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Galang facility to become observation center, not hospital: Minister

The former Vietnamese refugee camp in Galang Island will not be developed as a hospital but rather as an isolation and ...

Govt allots Rp17 billion for Galang Island's water distribution system

The government has allocated funding worth Rp17 billion to install a water distribution system on Galang Island in ...

14 Iranians stranded in waters near W Aceh

Local fishermen in West Aceh district, Aceh Province located 14 Iranian nationals whose boat was stranded in ...

14 immigrant births in Pekanbaru in 2019: detention center head

Some 14 immigrant babies were born in Pekanbaru, Riau, in 2019, thereby bringing the total count of foreign refugee ...

Refugees again protest outside UNHCR Jakarta office

Refugees, including children, again staged a rally outside the Jakarta office of the United Nations High Commissioner ...

81 foreign child refugees begin schooling in Pekanbaru

A total of 81 foreign child refugees began their studies at eight elementary schools in Pekanbaru City, Riau ...

Iraqi refugees again rally before UNHCR Jakarta office

Iraqi refugees again demonstrated before the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Jakarta office, ...

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Refugees stare at bleak future after Kalideres Camp closure

An Afghan family-of-six sat on a red-and-blue plastic mat near their tent outdoors at Kalideres refugee camp, West ...

UNHCR affirms resettlement never been an all-encompassing solution

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) spokesperson reiterated, Monday, that resettlement is not a ...

Cannot have more refugee camps like Kalideres: UNHCR

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is unwilling to see more shelters like the one in Kalideres, ...

Kalideres refugees may be 'homeless' after Aug 31

Thousands of refugees sheltered at a temporary camp in Kalideres, West Jakarta, might have no place to go when the ...

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Refugees stranded for years in Indonesia, feel neglected

Haydee Alnoori, 40, his wife, and five children, one Jakarta-born, demonstrated with Iraqi refugees, brandishing ...

Baswedan puts refugee care onus back on UNHCR, central government

Governor of Jakarta Anies Baswedan has put the onus of refugee care back on the United Nations High Commissioner for ...

Refugees again rally in Medan asserting neglect by UNHCR

Refugees from different nations again demonstrated in front of the United Nations Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) ...

Jakarta to cease humanitarian assistance for refugees by August-end

Speaker of the Jakarta provincial parliament Prasetio Edi Marsudi confirmed that the Jakarta administration will put a ...