The Australian Federation of Ukrainian Organisations (AFUO) is renewing calls for Australia to declare Russia a terrorist organisation, following the Latvian Foreign Minister’s request earlier this month for Australia to support a terrorist state designation for Russia. In a meeting with Australia’s Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong, Edgars Rinkevics said the sanction was … [Read more...]
Calls for Australian section of Amnesty International to join Canadian counterparts and publicly condemn report
The Australian Federation of Ukrainian Organisations (AFUO) has urged Amnesty International Australia to join the Canadian Section (English Speaking) of the organisation in acknowledging the recent Amnesty report on Russian strikes in Ukraine provided insufficient context and legal analysis, ignored Ukrainian input and in the end, failed to protect human rights and … [Read more...]
Australian-Ukrainian community urges Amnesty International Australia to reject flawed report likely to cause more deaths
10 August 2022 In a meeting yesterday with Amnesty International Australia (AI Australia), the Australian Federation of Ukrainian Organisations (AFUO) strongly condemned the report released by Amnesty International which makes claims that equate the Ukrainian military’s defensive actions to the tactics of the invading Russian army, and joined international calls for the … [Read more...]
AFUO welcomes new team members
The Board of the Australian Federation of Ukrainian Organisations (AFUO) would like to extend a very warm welcome to the new members of our team! The AFUO is grateful for the support provided by the Australian Government and the Migration Council of Australia (MCA). Liana Slipetsky - National Community Liaison Liana is the President of the Noble Park Branch of the … [Read more...]
AFUO survey asks displaced Ukrainians how it can help
The Australian Federation of Ukrainian Organisations (AFUO) in partnership with RAWCS - Rotary Australia World Community Service recently established the Ukraine Crisis Appeal - Resettlement Fund. The purpose of the fund is to help Ukrainian displaced people settle in Australia. The AFUO is conducting a survey to better understand the urgent needs of Ukrainian displaced … [Read more...]
Australian Government shows compassion and allows grieving Ukrainian mother to return to Ukraine to bury her son
The Australian Federation of Ukrainian Organisations (AFUO) has today gratefully thanked the Immigration Minister and the Australian Government for showing compassion and leniency in the tragic case of a displaced Ukrainian mother, who has asked to be allowed to return to Ukraine to bury her son, who has died fighting on the front line. Evhenia Kucherenko, who fled Ukraine a … [Read more...]
Woollahra Council in Sydney continues to stand with Ukraine
Woollahra Municipal Council in Sydney has continued to stand with Ukraine and “keep it on the map” by attaching We Stand With Ukraine street blades to the street signs on which the Russian Consulate is located. “The street blades are a reminder every day for Russian consulate staff as they go about their business in free and peaceful Australia that Ukraine will always exist … [Read more...]
VISA UPDATE – Next steps after 31 July deadline
Following discussions with the Minister for Immigration and by working closely with the Department of Home Affairs (DHA), the Australian Federation of Ukrainian Organisations (AFUO) is pleased to announce further visa support for Ukrainians in Australia. "The Australian Government is continuing to support Ukrainians and their immediate family members in Australia … [Read more...]
AFUO calls for strength in unity and welcomes all to find their place
Australian Federation of Ukrainian Organisations (AFUO) Co-Chairs Stefan Romaniw and Kateryna Argyrou have commended the Australian-Ukrainian community on its strong unity since the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, and stressed the importance of all migration waves working together and speaking with one voice on the international, national and local stage. In a … [Read more...]
Rally calls for PM to expel Russian diplomats and declare Russia terrorist state
Over 500 protesters in Canberra who commemorated the 8th anniversary of the downing of MH17, which killed 298 people including 38 Australians, have called for Russian diplomats to be expelled from Australia and urged the Australian Government to declare the government, armed forces and secret security service of the Russian Federation as terrorist organisations. The … [Read more...]
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