of Financial Services (Superannuation), Director since July 2000 Diploma of Public Administration, FASFA. and donor recruitment campaigns. Chief Executive Officer, First State Super Trustee Corporation Committed volunteers continued to support our Cameron O’Reilly B.Econ. (Hons), Masters Degree in Public Policy and Management Director since July 2000 work, assisting with fundraising, administrative Director, Australian Gas Industry Trust and Director, Capital Policy & Trade Pty Ltd. Executive Director of the Energy Retailers of Australia support and special events throughout the year. Thank you to volunteers Robert Yu, Laura Paul Reid BA, Chartered Accountant Director since December 2004 Sydney-based Partner at KPMG King, Amelia Telec, Anouska Charles, Elizabeth Bodnar, Duncan Peerman, Valerie Steer and Ouma Sananikone BA (Economics and Political Science), Master of Commerce. Director since June 2002 – Former refugee from Laos, settling in Australia with her family in 1975. resigned March 2006 Ilke Eger who all contributed to our work Extensive experience in banking, finance and strategic planning and recipient of Centenary Medal for services supporting refugees in 2006. to the Australian finance industry. Alice Spigelman BA, MA, Dip. Clin.Psych Director since February 2006 Clinical Psychologist with extensive experience in the not-the profit sector. Former Director of State Library of NSW, the Bundanon Trust, Australian Institute of Music, Sydney Breast Cancer Foundation. Currently on the Board of NIDA and Rural Communities Leadership Program. Financial Summary 2006 Financial Summary 2006 (cont’d) Financial Summary 2006 (cont’d)