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UNHCR lauds Philippines' accession to 1961 statelessness convention
25 Mar 2022 -
Volunteers boost Sama Bajau birth registration amid pandemic
4 Nov 2021 Since 2019, a community outreach programme has registered 900 of the indigenous seafarers in the Philippines who were at risk of statelessness. -
These indigenous seafarers were at risk of statelessness, until now
4 Nov 2021 -
#IBELONG: End Statelessness Now
22 Oct 2019 -
Ensuring the rights of nomadic seafarers
25 Sep 2019 A UNHCR-supported documentation programme seeks to assure indigenous Sama Bajau people can access education, health care and housing in the Philippines. -
The Global Compact on Refugees, explained
13 Dec 2018 -
A year after assault on Marawi City, residents still unable to return
23 May 2018 Conflict drove 360,000 Filipinos from their homes last May. Months after the city was liberated, destruction and unexploded bombs prevent many from going home. -
Mindanao's returnees get help with kelp in the Philippines
2 Apr 2015 UNHCR is helping returnees in Zamboanga's island villages back on their feet by supporting their traditional livelihood and building seaweed dryers. -
Fighting in southern Philippines island displaces more than 120,000
20 Mar 2015 UNHCR fears for the safety of civilians as the conflict spreads on Mindanao Island. It has already affected 13 municipalities in the past eight weeks.