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$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 ...

Yearender - Indonesia records highest number of natural disasters in 2016

Indonesia was battered by 2,342 natural disasters in 2016, the highest in the past 14 years, making it one of the most ...

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 ...

Pidie Jaya earthquake brings back memories of 2004 tsunami

While many people were asleep, a strong shallow earthquake rocked Pidie Jaya and neighboring districts in Aceh ...

UN Security Council slams deadly terrorist attack in Istanbul

The United Nations Security Council "condemned in the strongest terms the heinous and cowardly terrorist attacks" in ...

EARTH WIRE -- Land and water resources altered by Syria war

Researchers have analyzed satellite data and determined that the civil war in Syria and subsequent refugee migration ...

74 aftershocks recorded after Pidie Jaya earthquake

The Meteorological, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has recorded 74 aftershocks following a 6.5-magnitude ...

Indonesia must be firm on rohingya issue: Legislator

A legislator has called on the Indonesian government to be firm and take official stance on the violations against the ...

Indonesia urges ASEAN to take role regarding Rohingya: DPR

The Indonesian government should encourage ASEAN member countries to take an active role in resolving the conflict ...

UNHCR names Indonesian philanthropist as eminent advocate for refugees

The United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) has named Dato Sri Tahir, an Indonesian conglomerate and philanthropist, as ...

Australia`s proposed visa-ban likely breaches refugee convention: UN Official

A United Nations official said Australian would probably be in breach of the Refugee Convention if it enacted a ...

Malnutrition rates high among S. Sudan children due to violence: UNICEF

Renewed violence in South Sudan threatens a generation of children who have been killed, injured, displaced and ...

Syrian army recaptures key Palestinian refugee camp in Aleppo

Syrian forces backed by Palestinian groups succeeded Saturday to recapture a camp of Palestinian refugees in the ...

Garut flood victims` needs will be met: Minister

Minister for Social Affairs Khofifah Indar Parawansa visited the public kitchen and shelter locations set up for flash ...

Indonesia provided leadership in addressing migrants issue: VP

Indonesia has provided leadership and shown initiative in addressing the issues of migrants and refugees in the ...