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Sharjah’s Refugee Award recognises Yemini humanitarian foundation achievements with USD 100,000

- The Sustainable Development Foundation (SDF) in Yemen has been awarded USD 100,000 in recognition of its humanitarian ...

Number of Syrian refugees surpasses 5 mln mark: UNHCR

The number of Syrians who have fled to Turkey, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan and Lebanon because of protracted fighting in the ...

Famous writer Neil Gaiman appointed as UN goodwill ambassador for refugees

The UN Refugee Agency UNHCR announced the appointment of internationally acclaimed author Neil Gaiman as a global ...

Malaysian PM sends aid for Muslim Rohingyas in Myanmar

Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak dispatched a ship with thousands of tonnes of food and emergency supplies for ...

Indonesian Foreign Affairs Minister delivers humanitarian aid to Myanmar

Indonesian Foreign Affairs Minister Retno Marsudi left for Switte, Rakhine State, Myanmar, to deliver humanitarian aid ...

$100,000 dedicated from Sharjah to the unsung heroes of refugees

- In a first-of-its-kind effort to recognise people’s outstanding efforts to the forcibly ...

FM Retno visits refugee camp near Bangladesh-Myanmar border

Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi visited the Kutupalong refugee camp near the Bangladesh-Myanmar border to ...

Indonesia not yet ready to ratify convention on refugees

Indonesia is not yet ready to ratify the 1951 United Nations Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, Director ...

Portugal`s Antonio Guterres sworn in as new UN Secretary-General

Former Prime Minister of Portugal Antonio Guterres was sworn in as the new secretary-general of the United Nations at ...

Indonesia will help resolve Rohingya muslims issue: VP

Indonesia will help resolve the problems affecting Rohingya Muslims in Myanmars Rakhine State, Vice President Jusuf ...

VP, Indonesian Red Cross ready to fly to Myanmar

Vice President Jusuf Kalla and the Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) are ready to fly to Myanmar if needed to provide ...

Indonesians urged to pray for and help prosecuted Rohingya

The Rohingya ethnic group living in Myanmars Rakhine State is one of the worlds most persecuted minority groups. ...

Indonesia faces an increasing elderly population

Indonesia is facing the problem of a growing number of elderly people who are expected to reach over 32 million in the ...

Indonesia welcomes Antonio Guterres as next UN secretary general

The Indonesian government welcomed the selection of Antonio Guterres as the next UN Secretary General to replace Ban ...

Indonesia urges UNHCR to accelerate handling of refugees

The Indonesian government has sought the support of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to ...