13/04/2017
Australia's response to the Syrian and Iraqi humanitarian crisis
برنامج خاص للإخوة السوريين والعراقيين
Australia's contribution
On 9 September 2015, the Australian Government announced that it would make an extra 12,000 humanitarian places available in response to the conflicts in Syria and Iraq. As of 21 March 2017, visas have been granted towards all 12,000 additional places.
These 12,000 places are in addition to Australia’s Humanitarian Programme, which totalled 13,750 places for the 2015-16 financial year, and which will increase to 18,750 places in the 2018-19 financial year. Australia’s Humanitarian Programme includes places for people in priority resettlement situations around the world, including people displaced by conflicts in Syria and Iraq.
The additional 12,000 humanitarian places are just one element of Australia’s overall response to the humanitarian crisis. Australia has contributed more than $213 million in humanitarian assistance in response to the Syria crisis since 2011, and an additional $220 million will be provided over three years, commencing in the 2016-17 financial year. Australia’s humanitarian assistance in response to the Iraq crisis is $70 million since June 2014.
