#refugees

Collection of refugees news, found 1.249 news.

South Halmahera's emergency response period extended: govt

The South Halmahera District Government has extended the emergency response period until July 28 because many ...

Refugees of South Halmahera earthquake face shortage of tents

Refugees of the earthquake that hit Gane Luar Village, South Halmahera District, North Maluku, on Sunday, are in dire ...

Social minister and head of BNPB visit South Halmahera

Social Affairs Minister Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita along with Head of the National Disaster Mitigation Agency ...

54,789 earthquake victims lives in 15 shelters

More than 54,789 victims in South Halmahera District, North Maluku, are still living in 15 shelters following a ...

Observer suggests placing refugees on empty reclamation islands

Dinna Wisnu, a teacher and observer of international relations from Bina Nusantara University, opined that refugees can ...

BPBD confirms 971 houses damaged in Halmahera 7.2-magnitude earthquake

North Maluku Province's Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) reported here on Wednesday that the recent strong ...

Government urged to find uninhabited island for UNHCR office

The Indonesian government could find an uninhabited island for a new office of the United Nations High Commissioner for ...

Rapid Reaction Team deployed in South Halmahera

A Rapid Reaction Team of the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) has been deployed in the earthquake-affected ...

News Focus

Indonesia provides safe haven for refugees

Dozens of refugees from Afghanistan and other countries thronged a street in front of Ravindo Building at Jalan Kebon ...

W Jakarta provides medical check for pregnant refugees

The Kalideres public health center in West Jakarta has provided a free medical checkup for foreign refugees who ...

Social Affairs Ministry allocates Rp267 million for refugees

The Ministry of Social Affairs has allocated Rp267 million as assistance to refugees who occupy a former building of ...

West Jakarta accommodates 1,100 refugees

An official confirmed that some 1,100 foreign refugees were currently being accommodated in West Jakarta. "It ...

Social Ministry provides logistical assistance to refugees

The Ministry of Social Affairs has provided logistical and psychosocial assistance to refugees who originally occupied ...

Refugees throng street in front of UNHCR office

Refugees and asylum seekers thronged a street in front of Ravindo Building at Jalan Kebon Sirih, Central Jakarta, on ...

Kebon Sirih's several hundred asylum seekers need food assistance

Hundreds of asylum seekers, who had rallied and set up tents in front of the UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner ...