{"id":24598,"date":"2023-12-18T15:22:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-18T15:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/?p=24598"},"modified":"2023-12-18T15:22:00","modified_gmt":"2023-12-18T15:22:00","slug":"enhanced-support-for-refugees-globally-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2023\/12\/18\/enhanced-support-for-refugees-globally-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Enhanced support for refugees globally"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Albanese Government has pledged $265 million at the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees-led Global Refugee Forum (GRF) in Geneva to support refugees and to sustain humanitarian assistance in protracted crises.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As the world faces a deepening crisis with more than 114 million people displaced across the globe, Australia is working to take a leading role in international resettlement efforts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In response to the ongoing displacement crisis, Australia will provide:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>$235 million to support displaced Rohingya and communities in need in Myanmar and Bangladesh.<\/li><li>$20 million to support people in Afghanistan and those displaced to neighbouring countries.<\/li><li>$10 million to support people in Sudan and those displaced to neighbouring countries.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>At the GRF, Australia reaffirmed its commitment to the Global Compact on Refugees, enhancing refugee self-reliance, and expanding access to third country solutions through resettlement and complementary pathway places.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Australia&#8217;s Humanitarian Resettlement Program has been increased to 20,000 places, the highest core intake in over a decade, and we are committed to growing skills-based pathways. Australia is also working to support other countries to establish and grow their own resettlement programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Australian Government recently established a Refugee Advisory Panel to Government to ensure those with lived experience can advise Australia&#8217;s settlement programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Australia&#8217;s official delegation to the GRF includes one of its members Mr Danijel&nbsp;Malbasa, an advocate, writer, lawyer, and a former Yugoslav refugee, who co-delivered Australia&#8217;s National Statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator the Hon Penny Wong said:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cWe are seeing the largest displacement crisis unfolding in modern history, with more than 114 million people displaced globally.<\/p><p>\u201cOur humanitarian assistance is part of a broader effort to address the causes of displacement and find durable solutions.<\/p><p>\u201cThrough our partners, Australia will deliver vital support to vulnerable people displaced by conflict.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>the Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs, the Hon Andrew Giles MP said:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cOur pledges aim to ease pressure on host countries and demonstrate our commitment to responsibility sharing, in recognition of the shared global challenge of displacement.<\/p><p>\u201cThrough our pledges, Australia is firmly committed to supporting refugees globally and the communities that host them at a time where there are more people forcibly displaced than ever before.<\/p><p>\u201cThe Albanese Government is committed to working with others globally to find practical, and sustainable solutions for the increasingly complex situations driving displacement, such as through the adoption of machine-readable refugee travel documents\u201d.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>the Minister for International Development and the Pacific, the Hon Pat Conroy MP said:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cAustralia is deeply concerned by the unprecedented number of displaced people around the world.<\/p><p>\u201cWe are making an important contribution to the humanitarian response in partnership with other countries and international organisations at the Global Refugee Forum.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Albanese Government has pledged $265 million at the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees-led Global Refugee Forum (GRF) in Geneva to support refugees and to sustain humanitarian assistance in protracted crises. As the world faces a deepening crisis with more than 114 million people displaced across the globe, Australia is working to take a &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2023\/12\/18\/enhanced-support-for-refugees-globally-2\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Enhanced support for refugees globally&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24598","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-aussie"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24598","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24598"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24598\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24599,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24598\/revisions\/24599"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24598"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24598"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24598"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}