#unhcr

Collection of unhcr news, found 235 news.

Starving Sri Lankan immigrants finally disembark from boat

After stubbornly refusing to disembark from the MV Alicia since July 10, 2011, 84 illegal Sri Lankan immigrants on ...

RI team in Kenya to help Somalian famine refugees

A team of Indonesian humanitarian workers from ACT (Quick Response Action) is currently in Kenya to help Somalian ...

Two foreigners in Sukabumi court on human smuggling charges

Two foreign nationals, namely Abdul Qhidir Basyyir Husain (46) from Kuwait, and Qhaidar Ali (43) from Australia were ...

UNHCR asks Sri Lankan immigrants to disembark from boat

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) representative in Indonesia has asked 87 Sri Lankan ...

23 Sri Lankan immigrants left Jakarta

Riau Islands Police said 23 of the 87 Sri Lankan immigrants currently in Tanjungpinang left Jakarta after purchasing ...

Tens of illegal Afghan immigrants placed at hotel

Some 89 Afghan and Iranian illegal immigrants caught in South Lampung waters on Tuesday (July 5) have been placed at ...

UN extends DR Congo mission ahead of elections

The UN Security Council on Tuesday decided to extend by one year its MONUSCO peacekeeping mission in the Democratic ...

Poor countries host 80% of world`s refugees: UN report

An estimated 80 per cent of the world?s refugees now live in developing countries and yet anti-refugee sentiment is ...

RI intensifying efforts to evacuate citizens from Yemen

With the situation in strife-torn Yemen worsening by the day, the Indonesian government is intensifying efforts to ...

RI intensifying efforts to evacuate citizens from Yemen

With the situation in strife-torn Yemen worsening by the day, the Indonesian government is intensifying efforts to ...

38,000 internally displaced persons in Pakistan return homes: UN

The United Nations refugee agency said on Tuesday that 38,000 people, who had been displaced as the result of fighting ...

14,000 have fled to Italy, Malta from Libya - UNHCR

Some 14,000 people have fled to Italy or Malta by boat from Libya since the beginning of the conflict and thousands ...

Australia appreciates RI for human smuggling eradication

The Australian government appreciated the Indonesian government for its efforts to stop human smuggling to its ...

27 Indonesians evacuated from Libya

Some 27 Indonesians had been evacuated from Libya after the Indonesian embassy in Tripoli was closed, after last ...

Illegal immigrant problem needs efficient tackling

The problem of illegal immigrants is an issue that needs to be tackled efficiently before it has far reaching ...