Acel, 5, stands outside his family's shelter at UNHCR's transit centre in Renk, South Sudan
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Silent Emergencies

Refugees trapped in silent emergencies have been enduring incredible hardship for months, or even years. They need your help.

While some humanitarian crises remain in the headlines, others are pushed aside to make way for the next disaster.

Millions of refugees are trapped in silent emergencies that no longer make the news.

After almost a decade of conflict, 75 per cent of the Yemeni population needs humanitarian aid. In Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, Rohingya refugees face crisis after crisis, including floods and fires that ravage vulnerable camps. Meanwhile, in Sudan, armed conflict has forced more than seven million people to flee for their lives.

With the number of people displaced by conflict, disaster or persecution is at record highs, resources are stretched far too thin. Those in silent emergencies are at greatest risk of missing out on life-saving aid.

UNHCR responds to a new crisis every 10 days – but you don't hear about all of them.

Please donate now to send emergency aid to refugees, wherever and whenever they're forced to flee.

Refugees shouldn’t have to suffer in silence. Your donation can provide:

Yemeni children Radad, Arif, and Nazih seek shade at a site for internally displaced people.
Shelter
A Rohingya woman prepares lunch using a fuel-efficient pot provided by UNHCR
Emergency supplies
A health worker conducts an arm band test to check for malnutrition among children at a camp in Sudan
Healthcare
Khatema, a displaced Yemeni mother, sits with a young boy in her shelter. She is among millions of Yemenis who need humanitarian support to make ends meet.
Psychological support
Fundraising Commitment

Our fundraising impact

The majority of funds raised by Australia for UNHCR are directed to UNHCR’s emergency operations, providing the ready funds and resources to respond quickly and effectively in situations of crisis and disaster.

72%
Humanitarian programs
14%
Admin
14%
Fundraising